Our farm renovation in Portugal | Fires, vines & A COMPETITION!
This week we finally get permission to burn all the debris from the clearing we've done on the farm. We also get started on maintaining and cleaning up our grape vines which we have been so excited to do. Most importantly - there is a competition running so you do not want to miss this!!
We are the Newbys, John, Tara, and our two little boys Crusoe and Sawyer. We’re a family who are pursuing an alternative lifestyle, and after two years of full time travel we’ve taken root on an abandoned farm in Northern Portugal which we’re renovating into our dream off-grid homestead. We release new videos every Sunday sharing our story, and we’d love for you to be a part of it with us. Please remember to SUBSCRIBE if you haven’t already, it’s free and super easy to do and it helps us hugely.
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As another person noted, this was a perfect video to view on a Sunday afternoon. People of different generations working together with mutual respect for each other. Women pictured as vigorous and knowledgeable. A child playing freely, knowing he's loved and cherished by all. It felt as if this is how it always has been and should be, like something an early 20th century painter would have captured in one of those "in the orchard" paintings that were done by so many. You've accomplished so much.
Hi LD, we are sure we have replied to your comment, but just incase we are having another go! Thanks so much for sending through such a lovely comment. We are feeling very blessed. Great to have you join the fun!!
Lovely comment completely agree ❤
With your bamboo you want to "get rid of" I have a solution.... EAT it. When it just shoots up you can peel it, cook eat, pickle it. It's sustainable AND tasty! Your property is really taking shape. I LOVE your new hammock found treasure. It's gorgeous!
Great idea Tammara! What a lovely comment to read. Thank you friend. we are having so much fun here and the farm. Great to have you joining us. 🙏🇵🇹🏡
Bamboo spreads very easily. It would be hard to keep it in check.
I grew up in a bamboo grove in Guam where I was born. To my Favorite YT 👪 please allow me. Bamboo can be pretty, eaten and can be one's source of "Lumber yard for home contruction." It makes for great floor, wall, roof and they last many lifetimes. If planted 15'ft per batch and controlled by tying the whole bamboo in the center of it's height with something strong and has a latch to hold it tight. which my Uncles found to be around 30'ft. High. The first 10'ft from the top is devoted to making fishing poles. The second half of The bamboo is good for furniture and the last and thick (bottom) of the bamboo is for wide width floors. Just use nice thick. Work gloves, you can get nasty cut. Hope that helps. Bamboo is also used as featured H2O falls and ditch drainage and Tahitian light post
Lol eat it 😂😂😂😂dude just need to get it out your in for a fight with it
@@jojolav4676 this aint that kind of bamboo😂😂
Don't burn the debri, use it as mulch to cover the ground, keeps the moisture in the ground so the soil doesn't dry out too much (its a way to garden working with nature). After a while, you won't need to turn the top soil,it will be airy and full of nutrients. It's the principle of permaculture gardening (you can maybe look it up?). Sorry for my English, I'm from Belgium. I realy like your channel and your super cute little boy! Patricia
Thanks Patricia. Good advice we will take it! Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend.
My dear neither everything could be turn in nutrients. Some must be really burned. They gain routs again instead of beeig into degradation...
@@TheNewbys "Ash from wood fires, such as bonfires or wood burning stoves, can be a useful additive to the compost heap or can be applied directly to fallow ground and dug in. It can be a natural source of potassium and trace elements. It also has a liming effect, so wood ash can remedy excessively acidic soils".
@@TheNewbys we’re is that. Farm in pt thankyou ,,,,
The ashes are excellent to replenish the soil. Check it out. When a fire passes through the environment benefits big time.
I had a rock too on my property , I called it Lucy's Rock after my Spanish rescue dog whom I saved from being drowned by a cruel landowner. She loved to sit on the rock in the cool of the evenings, her proud little head held high as she surveyed our land and bathed in sunset light and cooling breezes. Sadly I have had to leave my blessed Finca, I miss it terribly, the freedom of the land, the turn of the seasons, the fruit of my labours sustaining me. 'Casa Limon' fed my soul and to watch you guys starting from scratch and building the type of life I believe humans were meant to live, fills me with joy. Of course you don't have a Lucy but call your rock something that resonates with your family, with little Cruso or the new life growing inside you and that way, if you ever leave, you will always been able to remember your rock by name and with the utmost affection.
Ah Karen thank you for sharing such beautiful thoughts and wisdom with us, we so appreciate it and your special Lucy sounds like a wonderful soul.
I think you should call that rock Newby rock because that rock is the grounding rock that grounds and places your family on that property.
I think that is a PERFECT name !
Try burning bamboo I believe it's the only way to get rid of it according to gardener's world Monty Don x by the way I love your channel x
Thanks Lynne!!
Love it. Great name!!
Yes!🥳🥳👍💕
wow, what fantastic progress, and what a blessing to have such beautiful ladies to help young much. god bless them for their kindness. Crusoes rock... of course, the cute little button. xxx
Thanks Ruth. Nice name!! Crusoe sends lots of hugs and we all send our thanks for watching. great to have you along for this adventure. 🇵🇹❤️🙏
Perfect name!
