Hi there! I am Joseph.
I have been an immigrant / expat living in central Portugal along with my beautiful girlfriend Mariana for six years now.
Together Mariana, my father Clinton and myself, would like to show you a bit of the daily goings on around our Portuguese farm / homestead / smallholding and all of the work we are doing whilst renovating, starting building projects, working with our livestock, DIY and trying to grow our little families own food!
In this episode we welcome you to join us in early summer time as we go about our daily goings on around our farm and the local surroundings, here in central Portugal.
We begin this week by taking a walk up to our top sheep meadow, where our little apiary is sited. Don our beekeeping suits and talk a bit about why and how we need to do regular hive inspections on our beehives, of which we have three.
My father and I have been keeping bees for a mere year and a half and we are not experts, but we do the best we can by our bees and try our hardest to keep them happy and healthy. We take a look inside and discover the bees are booming in their numbers and that they are in actual fact ready for a honey super to be added on top, which is a half sized box that the bees use for solely honey.
After we worked with the bees, together my brother in law, Lloyd, a stranger to the channel for some months now, and myself decided to pop down to our local fishing lake, Barragem do Pisco, where we fancied a spot of fishing and some time to catch up between ourselves, which was lovely. Lloyd talked a bit about why he has been absent from the channel for the last few months and discussed the new house that my sister and he have recently purchased in a close by village, Alcaide.
We did not manage to catch any fish, but we did catch a large turtle, unfortunately as we did not want a turtle to become unnecessarily damaged by the hook, fortunately it was only a small little puncture in his lip and I managed to swiftly get the hook out and return him back to his watery home.
After the lake, Lloyd and I went for a drink and then I made my way home. Back at the farm house I cooked up a beautiful dish, which was themed to this weeks episode nicely. A baked trout in a honey, soy, lime and white wine sauce. It was divine and I highly recommend anyone who likes the look of this fish dish to try it!
At the end of the day I sit on the veranda with my puppy pal, Mitzy during a large thunderstorm, she is petrified of thunderstorms and loud noises and needs to sit with me to keep her calm. I discuss the weeks goings on and bid you all an absolutely amazing week ahead.
Have an amazing week everybody and I look forward to seeing you all again next week!
See our journey to self sufficiency / permaculture / organic farming living in Portugal, trying to produce as much of our own food planting vegetables, growing fruit trees as well as looking after all our animals, such as our chickens, turkeys, geese, ducks, quail, rabbits and sheep – Shortly pigs too!
– Growing vegetables, raising meat and foraging on our cherry farm in Portugal’s Beira baixa, Fundão
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Awesome video! Love your cooking! I copied some of your recipes.
Oh yes Joe 'happy fathers day' to the most beautiful daughter
Great video Joe and Lloyd this week, so nice to see you together
Thank you very much for your very interesting videos. And I wished I could have tasted the trout..Must have been outside with the dog again…Kindest regards from the Netherlands!
Always a joy!!🐝 see your Videos!!
Thank you!! 🌾⚘🌷🌸💐🐑
Love wen you include recipes!!
Much love!!🌻 and many blessings!! Happy father's Day!!
And your Great Father🙏🏼💫
That honey must taste soooo good and so healthy
Hi Joe beautiful vidio 👍 pleased all your bees are doing well , so lovely to see Lloyd pleased all going well for him ,Lucy & George in their New Home, fishing looked so relaxing, omg your meal you cooked looked amazing well done , look forward to next week's vidio take care love you all XXX💕💕😊
A great show. Your family is a peaceful and great family in the world. Your videos are very interesting. Congratulations
40C in that protective suit???? That’s too hot for me 🥵 🥵!!!
Nice to know that your farm is self sufficient with most of the basic stuff you would need, specially for your cooking requirements. 😃
You always amaze me with your culinary skills, Joseph 👌 The trout looked so flavorful, and mouthwatering delicious. 👌 👌 👌
It sure was another enjoyable video!!! Cheers Joseph !!! 😃
The scenery on your farm and around your farm is just beautiful. I enjoyed seeing you catch the turtle and releasing it, good man. That fish dish looked incredibly tasty. I may have to try to duplicate that recipe.
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The quiet moments at the end were so nice to part with from you guys. Thank you.
