Someone living in a block of flats, eating industrially farmed food has far less of an impact on on the planet than this woman - I would argue. Just imagine if everybody decided to live on there own 4 acres of land. It would be a disaster for the planet. I know a lot of people will argue against this as this woman has good intentions.
If a large proportion of humanity returned to living on the land to take care of it, restore degraded soils, replant forests (as opposed to industrial plantations) and restore vibrant functional ecosystems, then that would be the fastest way to reverse the spiralling environmental catastrophe we're causing. Our purpose in life is not to keep ourselves separate from nature but to work with it to help nurture the incredible abundance it's capable of. And we have a lot of damage to repair ...
@@quintadovalepermaculture I agree that would be great but there are simply too many people on this planet to live as you have suggested. To do what you suggest would mean reducing the worlds population. Like I say if everyone decided tomorrow to live like this woman it would be a disaster. Imagine a farmer that currently uses a field to feed 100 people - it would now be given over to one person.
@@quintadovalepermaculture ......but, I do agree that we can certainly reduce our impact on this planet by eating less meat and reducing our reliance on palm oil plantations etc. So I do understand where you are coming from.
@@tomedward8652 I completely disagree. When you add up the insanely large carbon footprint of an individual living in western first world culture, the resultant impact upon global resources (including corporate mono agriculture and its impact on water supply, not to mention the resultant pollution by pesticide, herbicide, direct ingestion of said pollutants, their costs in health care, cost and environmental impact of transporting said goods to markets sometimes halfway around the world, etc. etc. etc.) You speak like a person who's never stuck a shovel in the earth. I think your argument is the same nonsense spewed by the like of Monsanto. Your perspectives, my friend, have been poisoned.
@@dtom126 -- the points you made are valid. But I still maintain that if EVERYONE suddenly decided to move out of Tokyo city centre, London city centre and moved to the countryside, started digging up the land and claimed 4 hectres to themselves the ecological impact would be devastating. Her life is an ideal life, much like you present. Instead we should focus on making current industrial food processes less cruel, require less pesticides etc. My mind has not been 'poisoned' as you state. I suggest you think about the reality of feeding 8 billion people. There simply isn't enough land to provide everyone on earth this much land. Humans progressed because we learned to specialise in one particular area. No man can be a 'Jack of all trades'.
Such an intelligent lady... it’s just too sad that the majority of the human race is too busy in the accumulation of material things to really understand what this lady is trying to show us all. Thank you for your wise words...
someone who walks the talk , huge respect for you Wendy and all you have done and the path you continue to tread . A continual inspiration to many , and a great teacher :)
What an amazing interview Wendy, and I absolutely love the note that you end with. Yes, we are cells in a body and nature speaks to us if we only but stop and listen ❤
What a lovely video Wendy. It's so nice to see you, your home and all the bits and bobs around you and hear you speaking about them. You're a brilliant person and a great pal. Thanks for being there. Irene
Irene! I only just saw your comment. Thank you! And thank YOU for all the inspiration you've given me over the years in the work you and Fabrice have done at La Ferme de Sourrou! @Finding A Better Way To Live you guys should for sure visit Irene and Fabrice in France if you ever get the chance.
just make sure you do it legally............. all these constructions even in wood require planning permission or they are illegal and will be removed by the local councils at some point in the future............. Any campsite requires a huge amount of regulation out here.......... you can not just clean a field and open........... well you can but you will get closed down and fined.......... this permaculture is great but Portugal is not the place to let things grow wild............. all those structures burned in the fires on this farm should have 50 meters of the land cleared around them, by law!!........... for a reason.................. you could be sued by your neighbour if the fire passes your dirty land and burns their land.....
This is amaizing! Don't mind if there are any stupid comments, Gaia has approved you with it's tiny little yellow butterfly already... Mother earth is with you and so am I!!!
Fires of Pedrógão were a sad event. Glad you didnt give up I wish to do this in the future. Love the idea of growing my own food and build our own home in my back in Portugal. ❤ de um minhoto in the UK
Malta! Voltem para trás! O Interior precisa de si! Nós, estrangeiros, estamos a fazer o que podemos com os portugueses como si que já voltaram e as pessoas velhas que restam, mas presisamos de mais pessoas para reparar esta terra linda. O governo não nos ajuda. Estão demasiado focados no dinheiro, posição e aparências e não compreendem a ecologia. Depende do povo.