I was thinking Crusoe’s Rock would be the perfect name. Named for the great little boy that you have.
My goodness do those ladies know how to work 😯 What an amazing week you've had. Amazing progress.
They were INCREDIBLE!! We feel so so lucky to know them.
I'm watching this from April 17, 2024 😁 I started following y'all when Sawyer was about 6 months. I watched John's "renovating the stone house" earlier. Gotta say, it's really fun to go backward and see where y'all started! And looking around the property knowing how much you've transformed it already. Sending love❤❤❤
I think a appropriate name for the rock would be Isla 🪨 rock, because the native name for Robinson Crusoe Island is Isla, it would be you're little ones lookout point. 😉
Oh that’s so cool!! Thanks for sharing.
Oh that sounds like a very nice name but hmmm even though Crusoe is the little man of the hour, there is a Sibling arrival in the fall💕 Crusoe had a friend he named Friday didn't he?😘
Hello again from L.A. California 😎 what an inspiring video to watch on this Sunday morning 🌄. My Chinese neighbor has a lemon tree and shares with us and she zest her lemons and dries the zest and puts the zest in a big jar and uses it in tea and soup ! Also ,we fill our ice cube trays with pure lemon juice for lemon water and when making soup just pop a couple of the cubes in the soup ! Also the fresh zest over salad the health benefits are off the charts , so don't waste any of those lemons 👍 thank you for sharing your beautiful life with us , now I will go out and work in my own property 😀
That’s a brilliant idea with the zest - thank you for sharing!!
Please call this rock Sister, because sisters are the best friends and they are your rock when you need them and they are always there for you with an unconditional love 💕 I love your videos. Very cheerful and positive. Thank you 💖
I like that, thank you!
@@TheNewbys I love your family and your positive energy, can't wait to watch the next improvement
And as I think about the name for the rock as Crusoe’s Rock and look into the future, as he goes off traveling the world, he will always know he has a rock to return to at home. Kind of like a touchstone to love💛
Oh that’s such a lovely thought, thank you so much for sharing it.
I thought about that as well but Carusoes little brother or sister is on the way! As the younger of two siblings myself, I would have wanted to know where my rock was and why Carusoe stole the show. Nothing of course against Carusoe and apologies if misspelling his name. He is such a handsome young man and great to see him enjoying his youth in such a beautiful environment. Just sharing my point of view as the younger sibling....
@@ericsenn Thankfully there are more rocks on the land.
@@kathleenchambers2544 guessing you were a first child or single child and totally don't get the point. It's obvious this is likely the largest and most special rock on the place.
I agree with danskija, maybe call the rock, Newby rock, as the homestead rock! Newby is already a part of your story. I love to watch your excitement as things progress on the farm. My favorite moment is at the very last when Cruso looks at the camera and talks with his great smile. I love that you are living life to the fullest my friends. Thanks again for all your hard work to bring me enjoyment watching your video's.
Thanks Laura! What a lovely comment to read. Thank you friend. we are having so much fun here and the farm. Great to have you joining us. 🙏🇵🇹🏡
I agree! Perfect Name! "The Newby Homestead Rock"
I was thinking exactly the same Newby Rock sounds perfect to me 👍😉🇮🇪🍀
The rock should be called " Nossa pedra " portuguese for our rock/stone
Thanks Rudy! Great idea!! 🙏🇵🇹👍
Totally agree, what a better name for a Portuguese rock?
Your little man is so precious. I remember raising my son on my own when my son was just 3 years old. A lot of hard and faithful work, but it all turned out. Now 32 years old he his living one his dreams and works in motocross and super cross work that takes him to a new city every week. He too spent a lot of time coming with me to work all over the world. I have been to 27 countries and have lived in 3 countries other than USA. My son lived with me when I had to go over to the Middle East to work. Obviously he did not accompany me when I was deployed over seas for brief periods in the the Middle East with my service in the Air Force. Your farm house is super cool to me. Living and working on a farm like yours has been a dream of mine. Its good to have dreams even at my age of 57. I still smell the flowers and the Black Forest in Germany. Such a beautiful country. Well I am rambling. Love the channel and I must go now so I can subscribe and watch more. Blessings.
That is incredible friend. Wow, well done you! Thanks so much for subscribing friend, we are so excited to share more of our adventure with you. Thanks so much for watching ❤️😊🙏🏼🏡🇵🇹
Crusoe is a smart boy! He knows that life is too exciting to take a nap. I remember when my two boys were small. No naps for them, either! With your plethora of citrus (limes and oranges), and especially the lemons you were gifted, you could make some homemade lemon essential oil! Great for cleaning and to put in a diffuser. 🍋🍊🍈 And last idea. I can visualize a row of arches of wild roses on your path to the vegetable garden. How beautiful that would be. I love your place so much!🌹🌱🌹🌱🌹 Thanks again for sharing your lives with us. 😘
That would be so very beautiful LIsa, you;re right. Let’s see what we can come up with!
