Hi guys, I am Alex.
I am an Ukrainian expat who moved to Portugal.
No one in my family ever did any farming, But I discovered that I am very passionate about farming so recently I’ve purchased this 28 hectares Farm in Central Portugal, with the intention to start a small scale farm raising worms, cows and sheep.
In this little farm I am also planning to build an off-grid home, and be as self sufficient as possible, by growing my own food.
I created this channel to share my journey with the world, The journey of a first generation farmer, that is starting with no prior knowledge and experiences.
That maybe all the mistakes that I will make along this journey, and all the fails maybe will help some of you to learn from my mistake and not make them yourself.
I want to bring value and inspire people who are thinking about farming.
I am not a filmmaker or an editor, I am just a simple guy with a camera.
Link To PART 1 Of Cleaning the ruin :
Link To PART 2 Of Cleaning the ruin :
In this video, My father and I will be continue to clean one of the abandoned ruins on the farm, so we can prepare it and start renovating it.
We will start with removing the roof and then cleaning up the layer of debris and roof tiles, and finally finishing up the cleaning 😀
We will be renovating it and reconstructing it by ourselves, so there will be videos of that in the future too 🙂
So if it is interesting to you, subscribe to the channel and you will not miss the upcoming episodes.
#farmlife #portugalfarming #renovation
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The volume in all your videos are all so low. Can you do something about it? Thanks
I enjoy watching you clean up because I love to organize and tidy things myself. I appreciate people who have the skills to reuse something, even something as big as an old stone building. Congratulations on your property, the stone buildings are beautiful and I hope you find peace.
…beautiful old cart for yard display.👍…..cleaning is good…😉
your father is a very hard worker 👍🏻
enjoy your time together 😊
I love a good time lapse…and seeing transformations…you do a great job and I'm enjoying getting caught up on your vlogs. It nice you have a work buddy with you Dad. How does he feel about being on YouTube? You are correct…do it right the first time…it will save time in the end…and to reuse everything you can is being respectful of the planet.
I especially love restoration builds
Alex because of the way you and your father do things is the reason u will have a big following. I watch a few different videos of people fixing up their ruins and I have to say that yours is beautiful already. Can’t wait to c what u do. I’ve watched all of your videos and will continue. God bless
Hi Alex I watch your video 💝 very good you bought this house I am sure you can make it a beautiful farm and your hobbies , what brings you in castelo branco ? If you can tell me how much did you buy the farm if you don't mind because I am looking for also some farm or house in castelo branco , good luck ,and lot of love
I am totally mesmerized by those stone walls……. I can visualize how fantastic they will be when you're finished remolding……………….
For the stonework contact Nick -another YouTuber in central Portugal. His channel is called Project Portugal. He is a brilliant mason.
I love watching the entire process, including the cleaning and preparation.
Please: Need more volume………… Good showing of your future life………….
You could do the laser at night and then mark it on the wall.
Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 love you guys, maybe use a old bed spirel to filter out debris,i also like cleaning the earth.
I love to watch the clearing just as much as the building it's exciting to see where you started and however long it takes is entirely your business and you should never rush the process "Rome wasn't built in a day" I look forward to following your journey and thanks for letting us xx
P.s. we love watching cleaning, restoration and repair.
Can I ask you please, what's the cost of such place,?
What's the cost of renovations?
Approximately.
Thanks.
Greetings from Missouri, USA. Blessings to you and your father in this endeavor. Your buildings will look beautiful and be functional as well. Keep the cart intact and restore it. I reclaimed an old home and restored it and cleared the land
That was a monumental task clearing the bramble jungle by hand, well done. Your respect for the environment and nature is admirable as well as your honest dialogue with us. Regards to you and your and your Dad.
Watching from the ground up is always satisfying, look forwards to seeing what you do to the place!
This work in ston will. Cost a fortune
Ow you start to really see the potencial of your beautiful ruin…..try in the night then you will see the green light
Please Restore the old glory
Where do you live in the Moment. What was the Price for the Farm. Respect you and your father does a Great Job.
Hi Alex, thanks for the comment on our channel and we are very happy that we inspired you to start your own channel, i enjoyed your videos so far!
If you want to talk more with us you can always contact us from our email on our YT channel page or our Facebok page.
Looks like you have bought a lovely farm and wish you all the best!👍
Why not use the laser when it's dark?
I love watching these videos. 🌳
Later on, if possible, give us a tour of the surroundings in another video, please.
Do you use Instagram as well?
Good luck with your journey (and be patient with yourself) 😊🙌🏽💚🍀
The cleaning is part of the process and transformation, the journey
sorry american saying–football games played on Sunday–so on Monday after the games u know what to do during game since game over so Monday morning quarterback
14:15 surely, you can use it at night?
You have an excellent work ethic! Never go back and forth, empty handed. I do so envy and admire your efforts. Keep up the good work! 👍👏✌️👋🇬🇧
Oh man, i will come and we go buy you a horse for the cart 😂
I enjoy cleaning. I wish I can fly there and help you guys with the clearing. I'm just like your father I think, we can't sit around watching other people do things. Instead we are eager to join and help. But as for now I can only watch you do your progress. Good luck and we are here rooting for your project and anticipating for what ever comes next. Stay cool Alex.
So interesting to see what your plans are,well done Alex and dad
By the way, it's late spring /early summer, right? Maybe think of pruning your olive trees? Maybe not expecting a big revenue from the trees we see in the background but there might be a little more in the other areas ?
By the way, 28 hectares is NOT small. May I ask how much did you get it ? More power.
Yes Alex I too enjoy watching these videos. Those buildings are a work of art.
It is so satisfying to watch so much work being done. You two are very hard working!
Really interesting. I like people cleaning up the environment in the EU with their own hands. Subscribed.
I used to be subscribed to a lot of homestead builders in Portugal, but I unsubbed as soon as they started to play real estate agent and began advertising other property and milking the audience. At some point – around 20k subs – most do. We'll see how it goes here.
i.m just a monday morning QB–sure u r very smart
by the way, I watch 'Our Portuguese Homestead' and Martin likes clearing land! He shows what tool he uses especially for clearing brambles (ps: note that he is wearing things to cover his legs and face as stuff can shoot back at you and you really don't want to hurt yourself) : starts at 1:46. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HyacpFVTAg
I noticed a comment earlier about lime v cement. I believe this is something that's pretty controversial with some preferring one thing over the other. Nick at 'Project Portugal' explains how he does it and his reasons : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhvpWi2oUcU&t=302s
Oh I do love surprises, great to find the cart and another shed? :-). I am very happy to see you cleaning and clearing, there's a weird satisfaction seeing the results once you're done. You also have the option of showing part of the clearing, and then the after, all depending on how long you want the video to be and whether you have filmed something else that you want to show.