TOUR OF OUR LOCAL MARKET TOWN FUNDAO-WHAT DO WE DO WITH ALL THIS VEGETABLE PRODUCE? SELF SUFFICIENCY
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- čas přidán 13. 08. 2021
- Hi there! I am Joseph.
I have been an immigrant, or expat, living in central Portugal along with my beautiful girlfriend Mariana for six years now.
Together Mariana and I, along with my father Clinton, 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 mid summer time as we visit and give you a virtual tour of the beautiful historic market town of Fundão.
Me and Mariana begin by introducing ourselves on a beautiful cobbled street, walking up to the market square.
Firstly we make our way up the steps to the market stalls, all covered in shade from the canvases above. We see the livestock section, the plants, flowers and trees for sale as well as all the tool and clothing parts.
We bumped into some friends, it was so lovely to meet them there and we spent a while chatting to them, and their Dalmatian Spera. It was a very nice trip to the local town, but rather hot, so Mariana and I found a cafe selling ice cold drinks and lollies so we could cool down in our pit stop for a while.
After that, Mariana and I went back to the farm but not really in the mood for work due to the summer heat. So I took a stroll down to the vegetable patch, with the two dogs, Mitzy and Lilly.
Down in the veggie garden I picked myself a big, overflowing basket full of ripe, red tomatoes, Maça, or apple variety tomatoes, a Portuguese variety I believe. I chat for a while about the lovely red gifts of the garden before heading back with my basket full.
On my way back I bumped into my father, with a big bucket full of damson plums and crab apples, windfall fruits which the poultry and sheep just love. So we gave a few handfuls to all the animals on the farm, a sweet treat that they all enjoyed very much during these hot, dry days.
After the livestock had all been fed we took to the kitchen with the tomatoes in hand. A glut so plentiful means for tomato pasta sauces! A beautiful chunky sauce which will go into the freezer for the winter months. I am picking about 2 / 5kg of these tomatoes every day now, so preserving them is a must!
Our neighbour called round with some duroc meat, from their pigs, durco is a fantastic big red haired breed, when pastured they take on this almighty flavour, not comparable to supermarket meats. Grilled on the BBQ they tasted delightful, it was so nice to spend an evening with the family round the swimming pool with the barbeque on the go, a perfect end to a perfect summers day.
At the end of the day we all dipped our feet in the saltwater of the swimming pool, a refreshing dip that cooled us down instantly! A much needed refreshment from the heat of the day. Accompanied by a glass of red wine and my favourite people, my family. How wonderful indeed.
The next morning I spent some time down by the little Muscovy ducklings. Showing you all how much they have all grown now, with their little feathers coming through, paddling in their stream. Then I recap the week somewhat, talk about the free gifts I plan to send every single Patreon member on the first of September and thank you all for joining us on our journey to self sufficiency.
See our journey to self sufficiency / permaculture / organic farming as expats 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!
Hobby farming in Fundão
- Growing vegetables, raising meat and foraging on our cherry farm in Portugal’s Beira baixa.
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Hi Hello Joseph and Mariana. I watching your Portuguese vacation and farming videos and I like your channel.
Hello Jesuthasan, a very good vacation I hope hehehe! Much love to you and thank you for your continued support my friend. Joseph and Mariana.
Another wonderful film from Joseph and Marianna. A big well done guys and let me practice with you (I asked my Portuguese teacher how to say this to you properly), muito Bom trabalho, gosto tu filmes, tenho ancioso para trabalhar com voces para encontrar nossa novo casa…. Probably butchered that Joe, sorry, but I should think you get the general idea mate cheers and see you and your lovely beautiful wife next week! James
Hehe, that’s marvellous! Thank you so much James, much love my friend. Hope to meet you soon! 💕 Joseph and Mariana.
The more i watch your channel the more i wish i was there enjoying life
Awwwh, thank you so much Paul, I really appreciate that. Thank you my friend. Much love, Joseph and Mariana.
Another Amazing Video , every week looking forward to watch your Videos . Thanks
Bless you my friend. thank you for always leaving such lovely comments. Much love, Joseph and Mariana.
Always brightens my day to see you and Mariana and your positive attitude, wish more people in the world would take a leaf out of your book 😊
You are so lovely Brian! Thank you so much my friend. Likewise it always brightens my day to see you have left me another fabulous comment! Much love to you and your family Brian, all the best. Joseph and Mariana.