As much as I loved all your journeys I have watched, I feel like I am even more excited to watch this adventure on the farm every week! Edit: your salad looked delicious!!!
Ahh thanks Jay, that makes us so happy to hear.
If you are the newbeas, I think the rock should be “the old bee” 👍👍👍loving your journey 👋👋👋👋
Thanks Cedric! That’s a fun name. Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend.
Or the “Old Bee” can be the old honeybee house? Have you found one yet?
I like this name, very 😍 cute
Obrigado por escolherem o meu país,bem-vindos a Portugal sejam felizes.
Clarisse saludos desde Estados Unidos. Eres una Mulher muito esforzada y trabajadoora. 🤗💕
Thank you! We are so very happy to be here.
Baby Crusoe is soooo adorable!! The ladies were amazing! My back hurt just watching them.
Thanks friend! Crusoe sends lots of hugs and we all send our thanks for watching. great to have you along for this adventure. 🇵🇹❤️🙏
Lemon curd!
Yum yum!! ❤️🏡😊
How wonderful it is to have neighbors like those lovely hard-working ladies you’ve accomplished a lot this week and I’m excited to hear about the competition looking forward to hearing the name submitted
Thanks so much Lee!
I've finally got caught up and watching vlog #1 to current vlog. Love to see at 14:57 the young lads look to his dad on "I'm doing it." I've realized you all give each other that look. How encouraging to help, and believe. A strand of 3 is always stronger then 1.
Thanks KJ! You know us well! Thanks so much for watching our channel and sharing your comments. Great to hear from you, thanks for joining us friend. 👍🙏❤️
I was just looking at how kind those people are working like trojans , the Portuguese people are one of my favourites ever ,
Thanks Mary. We agree, wonderful kind people! Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend. 👍🙏❤️❤️🇵🇹
Another beautiful video! From what I know about bamboo from a case the attorney I worked for had in USA, is that bamboo is incredibly hard to get rid of, and it grows quickly and spreads out. I think it takes digging it up roots and all - maybe a few times. I wish it was a quick fix, but from what I remember it can be a real pain in the tush. Sending you all so much luck to get rid of it and all the best on your adventures. I really enjoy your videos and y'all vibes! All the best! Love from SC.
Thanks Amy! Heck, it’s going to be tricky!! Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend.
@@TheNewbys I wish it was easier to remove them! Thank you, your comment made my day! I find you both so inspiring! Take care and I hope you have a great day breathing in that clean country/mountain air! 💜✨ I'll see y'all again next week! 😁
Enjoyed your video. Everything looks neat and almost new that i wondered if i missed an episode. Noticed the new outdoor furniture. Niiice! There is such a satisfaction in cleaning up. You are lucky to have such hardworkin friends and a good neighbor. I believe like one of your subscribers mentioned, the rock will name itself over time. I always wanted to plant bamboo in my farm but after i see you guys struggling to control it, maybe i should rethink. Love this weeks treasure. It is a supercute hammock. Crusoe's smile at the end of the video is priceless! Your plumbing concerns make this video so normal. Thx for the visual treat! You guys are Awesome!
Thank you Star or the sea! That’s such a lovely message to read. We really appreciate hearing from you and you support. 👍🙏🇵🇹 Crusoe sends lots of hugs and we all send our thanks for watching. great to have you along for this adventure. 🇵🇹❤️🙏
This reminded men of a journey we did with our two small sons to the Fezzan desert in Libya. Truly memorable and so colourful. Purples, blues,sand ,reds and😊 the black basalt. I BROUGHT BACK A PIECE OF PETRIFIED WOOD which I still have and treasure. Please save your bamboo as it makes a wondertul shelter from the broiling sun which you might well experience in the future
Obrigada por escolher Portugal para cá viver nós Portugueses somos muito acolhedores vêm vindos❤️❤️❤️
Thanks Rosa!! Beautiful country! 🇵🇹❤️❤️
Tremendous effort! I can see this property coming to life before my eyes.
Ahh thanks Judith, we’re loving every moment.
Oh your property is really taking shape so beautifully! Really love the grape vines, they just add so much charm to the place. Portuguese people are so lovely- (I may be a bit biased because I married a Portuguese man who is just a darling) but what sweet ladies you have helping you 💕Loving this journey, have a wonderful week xxx
The Portuguese people are amazing, we agree! Thanks for being here Bridget, we so appreciate it.
Ash replenish the soils, old vines can be reused, btw bamboo shoots can be used to make canisters, vases, chairs and tables, in the past that is what farmers used to build their furniture, of course you need somebody to teach you and show you, I am sure you will find among the KZheadrs people who specialize in that. Love to watch how you starting a new homestead. God bless you all 🙏🙏💖🌺🌺💖🌺🙏🙏 P.S.: I think the rock should named after the family that lived there for so many years growing the vines and the farm. You must know their names, that is what I would call that Rock as a thank-you to the former owners and reviving their land. IMHO. 💖
Thanks Joanne! Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend. What a lovely comment to read with some great ideas in. Thank you 👍🙏❤️
As a proud Portuguese, living in UK, one thing you probably already start to see it's the way neighbour see other neighbours as part of the family and they exchange things from their gardens to you as a sign of friendship and good neighbours
You are quite right Ricardo, we are part of such an incredible community! Absolutely love our farm and our neighbours. Thanks so much for watching and taking this journey with us, your support is so very much appreciated! 👍🙏🇵🇹🏡❤️
Wauw i have been watching some video's for a couple of days now, and it is so lovely. I love to have a little farm some day, till then i watch you live your life! Seeing your son eating fruit from your trees, that is so nice!!
