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Our Journey to a Simpler & More Eco Friendly Life
in Rural Portugal

Follow along as we renovate and restore a dilapidated Portuguese farm into a eco friendly homestead.

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Eco-friendly living in central Portugal. Follow our journey as we restore and modernise an old manor-style house and farm land back to its former glory. Tune in for renovation vlogs, veg growing, recipes and much more. For more eco inspiration and resources check out our website at ecoandbeyond.co

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Welcome to a very chilled and slow paced episode where we spend a bit of down time in the garden. In this video we’ll sow some seeds, sieve some compost, make some more no-dig beds and plant out some seedlings. And while all this takes place over a few weekends – on our “days off” from the building project – as you’ll see, not everything goes to plan and it’s not always such a relaxing or restful experience as we might hope for. So, stick around and see how things unfold… Related Videos ------------------------ Starting Our No Dig Veg Garden in Portugal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el3X-JkBwv0 January Farm Tour - Episode 010 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSRpBLAMikw&t=260s Notes and Links -------------------------- practiceportuguese.com portugueselabacademy.com Subscribe to follow our journey: --------------------------------------------------- https://www.facebook.com/ecoandbeyond https://www.instagram.com/ecoandbeyond https://www.ecoandbeyond.co ----- Here's a list of tools and other products that we use and love: 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 US: https://amzn.to/3mJatQz UK: https://amzn.to/3g5Ibyc DE: https://amzn.to/3g2Yko9 𝐏𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 UK: https://amzn.to/3sddJol DE: https://amzn.to/3dfuGKk 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐚 𝟏𝟑𝟎𝟎 (𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫) US: https://amzn.to/2Rs8Qeh UK: https://amzn.to/2PXZczK DE: https://amzn.to/2PXZczK 𝐃𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 US: https://amzn.to/3tgASY7 UK: https://amzn.to/32anmtk DE: https://amzn.to/3gcLyUh 𝐖𝐨𝐥𝐟𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐬 (𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬) US: https://amzn.to/3a6m0El UK: https://amzn.to/2Q1OAzV DE: https://amzn.to/3mFCmJc 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚 - 𝐆𝐨𝐏𝐫𝐨 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝟗 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 US - https://amzn.to/3mGJR2m UK - https://amzn.to/3e2jeku DE - https://amzn.to/3deKCwM 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 - 𝐇𝐞𝐢𝐥 𝐏𝐑-𝟒𝟎 US - https://amzn.to/3tfiaQB UK - https://amzn.to/3mHeq8a DE - https://amzn.to/3e0n11H 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐫: Order your NIF online and receive it in just one week. Get $10 off your order using code ECOANDBEYOND - https://bordr.io/ ** Disclaimer: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links, which means that if you choose to make a purchase, we will earn a small commission. This commission comes at no additional cost to you.

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Digging Up Our No Dig Veg Garden, Spring Sowings and Planting – Episode 020

Eco and Beyond 15.3K views April 10, 2021 9:00 am

The deck is done. The shed is complete. The solar PV system has been installed and we're generating all our own electricity. We've been living off grid on our small quinta in central Portugal for just over 2 weeks now. And we - and our two cats - have settled in nicely. In this video we'll give you a tour of our Sibley Bell Tent (complete with king-sized bed and remote working area), our off-grid solar setup, the camp kitchen and a new (old) purchase... Our Solar Equipment --------------------------------- 6x 400W PV panels 1x DC combiner box 1x Victron Energy 150/60 MPPT charge controller 1x Victron Energy Multiplus II 48V 5000VA 70A inverter charger 1x Victron Energy Cerbo GX 4x 2.4kWh Pylontech batteries Links and Resources --------------------------------- https://transicaosimples.com/en/ http://www.solarshop.pt/ The Story So Far -------------------------- In case this is the first video of our videos you’ve watched, here's a quick bit of background... My name's Guy. My wife Kylie and I bought an old farmhouse and 3/4 acre of land in central Portugal which has been abandoned for 20+ years. We started renovating the property in late 2020 and (until recently) had been living in a rental flat 30km drive away (as the farm house is not currently habitable). We built a deck and a shed to house our solar equipment and a temporary kitchen and we're now living in a large bell tent while we renovate and restore the main house. I think that's most of the key details but do check out our other videos to see more of what we've been up to! Subscribe to follow our journey: --------------------------------------------------- https://www.facebook.com/ecoandbeyond https://www.instagram.com/ecoandbeyond https://www.ecoandbeyond.co ----- Here's a list of tools and other products that we use and love: 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 US: https://amzn.to/3mJatQz UK: https://amzn.to/3g5Ibyc DE: https://amzn.to/3g2Yko9 𝐏𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 UK: https://amzn.to/3sddJol DE: https://amzn.to/3dfuGKk 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐚 𝟏𝟑𝟎𝟎 (𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫) US: https://amzn.to/2Rs8Qeh UK: https://amzn.to/2PXZczK DE: https://amzn.to/2PXZczK 𝐃𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 US: https://amzn.to/3tgASY7 UK: https://amzn.to/32anmtk DE: https://amzn.to/3gcLyUh 𝐖𝐨𝐥𝐟𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐬 (𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬) US: https://amzn.to/3a6m0El UK: https://amzn.to/2Q1OAzV DE: https://amzn.to/3mFCmJc 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚 - 𝐆𝐨𝐏𝐫𝐨 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝟗 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 US - https://amzn.to/3mGJR2m UK - https://amzn.to/3e2jeku DE - https://amzn.to/3deKCwM 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 - 𝐇𝐞𝐢𝐥 𝐏𝐑-𝟒𝟎 US - https://amzn.to/3tfiaQB UK - https://amzn.to/3mHeq8a DE - https://amzn.to/3e0n11H 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐫: Order your NIF online and receive it in just one week. Get $10 off your order using code ECOANDBEYOND - https://bordr.io/ ** Disclaimer: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links, which means that if you choose to make a purchase, we will earn a small commission. This commission comes at no additional cost to you.