Such a nice comment to make, and I so agree with you Brian!
@@denisehoffman3790 Thanks Denise, watching Joseph and his family reminds me of what life should be about not what the the modern world has become, i plan on escaping the rat race ASAP fingers crossed and this channel gives me the inspiration i need 🥰
Well I wish you every luck. Just do it! I am biased, as Joe is my nephew and godson, but he is amazing! He has always loved animals and nature, so it’s great to see him enjoying life in rural Portugal.
@@denisehoffman3790 I actually lived on the Algarve for 3 years in the 90s and god knows why I came back to the UK 😩
You are right to be proud of Joseph he’s a credit to your family with his warmth and positivity, all the best Denise ☺️
Hello Joseph: I'm living a Portuguese vacation vicariously through your videos. Thank-you!! May God give continued health to you and your family members, to enjoy and work this beautiful piece of paradise on earth. Boa saúde! ~
Awwwwh, bless you, thank you so much, really appreciate your comment. Much love, Joseph and Mariana.
Simplicity at its best.
You are blessed.
What a beautiful serene lifestyle.
Shabbir from South Africa
Hello there Shabbir, thank you so much my friend. You are so lovely! Much love to you and your family. All the best, Joseph and Mariana.
Good Morning!!! I really like watching your videos, I think I spent a whole day watching them. you are so calm, your humility, friendly... it gives me a feeling of peace...
Hello Victor, awwwh, you are very sweet my friend, thank you so much! You have a Portuguese name, are you originally from portugal or do you live there now? Thank you, abraços fortes! Joseph e Mariana.
I'm Portuguese, I live near the city of Oporto... And thanks for your nice words. the barbecue part made my mouth water so much it felt like an aquarium 😁😁
@@victorppt 😄
What an awesome market! We may need to pay it a visit! Watching this video makes me a bit emotional. Can’t wait to go back! Maravilhoso pais. Saudades de Portugal. Awesome video Joseph! ❤️
Awwwwwwwh thank youuuu Andrea and Omar! Bless you both! Voltem rapido, temos saudades vossas!!! Hehe! You are so lovely! can’t wait to meet you both 💗
Thanks to you, I enjoyed much🐳😊
I am so pleased you liked it my friend. Thank you so much, Joseph and Mariana.
Hello Joseph, Mariana, and family! I hope you are having a great day with a lot of happiness. 😀
Hello there Duarte! Thank you so much my friend! All the best to you and your family too!!! Have an amazing week Duarte, much love, Joseph and Mariana.
@@Farmerforfun Thank you so much! 😊🙏🤗
Hi Joseph Many thanks for the vlog and information about your town. Nice BBQ in the evening.
One day when everything calms down and we can travel, Portugal is on the bucket list. Stay safe and god bless you family. Australia
It's nice to visit a farmer's market even if not buying anything. A relaxing stroll for a couple in love. 💜💗
how blessed your life is Joseph, i can't wait to see this market in Fundao for myself one day
Awwwh, bless you Tina! thank you so much! It really is a lovely market, August is definitely not the best day for a wander round though, hehe, rather warm to say the least! Much love, Joseph and Mariana.
What a paradise.
Your laughing is adorable
Bless you my friend, I have a little laugh when reading this - just for you haha! much love, Joseph.
Thought my life in Guernsey was forever now I'm dreaming of beautiful Portugal
Yes rosehips make a good cold remedy once deseeded and dried and put into jars for hot teas later. Full of Vit. C. Great that you can cook. Mariana is eatrinbg for two now. 🍻cheers and happy week ahead
Sometimes it is the little things that get your attention. Loved the amount of ice for a proper cold drink!
Lovely as usual. It's so nice to see you and Mariana and your parents enjoying a lovely summer's evening. It really is good to see you enjoy the fruits of your labor - harvesting your tomatoes and making sauce to savor the summer in the coming seasons. And it's good to see your use of that good-sized santoku knife - makes cutting so much easier & safer. I get agitta watching ppl do prolonged cutting with weensy paring knives🤦🏻♀️😬. Your explanations in the captions are very helpful, too. Ate logo👋🏼😊.