Bamboo spreads through underground rhizomes, so cutting it is like mowing the grass (bamboo is a grass), & mowing it won't kill it. You would probably need several sessions (over a few months) with an excavator to get rid of it all.
Thanks Aine, it’s going to be a challenge that for sure. Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend.
Annie you are correct bamboo is a grass and does grow from rhizomes , and like grass it's roots need to produce foliage in order to photosynthesis, unlike other grass types it is much easier to deprive of light by extremely regular cutting and the rhizomes which act as a food store will deplete each time they put up new shoots starve them to death. of course you dont need to cut the shoots boiling them works just as well steam cleaner or kettle. one thing for sure you cant afford to take a weeks break if you want to defeat it, similar problems with ground elder Japanese knot weed, scutch grass and blackberry. digging is useless unless you are in a position to use an excavator to dig up the infected area and sterilize the soil ,rocky soil makes this problematic roots can escape detection and hey presto your expensive solution wasted.keep it cheap and chemical free.
When I was around 3, at the beach in the UK with my parents, I was very proud to tell anyone that would listen, that "my daddy can pick that big rock up" whilst sitting on a moderately sized rock. I am now 45 and through my whole life, I've asked him many a time the same question when we pass a big rock. It turned into a family saying.... So I'd love for you to call your rock a simple name of "Big Rock" for my dad Steve Newman the best dad in the world, who also has a huge love for Portugal
Big rock. Love it. Thanks for the suggestion Jackie!! 🏡❤️🇵🇹
The best days of my life were my childood in country of my family. The nature and helpfull people were the most heartfealt things that I remember and I miss it so so much. What a lovely share you gave to me today. God bless your journey ❤
I'm from east Tennessee and I love your channel and watching your adventures. We have a song here, Rocky Top, it's kind of an anthem for the Appalachian people and the generational struggles to survive and leave a strong legacy for our descendents. I think Rocky Top would be a great name as you carve out your own legacy on your beautiful farm in Portugal.
That's beautiful Trudy, thank you for sharing.
So happy for you guys! 💖
Thanks Anna! 👍🇵🇹🙏
Please get some protective eye goggles to wear . It would be horrible to lose an eye and not be able to see this beautiful landscape for the rest of your life. Blessings
Regarding the vines, if you don't drink or want to produce the vine, these are some suggestions: - grape juice (children like it, the price in Slovenia for 1l is from 2€-4€/eko, I don't know the price in Portugal) - grape jam, I really like it - raisins (depends on what type of vines you have) And I'm sure there are even more options.
Grape jam! YES! Thanks for the idea friend. 🙏🇵🇹👍
Can you imagine all the beautiful grapevine wreaths made and hung on the doors at the farm!? The lemon & Lime leaves make beautiful Holiday round wreaths for wall decor and dinner center-piece!! The 🍎 in the fall can dried and be ✂ in thin slices to mimick a book with Channel Motto embossed "Be brave-Think Big-Explore" Remember to puncture a itty bitty hole beneath where the apple stem be so a cute 🎀 Will tie up final touches! (I think a tooth pick might be a great tool to emboss the words in while it is still damp and when it dries, Crusoe can color over the letters to magnify the motto.)💖
@@TheNewbys Applemint Jam, (Peach, Orange, Tangerine, Lemon, Lime Jellies using only rinds.) Useful for delicious 😋 Gumdrop candies or slices on all the above fruits. Plus the weather there must be great for planting (Papaya-no maintenance fruit tree. Hot 🌶 Jam 😋, I would love to see some Pineapples planted in that garden Sanctuary. Pineapples, Guava, Mango, Dragon fruit. Trellis for European Cucumbers, Avocado trees. Blue plums (Never grow them by your Casa.) They like wetlands or marshy areas; their roots search for water and have been known to ruin Sewer, septic and cause serious plumbing issues.
I think you should keep the old grape vine supports. They're very cool visually and part of the history of your home. One suggestion would be to hang (solar) patio lights ✨️ on them, frame that view to the gardens. Maybe hang ferns on them, like staghorn ferns! Many cool things you can do with them! But keep them! Name your rock: There is a huge beautiful granite rock called "Moro Rock" located in the Sequoia & Kings Canyons in Northern California. Since you enjoyed your visit to Cali so much!
Ahh love that, great ideas, thank you.
AHHH .....BLESS YOU ALL AND THANK YOU FOR SUCH A LOVELY UPDATE WITH DARLING LITTLE CRUSOE WAVING HIS PRECIOUS LITTLE HEART 💓 OUT! YOU ARE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE FAMILY ~ G-D'S BLESSINGS IN THE EARTH 🌍 XXX
Thanks Candace, great to have you here.