You are an amazing and strong woman. Fire is always scary. All buildings are made wisely. Thank you for sharing your experience. Greetings from Russia.
Wendy, you go girl!! I live off grid also in the Colorado Mtns. Really like your place and your attitude and "can do" spirit. Lots of love and support to you from Colorado !!
Yeah right- off grid and on the internet sending messages to someone on the other side of the planet. Gotta hate those evil industrialists who created all those communication satellites blasted into space in blazing environmental glory and all those computers and I-phones built in China and delivered in 1000 foot long bunker fuel guzzling container ships. You need to loosen your man-bun, it's cutting off circulation to your head.
@@timblackwood1531 Tim, where I come from a double standard is condemning something and using it's products at the same time. I don't pretend to be an "off grid rebel", I fully support the achievements of mankind that provide us with our comfortable lifestyle and protect us from nature.
Amazing I am thinking exactly the same we are a cell on a living organism wow bless you good look ,I am buying property in PORTUGAL very soon wish me luck
thank you wendy--i want to live like this and i agree about what you said of living in the natural world--i would be blessed to have a friend like you--hope to see and hear more videos-blessing to you---deatra
I like the water wheel design. I've seen a lot of other designs on the web, but I'm thinking a traditional water wheel isn't going to require as much maintenance? I.e. No build up of sediment, debris etc. Yes lower power, but still a reasonable amount
Hi Wendy. Blessings to you from Tennessee in the USA. I find you so interesting. So many people could learn so much from your wisdom. It would be wonderful if you would create a UA-cam channel and let us experience a tiny bit of your world. You have created an amazing place to live. I would love it if I was able to come do volunteer work for you. I have to live in peace in which a great part of that is silence other than nature and it seems to be extremely peaceful up on the side of that mountain. 😁😁😁
Thanks for the comment Kim. This is my UA-cam channel, though there's not a lot on it. Filming and editing videos takes time I don't have at the moment.
.2.4kw is spot on!! i thought less. Weldone on that one!! Like the idea of cob building but unfortunately i discovered they need maintenance and even at that can only last 15/25 years.. {so i believe} sand/clay bags used to build with seems a far better approach. I have to say though, you're bathroom looks wonderful, most people haven't a clue about this way of life. I'm glad i stumbled across it during my time in Portugal, Get this frecking corona lock down lifted now and i'll be right back there. Thanks for sharing your lovely home with us.
At film time 6:21 a host describes - 'there's like literally' .. Not to seem overly-critical..yet I want to offer this suggestion -- Lets stop using so many unnecessary words in describing simple issues. Just say- 'here we have the compost layering system' Believe me, as we whittle down to a direct unfettered explanation, more attention. & appreciation is allowed to bloom. Thank you for this beautifully narrated tour. The explanation of the water wheel was a fine example of being direct & clear..I wonder why the Pelton Wheel & common windmill doesn't get attention
Hi have a look at paul stamets website he designed a mycelium barkchip waste water cleaner you grow mushrooms and it filters your waste to clean water.
Thank you for the lovely interview, I'm on my way to Portugal to do something similar. I wanted to ask - is there any real way of preventing a fire from coming in and burning everything down again next time? We know it's an inevitability that in the next 2-5 years there will be at least another great fire in most areas in Portugal
I was a neighbour of Wendy's and lost everything. The hills are blanketed with eucalyptus and pine, right up to the roads frm greed. It will go up again
Exactly,it's in your head guiding you,I've been an agnostic all my life but now believe that guiding voice could very well be God...it's not your chattering conscious mind it's apart from that.
In reply to @Tom Edward, I made a very quick and dirty calculation and came up with the very hypothetical figure of 1.8 ha per person if everybody would move onto arable land. I took the figure for arable land in ha and divided by the world population. How much do you need to sustain yourself? My estimate is that you can get by with 250 m2, based on my experience from growing veggies. In suburbia a lot of backyards can be transformed into kitchen gardens and use sustainable systems. Everybody will not move out from the cities, so that´s another reason that Wendy Howard sets an example to us. Some arable land should be reversed to forests again, we need avery tree we can plant. So in summary I'm of the opinion that it's possible on a scale larger than the odd permaculturist.
wow. great WOMAN. RESPECT. If you need good, kind neighbour Just send me a message. Myself need a land and old house to start my own organic garden, orchard ...