Hi Joseph and Mariana. How are you? I like your Journey videos are very interesting. Conclavious from Sri Lanka ( Ceilan)
Hello! We are well thank you. I am so pleased you enjoy watching our little videos, thank you so much! Much love, Joseph and Mariana.
Such a perfect day mate!!! Love your farm. Greetings!
Some say hunger is the best sauce, but I agree that wine is an important ingredient for a good sauce. It can be used liberally whilst making the sauce, eating the sauce, and to become optimally sauced.
It's really nice to see such good family environment and an amazing inspirational farming. life, we just started our farming path 6 months ago, still a lot to do and learn, God bless
Great video Joe and mariana ♥ and another tasty bbq and the Mediterranean sauce you made was perfect in the pasta dish I made 👏
Thanks mum!!! 💕
Another great video, Joseph. I really enjoyed the content. That’s such a great market.... I loved it there. Already looking forward to next week!
Thank you so much aunt Den! looking forward to someday soon walking round the market with you again! Bless you, much love!!! Joseph.
Another great video thank you guys. Everyone's looking well. I love the new recipe will have to try it soon. The weather has been getting hotter. Loving all the videos and learning loads. Muito Obrigado.
Thank you so much my friend! I had a spaghetti and tomato dish last night with the sauce, ohhh such a gorgeous chunky sauce, I’m a fan hehe! Much love my friend, thank you for the compliments!! Grande abraços meu amigo! Joseph e Mariana.
Hi Hello Joseph and Mariana. Simplicity at its best. You are blessed. What a beautiful serene lifestyle. Stay safe and Good Healthy life.
Awwwh, thank you so much Jesuthasan. Much love, Joseph and Mariana.
So good to see you all again...it was so wonderful spending the day with you both. And what a nice ending of the day at the pool with a view and with your mom and dad! Iam very happy for all of you and the animals too. May you continue in peace and good health!
Brilliant Joe most enjoyable , love your market can't Wait till we can go again , well done with your pasta sauce ,looked very tasty 👌you have got good cooking skills , look forward to next week's video , take care all of you ,love from us both 👍💙❤️xx
Thanks so much Nan, love to you both! xxxxxxxx
I bet you living a dream, perfect life , living with your loved ones and what you love doing keep up ,by the way best english person i seen speaking Portuguese 👍
It was really nice meeting you both at the market and good of you to take the time to explain some things to us too. I think there is relationship growing between Mariana and Spera now too 😍 it was nice to get a mention too so looking forward to next time 🥰🤗🐾
Hehehe, it was lovely meeting you Christine and Mark! Spera too of course! Bless you both, see you soon I hope! Much love, Joseph and Mariana.
Hello, we love watching y’all’s channel. We hope and pray that maybe one our family will go to Portugal and maybe visit y’all and eat some cherries 🍒 y’all have a beautiful life and family! We are in Seminole Texas.
Hello there George! You would be so, so welcome my friend! I am looking forward to sharing a drink and a matter with you and your family. Much love my friend, Joseph and Mariana.
Mariana, Joseph, this is a lovely video! Made my day. Tomorrow Sunday will be another hot day in Fundao. High of 96 F; and that's in the shade. So stay cool! 🥤 I live in the US, but I looked up the forecast for Fundao.
Mariana and Joseph, loving your little 'adventures'. And your simple happy life style x:)
Thank you for the recipe which im trying this weekend pasta sauce keep safe D.
You have a fabulous tomato crop! You'll enjoy the taste of summer year round now you've made the sauce. Those look like a lovely variety, I can imagine how good they taste, warmed by the sun, and fresh from the garden.
Everyone is looking happy and relaxed after the BBQ. The best pork we've ever tasted was in Portugal.
Have a great week, all the best from us both..xx
Lovely vlog Joseph, beautiful to see you and your family enjoying life 😄😄
Thank you Maria. Much love to you and your family. Joseph and Mariana.
Beautiful life you guys have in Portugal 🤩
Very nice vlog .we enjoyed 🙏🙏
Thank you so much 😊
Smashing video Joe !
Thank you so much Francois! So pleased you enjoyed watching along with us. Have an amazing week my friend! Much love, Joseph and Mariana.
Great video as always! Shall be trying out that recipe soon.....thankyou!!!
Awwwh, thank you so much Sarah!!! Please let me know if you like the recipe one you have tried it! I had some last night, loved it! yum yum yum 😋 💕 Joseph and Mariana.