WOW ! fantastic progress looks beautiful. cant wait for the ploughing to start. my family own a market garden center and we used to grown our own tomatoes and used to supply wholesale in the north east of the England so your vlogs are very interesting to me. Massive good luck and I would love to see you selling at a local market xxxx
Sounds amazing Ally, thanks for being here with us.
Always soak a tree in water before planting, it will give a better start to the tree. Watering after having been planted is important too, to get the soil near to the roots without any big airpocket. Your property is beautiful and has great potential ! I'm really enjoing watching your videos. Greetings from France !
Thanks so much for the tips!
My 4 Sisters and I collected rocks when we were kids . We had names for most of them. Our favorite was called Scarlett .. it had a sparkle of red on one side and it was so beautiful. We placed that rock in a very special place in our Secret garden.. We played for hours in our Garden painting most of our rocks to look as beautiful as Scarlett. ♥️
Such a lovely story, thanks for sharing.
I can see you both, Mum and Dad ..... taking turns in that Absolutely Beautiful Hammock with Crusoe's Baby Brother or Baby Sister ~ you know! Xx
Can't wait! It'll be magical 🧡🧡🧡
Fabulous recovery of the field. My husband is a horticulturist (South African) and said to use a herbicide on the shoots as they come up. Y'all need a wood chipper to cut up all your garden debry. Makes lovely mulch fir the gardens to hold in moisture and deter weeds. And so nice to add to compost. Lemons- canned lemon curd, lemon tart, lemon pound cake (lovely with morning tea). Rock- Gonubie Named for a town in South Africa . My husband proposed to me there on the beach as the sun was coming up over the dunes. It was magic. Stay safe and thank you fir sharing your adventure.
Ahh that’s such a lovely story Julie, thank you. And a wood chipper is a great idea!!
Crusoe's Lookout is a great spot for him overlooking the gardens. He'll play on it, jump from it and climb it for hours on end in the days to come.
Thanks Luci!! It’s the jumping off it that we dread the most 😂😂😂
Great to see how things are progressing guys, but I am sorry!!!! Crusoe definitely stole the show at the end with that brilliant smile and wave goodbye!! Have a great week, but stay safe and well.
Hahah he does most days Dave!! Little dude is the coolest! Thanks for being here.
Hi there! Just want to share my ideas for keeping the lemons...I freeze them just as they are, also grapes....spread the picked fruit on a tray and freeze them, then pop them into a freezer bag....a lovely healthy cooling treat in the heat!!! I loved seeing Crusoe with his lunch on his cute little face...so cute! Again, you have provided my Sunday afternoon entertainment!!! Absolutely lovely and heart warming!
Ahh thanks Norma, lovely suggestions there!
Your place is coming along nicely. Those ladies.....what great new friends and such a blessing. Fresh lovely lemons....curd, puddings, cakes. Preserve lemon rinds or zest for baking??? I love the rock name suggestions.. I love Newby Rock is my favorite. Just saying 😂 you both work so very hard and deserve what you are building. The hammock is a jewel if a find. I love a good antique and you have foynd so many treasures. Have a blessed day and I look forward to your new videos. So glad I found you guys.
Thanks Patricia!! What a lovely comment to read. Thank you friend. we are having so much fun here and the farm. Great to have you joining us. 🙏🇵🇹🏡
@@TheNewbys no..thank you for taking me to places I will never see. Watching tou guys with this property reminds me of when my dad bought 40 acres in New Hampshire and build there. They lived in a one room shack with a pot bellied stove for heat and cooking. I loved walking the woods and yes we had an put house built over an old dried up well. Never smelled even in summer but was cold for those late nite potty trips. 😂 😂 good memories since my dad is gone and mom is now in long term care and not doing well.
I came across your show a couple of weeks ago when you tube listed it on my feed and I have really enjoyed watching your videos, I have been going back and watching some of the older videos starting with the first one and going forward. When I was a brownie in 2nd grade we made pet rocks when we were at camp that summer. I had so much fun during camp we all collected a bunch of rocks and then picked out favorite one and decorated them. I named mine Skyla Because I loved looking at the sky everyday and still do to see the sun rise and set . I think the older we get the more we enjoy the outdoors and nature . Starting with us as a child and growing on us throughout life. Enjoy your Sunday.❤️🙏
Thanks Kasandra! Lovely story friend. Thank you for sharing. What a lovely comment to read. Thank you friend. we are having so much fun here and the farm. Great to have you joining us. 🙏🇵🇹🏡
Previous owner has left a lot of treasures for you 😍😍😍
Certainly they did!! 🏡❤️🙏
A couple of good ladders...small chain saw. Your ancient vines should come back...they just need working. Thank you for not hurting the non dangerous reptile. Your power washer was such a good investment. Your painting was excellent. You all are so cute! Best of everything. You have a Rock of Ages!