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Very happy to see a very happy Mitzi in your arms during the thunderstorm, bless her. Nice to see you with Lloyd again and get a bit of a catch up from him. Looking forward to his next news. Pretty video, a tonic for the eyes. Music was nice too. Keep well folks❣
Very good fun working in farm 🚜 thanks for sharing.
i like cakes and trains
Hives look great Joseph! Do you use queen excluders when adding supers?
Joseph, with all the crap that's going on in the world right now, your show is a real tonic. Peace, love and tranquility radiate from your show.
Thank you for your interesting videos. I enjoy the cooking recipe at the end.
PS. You have a very good Portuguêse accent for a English speaking man.
Parabéns!
Helo, the in Paul is "Ribeira Caia" and not Rio Zezere!!!
I thought I was about to watch the remake of the 1968 movie "2001: A Space Odyssey." 🤣Great information regarding the bee's hives. I think the most important and valuable part of the hives is the Propolis sometimes as the bee's glue. The propolis is excellent for treating and/or preventing several ailments. The best propolis is the Brazilian Green variety. Trout is one of my favorite fish… I never savored one similar to Chef Joseph. 🤗 Um bom fim de semana para voces. Wish dad a happy father's day (today, here in the US). Cheers!
Thanks enjoyed good video, fish looked nice👍🏻👏🏴
Hi Joseph, great video. Thanks.
Nowadays it's too hot for having the mouse guards on. They are only used in winter or in late summer if a hive is being robbed by other bees or wasps.
Don't know that dam. What's its name?
Love for the animals from 🇮🇳
thank you so much for this video, again, i enjoyed it very much, also you are such a great cook, that fish dish looked so yummy. greetings from Holland
Hi Joseph enjoyed this week’s video the fish looks very tasty,the thunderstorm is only someone moving the furniture upstairs as my granddad used to say.
Ps…. Great seeing Dad and Lloyd too😉
Another great video, Joseph. The Bees look incredibly healthy…very exciting. That trout dish looked fabulous….I’m going to try that recipe tonight😘
Good morning! Love the thunder and the lake or dam was beautiful with the overcast sky and sun breaking through. You sure have some beautiful places in Portugal. I was very glad to see the bee hives and learn some of the process. I've wondered often about that. Here we haven't seen any bees this spring, just little bubbles around. Well once again the fish looked great! Great to see dad and Loyd too! Many hugs and well wishes in this new ahead!
Wow Joseph… that marinade must be epic delicious! Love the video! As I always said you have such a nice, chill and kind energy. Big hug from Brazil.
Nice to meet Lloyd. The bees are very interesting. Fishing my favorite thing to do👍. Wow that trout looks great. Enjoy. You all take care and God bless you❤️🙏
I get the idea that you and Lloyd could be quite the characters when you're together. That makes a brother in law feel like a good friend too.
Always a treat to watch your videos. I love how you explain in layman's terms, how the hives work, easy to understand thank you 🐝🐝🌺🌻. It must be so lovely to be able to work alongside your dad and fish with your brother Lloyd, a real family affair.
Great video again Joseph – thank you. Have a great week. Already looking forward to the next video. I am counting the days till I travel out and get to say hello in person. 👍🍒
Hi lovely people, I’m an older lady who is testing the possibility of small holding in Portugal . Is artificial insemination available? I don’t want to deal with bulls, rams etc and am thinking of particular breeds not common there. Thanks for all of your videos they lighten my weeks x
That round bony fish sure looked tasty. Had its own serving dish on top! Good show Joseph.
que Vaniaa.Uno encantan tus videos. Bendiciones hermosa Celina que Dios te cuide donde quiera los mortalesi abian apreciado tan hermosa mujer
LP reacted d ryt way, she is vun.Monster need of over drama, or over consider ations. She don't deserve *considerationsg. Lp പറഞ്ഞ പോലെ,, ജീവിതം തുടങ്ങിയല്ലേ ഉള്ളു, പഠിക്കട്ടെ.
Bendiciones hermosa Celina que Dios te cuidep donde quiera que Kayantanii.UNO encantan tus videos.
Thanks Joseph for another amazing video… the trout dish had my mouth watering, wishing I was there to taste it😋🤗👍