@@Farmerforfun Sauce made from home grown tomatoes is so delish. My aunts used to ask me which brand i used in my cooking and seemed incredulous when i told them i made the sauce from the gazillion cherry tomatoes my mom's brother gave us. There were so many that the only way to enjoy them before they spoiled was to make them into sauce! (My uncle lives in a suburb of San Francisco just 40 miles away that was once was an agricultural area. They have excellent soil and long, dry hot days like you have in Portugal. So his tomatoes always did well. Tomorrow we're going to visit to him to see what fruits we can harvest from his bountiful trees in his backyard 😄.)
it must be hell sitting by the swimming pool with a view like that! I swear I could smell the meat being BBQ'd - delish! Thanks for posting.
Hehehe, you are funny! Much love to you my friend. Joseph and Mariana!
Woww, love the tomato and herb sauce, you potted. It’s great you get to use the produce for the rest of the year. Lovely life. I hope to do something similar if I ever win the lottery.😂😉❤️
Awwwh, thank you as always Jimmy my friend! I love the taste of these tomatoes in the sauce, we tried the first of the year last night, so chunky and punchy, blooming lovely (if I say so myself of course 😅) Much love Jimmy! All the best to you and your family, Joseph and Mariana.
Muitos parabéns! Felicidades para os papás e bebé! 😅
Fantastic video. Please do an introduction video about yourself etc
House your new sub from Philipppines love the place
ADORO OS VOSSOS VIDEOS, POR CURIOSIDADE TENHO 1 SOBRINHA EM U.K. E O NAMORADO E INGLES!
Ahhhh! Perfeita, igual eu e Mariana, mas o contrario, hehehe! Um abraco forte, meu amigo! Joseph.
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Much love! As always. Joseph.
Hello Joseph & Marianna- Hope iv'e spelt your name right. I have just found these videos and love them so please keep on doing them. Where abouts in England are you from Joseph & is Marianna Portuguese. I notice that you are both fluent in the language. I hope to watch more of your videos so I will then know how you came to be on your farm. Thank you for your efforts on our behalf. Iv'e travelled a lot to Spain but never been to Portugal. It looks lovely. Joan Storer. England.
Mate get one stoll and Sale them Simple, you need to register na Camera with the Nif, good new week all the best to you all.
Fundao market is done every Mondays,
Everything in the market is brought from producers
around fundao farmers . Fundao is famous for quality
Fruits mainly cherries more productive area in portugal and
Exporter.
Portugal is hard to beat in quality of
Wine , fish , cheese , and vegies
And more important
peace what no exist in many countries !
Oi Joseph e Mariana t/bem...Another nice vid ,do you have shutters on your windows and if not does the kitchen get very warm? Also does your Mum & Dad run a pousada or a B&B and do they open in Oct/November?Obrigado Guy
Hello Joseph,
Yet again a lovely video. I start my holiday next saturday and i am planning of visiting Fundao. Is it always outdoor market on monday's?
Greatings from Belgium
Hi from the Netherlands! Love the cooking...And a question...are the Portugese farm animals heat resitant??? Do they stay outside in the afternoon ? It seems sooooo hot to me. I agree with you and your parents cooling down at the pool. Mariana looks great.
Definitely one of my few weekly youtube highlights :) Thanks.
Btw, Joseph, what's your day job? Iirc, you said that it is not the farm.
Hi! Awwwh, thank you so much. I have more pies than fingers I am afraid to say... Hehe! My main job is the family business, which is clothing wholesale. I also run a couple of holiday cottages, but since the virus started I have not been doing them. Much love, thank you for the comment. Joseph.
Lovely videa again. What do you do with the ducks? Are they 'pasture ornaments' or are they farm animals? I can imagine that the number will be many within a few years.
Awwwh thank you for the lovely comment, all the animals on the farm serve their purpose. I sell eggs and pasture raised meat locally within the community here, it pays for all the animal food and means that my friends and my own family get all our own meat and poultry products. I’m trying to be one hundred percent self sufficient in animal produce, getting there slowly but surely, as of right now my family and I do not eat any poultry products from off the farm - I’m really rather proud of that, hehe! This was one of my main goals when we started the farm here 😁 Thank you so much my dear friend. Joseph and Mariana.