Thanks Lauren, that's so kind.
benvindos! fantásticos vídeos e projectos! Parabéns! nome para a rocha: "penedo", claro, pois é o que ela é! não esqueçam a chuva e o frio depois do verão, preparem a casa para o inverno! precisam urgentemente de pelo menos 2 gatos, quando os tiverem vão perceber porquê! diverti-me bastante a ver os vídeos, continuem a brilhar dessa forma pela vida fora!
Boiler is a great name!! Thank you!! Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend.
Every year I read a book to my pre-k classroom about rocks, titled, "If You Find a Rock", and they just love it! One of the rocks is called the "Wishing" rock! I always have "wishing" rocks on hand to show them! I think you should call it the "Wishing Rock!":)
Ahh love that! Thank you.
What a lovely full head of lettuce!!
They’re beautiful!
The view from the house to the garden over the Rock is beautiful..I will call.. THE ROCK VIEW ♥️♥️♥️♥️your videos bring me peace..
Ahh thanks Martin, it is wonderful to have you here with us.
Ahhh... what a lovely Sunday afternoon moment, having my coffee and watching your new video. The progress is amazing and Crusoe as adorable as ever with his yum yum Oranges and cheeky smiles. You are really selling Portugal to me :) the beauty of it, the kind people, the climate. Also, very very happy to see more people discovering your channel! You guys are amazing :) I bet you will hit 100k by the end of the end of the year! Re the rock, I agree with all the others, Newby rock sounds good. Also, as you will be getting more and more comments which you might not have time to reply to, maybe select 1-2 comments or questions to reply at the end of each video or do a once a month Q&A / comment reply. Just a suggestion :)
Thanks for the tips and rock name, and yes - we’re certainly getting lots of comments and suggestions but we love it, and we will do our best to get back to them as best we can xx
So much accomplished this week. It’s great that you have such wonderful neighbours and friends. With the lemons, I like to add many, many slices to 10 Earl Grey tea bags in a large jug, with honey and whole cloves, and then after about 10 or 15 minutes in boiled water, I remove the tea bags, lemon slices and cloves, and then refrigerate the jug to keep on hand. Easy and tasty iced tea. Lemon yoghurt cake is my all time favourite cake, and quick and easy to bake. But I did first think that John must have drunk Finnish Sima during his long stay in Finland. I myself have never made it, but my mother did every summer here in Australia when my siblings and I were young. It’s delicious!
Ooo great suggestions Tiina, the ice tea sounds delicious!
Property looking great guys, what wonderful ladies and no language barrier there ‘love and laughter’ just love all the happy 😃 smiles
So true! Thanks so much Denise! xxx
Its so wonderful how people help each other over there
Agreed Cindy, we are so fortunate! 🙏👍❤️
I’m loving watching your renovation and restoration journey! It will be a great way for your kids to grow up 😍 it was surprising for me that you burned the leaves, twigs and other plant/shrub/tree cuttings - Leaves and twigs are great resources and it’s a shame to just burn it. You can also leaves to make leaf mould. Twigs can be composted. If you’re planning to grow vegetables, research “hugelkultur” which is where you build beds on logs, twigs, leaves, grass, compost, etc and it creates a really fertile growing area. Someone else mentioned a chipper which is a great idea too - you could use the chipping a on your compost heap or in your paths 😊
Thanks Katherine that’s terrific advice. What a lovely comment to read. Thank you friend. we are having so much fun here and the farm. Great to have you joining us. 🙏🇵🇹🏡
Hello Newbys, I found you on KZhead a few weeks ago and I’m enjoying watching the transformation of your beautiful property. Also all three of you are adorable! 😊 I love the hidden rock discovery story. It’s like finding a hidden gem, so maybe you could call it Gem Stone Rock. I’m watching from New Hampshire, USA.
Great suggestion Lauren, thanks so much!
Such a lovely video. So grand to see the progress on your property. How lucky you are to have such friends who are willing to lend a hand. Your little boy is so darling.
Thanks so much Mona! We so appreciate that.
I am truely enjoying watching you enjoying. So much fun! Thank you.
Thanks Basanti! What a lovely comment to read. Thank you friend. we are having so much fun here on the farm. Great to have you joining us. 🙏🇵🇹🏡
Espetacular... alegria, amor e o começo de uma grande amizade, adorei ver Curso super independente ..
Thanks Paula!
The land is looking good 👍 can't wait to see all the future updates 🤗
Thanks Celia!! 🙏🇵🇹👍
Wauw i have been watching some video's for a couple of days now, and it is so lovely. I love to have a little farm some day, till then i watch you live your life! Seeing your son eating fruit from your trees, that is so nice!!
Cruso is adorable. Everything looks fantastic.
Thanks Peter!
Greetings from LOs Angeles! It was so inspiring watching the community pitch in to get the farm cleared with you Newbys. I think you should name the rock The Three Ladies after your new friends who helped clear the surrounding area, and who watched over the fires to make sure they burned safely. Or maybe you could name it Petra after your journey there (by the way, petra means ‘stone’ in Greek, so that would be appropriate wouldn’t it?). Love your videos. Thank you for posting!