Pine trees and eucalyptus trees should be removed from the Portuguese landscapes. They're too dangerous because of the gigantic fires they can generate.
![Learn Live Laugh in Luscious Love-Shack Land - [Sustainable natural buildings with cob]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ck3HxFrbOZ4/mqdefault.jpg)
Someone living in a block of flats, eating industrially farmed food has far less of an impact on on the planet than this woman - I would argue. Just imagine if everybody decided to live on there own 4 acres of land. It would be a disaster for the planet. I know a lot of people will argue against this as this woman has good intentions.
If a large proportion of humanity returned to living on the land to take care of it, restore degraded soils, replant forests (as opposed to industrial plantations) and restore vibrant functional ecosystems, then that would be the fastest way to reverse the spiralling environmental catastrophe we're causing. Our purpose in life is not to keep ourselves separate from nature but to work with it to help nurture the incredible abundance it's capable of. And we have a lot of damage to repair ...
@@quintadovalepermaculture I agree that would be great but there are simply too many people on this planet to live as you have suggested. To do what you suggest would mean reducing the worlds population. Like I say if everyone decided tomorrow to live like this woman it would be a disaster. Imagine a farmer that currently uses a field to feed 100 people - it would now be given over to one person.
@@quintadovalepermaculture ......but, I do agree that we can certainly reduce our impact on this planet by eating less meat and reducing our reliance on palm oil plantations etc. So I do understand where you are coming from.
@@tomedward8652 I completely disagree. When you add up the insanely large carbon footprint of an individual living in western first world culture, the resultant impact upon global resources (including corporate mono agriculture and its impact on water supply, not to mention the resultant pollution by pesticide, herbicide, direct ingestion of said pollutants, their costs in health care, cost and environmental impact of transporting said goods to markets sometimes halfway around the world, etc. etc. etc.) You speak like a person who's never stuck a shovel in the earth. I think your argument is the same nonsense spewed by the like of Monsanto. Your perspectives, my friend, have been poisoned.
@@dtom126 -- the points you made are valid. But I still maintain that if EVERYONE suddenly decided to move out of Tokyo city centre, London city centre and moved to the countryside, started digging up the land and claimed 4 hectres to themselves the ecological impact would be devastating. Her life is an ideal life, much like you present. Instead we should focus on making current industrial food processes less cruel, require less pesticides etc. My mind has not been 'poisoned' as you state. I suggest you think about the reality of feeding 8 billion people. There simply isn't enough land to provide everyone on earth this much land. Humans progressed because we learned to specialise in one particular area. No man can be a 'Jack of all trades'.
Such an intelligent lady... it’s just too sad that the majority of the human race is too busy in the accumulation of material things to really understand what this lady is trying to show us all.
Thank you for your wise words...
She is living her true authentic sustainable life. She left the Matrix behind.
someone who walks the talk , huge respect for you Wendy and all you have done and the path you continue to tread . A continual inspiration to many , and a great teacher :)
We only need a persona when we’re around other people. Such a true and important statement.
"Thank you butterfly"
What an amazing interview Wendy, and I absolutely love the note that you end with. Yes, we are cells in a body and nature speaks to us if we only but stop and listen ❤
What a lovely video Wendy. It's so nice to see you, your home and all the bits and bobs around you and hear you speaking about them. You're a brilliant person and a great pal. Thanks for being there. Irene
Irene! I only just saw your comment. Thank you! And thank YOU for all the inspiration you've given me over the years in the work you and Fabrice have done at La Ferme de Sourrou! @Finding A Better Way To Live you guys should for sure visit Irene and Fabrice in France if you ever get the chance.
You are on the spot! Great!
Inspiring really! Such an amazing way of being
This is exactly what I am planning on doing!
just make sure you do it legally............. all these constructions even in wood require planning permission or they are illegal and will be removed by the local councils at some point in the future............. Any campsite requires a huge amount of regulation out here.......... you can not just clean a field and open........... well you can but you will get closed down and fined..........
this permaculture is great but Portugal is not the place to let things grow wild............. all those structures burned in the fires on this farm should have 50 meters of the land cleared around them, by law!!........... for a reason.................. you could be sued by your neighbour if the fire passes your dirty land and burns their land.....