@@Farmerforfun That makes sense. I already knew that about the chicken and turkey but was wondering about the ducks. I am all for that: you know the animal has lived it's best life. I want to do that too but am almost certain that my boyfriend doesn't want to eat it, lol. (he doesn't want to eat chicken or pork now because as you know, most of them don't have a nice life usually.) First we need to move from NL to Portugal, with our cats and horses. For now it's just living in a town with a couple of chicken in the backyard for fun and eggs and our horses living in the next town. He wants to move to the Algarve, I think it's ridiculously expense and are more into the direction of central portugal.
@@Farmerforfun Remarkable achievement.
Your supply to the family and friends nudged me to remember that my greatgrandfather was a butcher. I'm not sure if he raised his own animals tho i imagine he had chickens, maybe a sow pig. My grandfather farmed vegetables to feed his family. It's amazing how before my parents reached modernity they farmed & fished organically as there was no other way, and furnished each other with what they grew or caught when they had extra. I really appreciate your family's accomplishments.
Just wondering, was there any specific reason for not washing the tomatoes? I would have done it for you ;) haha
They should be washed in all honesty, but I had just watered the plants about an hour before and there’s no chemicals used on the veggie garden, so I’m not personally bothered about washing them hehe. But you are so, so right that really you should do! Much love Bian, thank you so much for watching and commenting. All the best and have an amazing week, Joseph and Mariana.
they were going to be boiled anyways, so anything nasty would have died in cooking process.
@@dweamy1 ow surely, i wasn't saying that because i thought anything bad / nasty would be on the tomatoes, but more because there was some sand on it and i just got that instant feeling of suddenly eating into some crunchy sand during dinner ;) Just as much as i would with eggshells into some scrambled eggs if you're not paying attention ;) It would ruin my dinner ... but that's just me ;)
Brilliant as usual, I'm so jealous. My Mum's side of the family is from Soalheira but haven't been there for 10 years. Hopefully this isn't too macabre a question but do you slaughter and butcher anything other than poultry? When I was young I remember my Avo slaughtering & butchering a goat (cabrito) from a big family dinner. What would you guess your % of self produced food is now? Anyway thanks again
Hello there, awwwh, I remember you told me before your family were from Soalheira, lovely village! No question too macabre for me my friend. Yes, I make it my mission to be a part of every slaughter that takes place here, not because I want to, per se, but because I feel I owe it to the animal if I brought them into the world, the last second they should have me by their side, if for nothing else, a little comfort to them having a face they know nearby. Thank you for the comment my friend. I feel it is very good to look our moral choices in the eye and talk it out, bless you and thank you once again. Joseph.
If i m not wrong it s fundão market !
Yes Jose, you are correct! Fundão, that’s where we live my friend! Grandes abraços meu amigo! Joseph é Mariana.
@@Farmerforfun i know that area well i m not very fare from there i m in Guarda town a bit futher up North One day i Will go there we love you all you all making this interior life my country is your country be safe
Awesome Video love that Market looks Amazing thanks , you made my day with this amazing Video .
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You guys are great and make great videos. Are you able to make enough money doing this?
Ohh gosh no, this is more of a hobby than anything, I’ve fiddled around with DSLR camera for the last fifteen years, had an Instagram called ‘farmer for fun’ for the last two and a half years, this is just the next logical step in my hobby. I’ve invested more money in equipment than I could hope to claw back haha! Much love, Joseph
@@Farmerforfun That's often how it goes! I was actually referring to the farming part. I am genuinely interested. I purchased a small farm in Spain last year. Plenty for self-consumption, but not enough to sell. I was wondering what it would look like if taken to the next level. Keep up the good work and best of luck! You look like you really fit in and contribute to the area.
@@snterp Ahhh, apologies I thought you meant the videos! The farming unfortunately is much the same, we do actually make money at farming, but it’s not exactly enough to live on, I definitely could do it on 4 hectares, but it would be hard, the cherries are our main profit on the farm, they make about €10,000 per year, with not too many outgoings, just a little bit of maintenance, pruning, grass cutting etc. It is possible, but you would need to utilise as much of the land as you possibly could! Hope that helps my friend, much love. Joseph.
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Do you still have to wear the face diapers over there .....outside ??? , In the middle of August ???