Lovely ideas and entries Erica, thank you so much!
When I lived in Greece there was a very old vine growing as nature intended it. It gave no fruit to write home about. On the other hand, in my hometown, I see the farmers cut back their vines each year for bumper crops. As for the rock.... I would like to quote Shirley Valentine who said her rock on the beach is called Rock. His name runs through him. I think yours should be named Rock too. Simply Rock. Shirley spoke to her rock but it didn't understand as it was a Greek Rock. Yours clearly is Portuguese so you guys will know how much you can talk to it. 😄
Ahh love that Desire, thank you 😊
Absolutely, they are very hard working ladies. Happy you guys had their help...your channel is awesome!!
Thank you friend! Great to hear from you, thanks for watching. ❤️🇵🇹🏡
I suggest you name the rock Faith. We are Spanish and bought a ruined house as my husband needed a place to live in while working. After more than 10 years of hard work and a lot of illusion and faith it’s has become our permanent residence full of flowers, fruit trees and a wonderful,bunch of people always around. Good luck and enjoy the path
Sounds magical Kyra! Well done you 👍🏼
Use your lemons for marmalade adding oranges and even grapefruit lovely, have you got a avocado tree if not you need to plant one.Lovely watching you again, lam living in the country next door spain you are doing a fantastic job sue
Thanks so much Sue!
My wife is from Singapore and said the young bamboo shoots, you should dig up and sell to local Chinese restaurants as there are a delicacy. 'Bamboo shoots'
Yum yum Allan! Great idea! Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend.
Isn’t bamboo used in loads of eco products ? Maybe explore ways to use it or sell it on to companies that use it in their products ? Getting rid of it is meant to be very hard and probably involves poison.
Thank you. I believe Hope Rock would be lovely. The world can feel intense and confusing lately. I imagine your family walking passed Hope Rock each day during your hard work bringing beauty back to the space, breathing in deeply and remembering- there is Hope.
Love that Emily, thank you.
Wow wow that’s a beautiful hammock. Crusoe is having a lot of fun and learning. U both worked ever so hard to accomplish such beautiful place. U lucky with yr lovely neighbours. Portuguese people r very helpful and friendly. U have friends for life. May the Lord Bless u and yr beautiful place. From Ireland 🇮🇪
Thanks so much!!
Thanks for this fresh and positive outlook of life. Just a look at your situation with the bamboo; it is pretty hard to control and manage but in the meantime try to look at the positive ways it can be used. It is a very sturdy plant, but looking at the silver lining maybe is less frustrating in the process of getting rid of it. Love your videos and wish best of success of your new life style. Blessings.
Thanks Rosa. What a lovely comment to read. Thank you friend. we are having so much fun here and the farm. Great to have you joining us. 🙏🇵🇹🏡
The gardens and grounds are looking fantastic. And those ladies, wow! Such hard workers. Always more fun working with others. Little Cruso is such a delight. Thanks for sharing. ❤
Thanks so much friend!
You are great! I love you ! Slowly, slowly you will have extra help. Crusoe is always with you.
Thanks Adriana - we so appreciate your support and it is great to have you here with us.
When your grape vines die this year, you can make wreaths from the vines, after you harvested them. They make the best wreaths. You rock should be called Newby Hope. As a homestead rock, and New Hope for the land, a new beginning for both it and your family. 💖🏠👪💖
Beautiful idea Dolphina, thank you.
The Waving Rock -- When we were kids, my cousins had a rock on the edge of their property. Whenever anyone left, they'd run out and stand on it and wave and wave to those leaving. Sometimes, if they knew someone was coming and when, they'd stand there in preparation and wave and wave. When they were really little, they'd sometimes stand there a wave at anyone driving by. The other cousins, myself included, would sometimes join in. Not sure it's applicable for where your rock is on your property, etc..., but that happy memory came to mind. Then, you were saying hello and waving! Not sure you were on the rock overlooking the area with the fires, though. When I saw that, I thought I should share. :) (Also, I've heard that vinegar kills regular garden weeks. I wonder if it would kill bamboo.)
Hello 👋 dear, how are you doing?
That’s such a lovely story Shannon, thanks so much for sharing.
Hi John, Tara and of course, Crusoe! 😍Another great video this week….which as ever, I waited for with great anticipation and was not disappointed! 😍 couple of things…..lemon marmalade and lemon curd for your lemons…yum! Bamboo…..very hard to get rid of and really does need to be removed by the rhizomes that grow underground…..I did hear that vinegar kills them off but I reckon you would need gallons lol! So systematic removal is the way to go….As for the rock…..🤔 that’s a hard one as I have so many choices of rock having grown up in Cornwall…..but I will choose Trencrom as it’s a whole area of rock, high on a hill looking out over all of Mounts Bay…..where you can sit and survey the land before you…..pretty apt for your property lol….sitting and surveying your kingdom 👀 looking forward to next week already! Best wishes and ❤️ Julie in South Devon
Great ideas there Julie and we love your rock name suggestion!! Thank you for always being here, we so appreciate it xxx
Truly, I can't wait to see your new projects!!!