@@firstnamelastname-lr2vf Exactly were fed up with alternative lifestyle livers down here in the
@@robshipman8691 Whatsamatter buddy, are they bringing down your property values?
Brilliant!
“We only need a persona when we interact with other humans. When you’re on your own in nature, with animals, there’s no need for any of that.” ❣️☀️🦋🌻🙏
Beautiful project ,beautiful, strong wise woman. Very inspiring!
Inspiring story and woman. Cheers from Alaska.
This is amaizing! Don't mind if there are any stupid comments, Gaia has approved you with it's tiny little yellow butterfly already... Mother earth is with you and so am I!!!
Pretty awesome! thanks for sharing this!
Absolutely mesmerizing ♥️
Bless her heart , such a beautiful being...
Fires of Pedrógão were a sad event.
Glad you didnt give up I wish to do this in the future.
Love the idea of growing my own food and build our own home in my back in Portugal.
❤ de um minhoto in the UK
Também sou um minhoto no UK e tenho o mesmo sonho de voltar a Pt para ter a minha quinta
@@yevpt eu estou a pensar seriamente em adotar este modo de vida.. Deprimido do stress da cidade
Malta! Voltem para trás! O Interior precisa de si! Nós, estrangeiros, estamos a fazer o que podemos com os portugueses como si que já voltaram e as pessoas velhas que restam, mas presisamos de mais pessoas para reparar esta terra linda. O governo não nos ajuda. Estão demasiado focados no dinheiro, posição e aparências e não compreendem a ecologia. Depende do povo.
So sorry to hear about the fires.. xxx
What a beautiful strong sweet woman.I send you love and strength💪💓💪💓
Wow brilliant thanks
You are an amazing and strong woman. Fire is always scary. All buildings are made wisely. Thank you for sharing your experience. Greetings from Russia.
Wow russia! How did you find this video?
@@FindingABetterWayToLive We live in an eco-village. And we are interested in the experience in other countries.
@@Пополюбосиком Amazing :)
@По полю босиком thank you! Greetings to you in Russia from Portugal.
Totally sane and logically passionate.
Wendy, you go girl!! I live off grid also in the Colorado Mtns. Really like your place and your attitude and "can do" spirit.
Lots of love and support to you from Colorado !!
Yeah right- off grid and on the internet sending messages to someone on the other side of the planet. Gotta hate those evil industrialists who created all those communication satellites blasted into space in blazing environmental glory and all those computers and I-phones built in China and delivered in 1000 foot long bunker fuel guzzling container ships. You need to loosen your man-bun, it's cutting off circulation to your head.
@@oldschool1993 Tbh u are using the same system and technology to make your comment! That's called double standards where I come from. 🤔
@@timblackwood1531 Tim, where I come from a double standard is condemning something and using it's products at the same time. I don't pretend to be an "off grid rebel", I fully support the achievements of mankind that provide us with our comfortable lifestyle and protect us from nature.
Amazing I am thinking exactly the same we are a cell on a living organism wow bless you good look ,I am buying property in PORTUGAL very soon wish me luck
Beautiful person beautiful working out Lifeways.
Wendy Howard is a genius.
Wonderful lady. God speaks to her and helps her understand in the way she can accept. Thank God.
Thank Youuu! Lovebly person and place
thank you wendy--i want to live like this and i agree about what you said of living in the natural world--i would be blessed to have a friend like you--hope to see and hear more videos-blessing to you---deatra
Amazing video
I like the water wheel design. I've seen a lot of other designs on the web, but I'm thinking a traditional water wheel isn't going to require as much maintenance? I.e. No build up of sediment, debris etc. Yes lower power, but still a reasonable amount
Gracias,,,
thank you
Hi Wendy. Blessings to you from Tennessee in the USA. I find you so interesting. So many people could learn so much from your wisdom. It would be wonderful if you would create a UA-cam channel and let us experience a tiny bit of your world. You have created an amazing place to live. I would love it if I was able to come do volunteer work for you. I have to live in peace in which a great part of that is silence other than nature and it seems to be extremely peaceful up on the side of that mountain. 😁😁😁
Great comment! The world need more people like you. Thank you so much.