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Off Grid Living in Portugal – Tour our Tent, Solar Setup and Camp Kitchen – Episode 019

Eco and Beyond 27K views April 3, 2021 9:55 am

The kitchen / solar shed is (almost) finished! We have the cladding attached, a window installed and a lockable door hung. There was a bit of a delay getting this episode out as an online order we’d placed for some roofing materials took over two weeks to be delivered (even though the website said 72hr delivery). However, the delivery made it and we can now call our shed a kitchen. In this video we’ll show you the process of attaching the cladding and hanging a door. We’ll also give you a bit of a tour around the finished building and bring you up to speed with some other developments down on the farm now that we’ve FINALLY moved on to the land. Related Links: Scott Brown Carpentry https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_JILA9Hg517dKdMb3n2OrQ How to Hang a Door (by Scott Brown) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsXUdu9cKgQ THE STORY SO FAR In case this is the first video of our videos you’ve watched, here's a quick bit of background... My name's Guy. My wife Kylie and I bought an old farmhouse and 3/4 acre of land in central Portugal which has been abandoned for 20+ years. We started renovating the property in late 2020 and have been living in a rental flat 30km drive away (as the farm house is not currently habitable). So we can avoid driving back and forth every day, save money on diesel and spend more time on our land, we've decided to move in – even though the house isn't ready. We built a deck and have (almost) finished building a timber framed shed which will house our solar equipment and act as a temporary kitchen. We’re now living on the land in a large bell tent which will be our home for the next 6-24 months while we crack on with renovation works in the main house. I think that's most of the key details but do check out our other videos to see more of what we've been up to! Subscribe to follow our journey: https://www.facebook.com/ecoandbeyond https://www.instagram.com/ecoandbeyond https://www.ecoandbeyond.co ----- Here's a list of tools and other products that we use and love: 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 US: https://amzn.to/3mJatQz UK: https://amzn.to/3g5Ibyc DE: https://amzn.to/3g2Yko9 𝐏𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 UK: https://amzn.to/3sddJol DE: https://amzn.to/3dfuGKk 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐚 𝟏𝟑𝟎𝟎 (𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫) US: https://amzn.to/2Rs8Qeh UK: https://amzn.to/2PXZczK DE: https://amzn.to/2PXZczK 𝐃𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 US: https://amzn.to/3tgASY7 UK: https://amzn.to/32anmtk DE: https://amzn.to/3gcLyUh 𝐖𝐨𝐥𝐟𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐬 (𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬) US: https://amzn.to/3a6m0El UK: https://amzn.to/2Q1OAzV DE: https://amzn.to/3mFCmJc 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚 - 𝐆𝐨𝐏𝐫𝐨 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝟗 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 US - https://amzn.to/3mGJR2m UK - https://amzn.to/3e2jeku DE - https://amzn.to/3deKCwM 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 - 𝐇𝐞𝐢𝐥 𝐏𝐑-𝟒𝟎 US - https://amzn.to/3tfiaQB UK - https://amzn.to/3mHeq8a DE - https://amzn.to/3e0n11H 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐫: Order your NIF online and receive it in just one week. Get $10 off your order using code ECOANDBEYOND - https://bordr.io/ ** Disclaimer: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links, which means that if you choose to make a purchase, we will earn a small commission. This commission comes at no additional cost to you.

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Shed Cladding and Door Hanging – Episode 018

Eco and Beyond 15.2K views March 27, 2021 9:41 am

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