Thanks so much Cristina!
Blessed to have such wonderful neighbours 💚☘️✨
Aren’t we so blessed, we feel so lucky.
@@TheNewbys yes ye are blessed!! Wonderful family 💚☘
For future reference maybe: if you ever get into waterbath canning things like tomato sauce or jelly or apple sauce, you want to add about 30ml of lemon juice per liter because the acidity is needed for proper preserving. You can use powdered citric acid but if the lemons are available… 😊
Great advice friend. Thank you. We will take it!! 👍🙏🇵🇹
Make limoncello easy !
Nice Rudy. We will have a go!
So wonderful to get help. Your soil looks good. That limetree were planted after the textbook. Awesome. I so enjoy watching you. I snuggle up with a coffee in the sofa and immerse myself in your adventure and progress.
Thanks Linnea! What a lovely comment to read. Thank you friend. we are having so much fun here and the farm. Great to have you joining us. 🙏🇵🇹🏡
So much progress has been made thanks to your new friends.
Regarding bamboo, remember that roots depend on leaves too; vigilant cutting of the aerial parts of the plant - and no photosynthesis - will eventually starve them. Grasses are really tough, and bamboos are especially so, but I think you’ll find that over time, they’ll get weaker and spread less. It will be a lot of work, but it will still be easier and less disruptive to neighboring plants than digging up a formidable root system.
Lol not so it keeps popping up you need to dig out the tubers even small cuttings respout ive got thousands of it and still fighting it after twenty years 😂
@@antoniodasilva1230 so your method seems not to be working that well.
@@margaretgarigan umm my methods are working you just dont understand what bamboo really is like put it this way I've had a escalator flip the soil six feet over plowed and rottertilled it many times used a giant steel bar to uproot the tubers hand pulled and used herbicides on them you are slowly getting rid of it but you still get sprouts coming up even if a part of the tuber is in the ground a new bamboo will grow now give me your wiser choice 🤣
@@antoniodasilva1230 you have absolutely no idea what I know about bamboo. And yet you know it all.
Thanks for your tips Margaret, appreciate them so much!
what a lucky little boy. Such an interesting start to his little life.
Thanks Crazy Duck!
Your channel was recommended to me accidentally but I am happy to be here. When I was pregnant I also renovated an old homestead ))) Slight deja Vu here. Wishing you all the best. Hoping to be able to come to my home someday soon and continue taking care of my own paradise nook that was forced away from me and my family by war. I am from Ukraine. Big hug!
Oh friend, our hearts ache very deeply for you and we are hoping with everything we have that you are home soon and can continue your life in your own piece of paradise. Keep safe and well and thank you for being here with us.
The sweat pouring off those ladies, what powerhouses they are, just amazing!!
They are awesome. Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend.
Thanks guys another super day on the farm👋👋👋🧡🧡🧡😃
Thanks Glenys!! ❤️❤️👍
Really love what you’re doing ❤️
Thanks Michel!!
Love Portugal I’m from the north and it’s the best kept secret. rocha de esperança is what the rock should be named
We think you're absolutely right, so beautiful up here.
Hi Tara and John! my 95 yr-old patient/employer loves your channel! Her name is Nancy. She used to be a traveler too. We watch your videos while having breakfast or just anytime. I have it on her big screen since her vision is not the best anymore. But yeah, your videos is one of our faves now! We live in Chicago, do you think you can say hi to Nancy in one of your videos in the future? thanj you! The hammock is beautiful, btw! God bless! Am am, hehe Crusoe 's excitement to have the tangerine and 😊😊
This is such a lovely comment to read iJ, thank you. We will absolutely do that so keep an eye out! Thank you both so much for being here on this adventure with us, it means so very much to us. Lots of love to Nancy and see you both a bit later! xx
I too have a Meyer 🍋 Tree.... I zest my lemons and juice them with an electric juicer....then make a simple sugar syrup with Stevia...Ex's: Pyrue...Sweet Leaf or Monk Fruit...will even work....then I'll make two gallons of fresh lemonade.....and if I have left over 🍋🍋.... I will take the zest and juice and mix together...and freeze this in freezer bags or freezer safe containers....I use this all year long .. hope this helps a little !!!! You guys are a joy to watch....😊❤️
That sounds amazing Angie, thank you for sharing that with us.
@@TheNewbys I can promise you... putting the zest in the lemonade makes such a difference....it's also great with fresh mint !!!! I just finished watching your video on Victoria Falls....What beauty this earth God has given us to enjoy !!! Blessings to you 😁❤️🙏
Love watching the progress.
Thank you!
Lemon cider??? Surely that’s a winner John! Crusoe is going to be the healthiest kid on earth with all those different fruits to eat! 😍
Yum yum Profs. how you doing over there in France?!! Looks like fun fun. ❤️👍
@@TheNewbys currently on the eurotunnel home 😩
Our mountain view from our house here in California includes a big rock formation on top of the ridge which we call our Castle Ruin. We’re so blessed to have a home with such a view!!!
Sounds amazing Betty!