Thanks for the comment Kim. This is my UA-cam channel, though there's not a lot on it. Filming and editing videos takes time I don't have at the moment.
Honestly I think the flushing compost toilet is about the best invention this centenary!
Nice thoughts 👌
Love this
Merci Madame... :')
.2.4kw is spot on!! i thought less. Weldone on that one!!
Like the idea of cob building but unfortunately i discovered they need maintenance and even at that can only last 15/25 years.. {so i believe} sand/clay bags used to build with seems a far better approach. I have to say though, you're bathroom looks wonderful, most people haven't a clue about this way of life. I'm glad i stumbled across it during my time in Portugal, Get this frecking corona lock down lifted now and i'll be right back there. Thanks for sharing your lovely home with us.
Cob lasts forever
Great! You are doing well. Lady. Bye2 from malaysia
How did you find your land?
I’m looking now
I appreciate and feel similarly
Thank you for sharing
At film time 6:21 a host describes - 'there's like literally' .. Not to seem overly-critical..yet I want to offer this suggestion -- Lets stop using so many unnecessary words in describing simple issues. Just say- 'here we have the compost layering system' Believe me, as we whittle down to a direct unfettered explanation, more attention. & appreciation is allowed to bloom.
Thank you for this beautifully narrated tour. The explanation of the water wheel was a fine example of being direct & clear..I wonder why the Pelton Wheel & common windmill doesn't get attention
''let's stop using so many unnecessary words''..
Continues to write a whole story that no one asked for.
Hi have a look at paul stamets website he designed a mycelium barkchip waste water cleaner you grow mushrooms and it filters your waste to clean water.
Thank you for the lovely interview, I'm on my way to Portugal to do something similar. I wanted to ask - is there any real way of preventing a fire from coming in and burning everything down again next time?
We know it's an inevitability that in the next 2-5 years there will be at least another great fire in most areas in Portugal
I was a neighbour of Wendy's and lost everything. The hills are blanketed with eucalyptus and pine, right up to the roads frm greed. It will go up again
I would really love an in depth look into how her toilet works. Does anybody have anything they could share on this please?
Sorry. Only just saw this comment. All details at www.vermicompostingtoilets.net
I know the feeling
Exactly,it's in your head guiding you,I've been an agnostic all my life but now believe that guiding voice could very well be God...it's not your chattering conscious mind it's apart from that.
The butterflies🥰...
I think often in same way...
In reply to @Tom Edward, I made a very quick and dirty calculation and came up with the very hypothetical figure of 1.8 ha per person if everybody would move onto arable land. I took the figure for arable land in ha and divided by the world population. How much do you need to sustain yourself? My estimate is that you can get by with 250 m2, based on my experience from growing veggies. In suburbia a lot of backyards can be transformed into kitchen gardens and use sustainable systems.
Everybody will not move out from the cities, so that´s another reason that Wendy Howard sets an example to us. Some arable land should be reversed to forests again, we need avery tree we can plant.
So in summary I'm of the opinion that it's possible on a scale larger than the odd permaculturist.
I like to visit and volunteer 😀
May I know how much did you buy that land ?
That toilet is genius. The worms don't get killed by the human poop & urine?
I like this person .
I surface once in while ,
Just to let people know i'm still alive ( with a sheepish grin ) ( :
DML
Cool person.
You have a beutiful place
God is real, he loves each and everybody.
I'm in love 😍
I wonder, did she take her kids with her? Were they living there too?
💚🦋💚
I know this people they live in my area and i have done some jobs for them
You get around you said exactly the same on a Dutch couples channel...
@@robshipman8691 very observant
wow. great WOMAN. RESPECT. If you need good, kind neighbour Just send me a message. Myself need a land and old house to start my own organic garden, orchard ...
If you need a woofer...
I'm about to burst !!😞🧘⚡🔥😆
...living in a midden
Does she know few words in Portuguese?...
Where's her husband?
How do you know that she’s married?
Pine trees and eucalyptus trees should be removed from the Portuguese landscapes. They're too dangerous because of the gigantic fires they can generate.