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Hi y'all, I know it's been a bit since you heard from me. I posted a couple months ago with a new blog post and wanting to continue it w...

There it is again, this question "what do you want to be when you grow up?", which seems to be something so important for t...

When I first started venturing into farming, I planted short-term cash crops but they were high maintenance and needed to be always take...

as promised in my latest post: https://ecency.com/hive-114308/@bigorna1/roof-fully-laid the peeling of Cork Oaks Portugal is one of the w...

once the decision to run the chimney tube horizontally through the wall and not through the roof and with the arrival of the extra nails...

I normally post much earlier, today will be the exception. after showering under the big cork oak, I was drying myself and looked at this...

Today is just one of these days. I am home but very unsettled. energy is low and my line of thought is jittery. even though I sleep fairl...

The beautiful flowers of the Feijoa in the process of becoming fruit. https://youtube.com/shorts/zjMC_CSRvfU?feature=share a quick follow...

Today I would like to share how we take advantage of and accelerate the natural process called Succession the natural process of successi...

When Jane, a licensed skipper, said, 'How about you put your "Dragon Cap" on, and I teach you to drive the boat!' I smiled, en...

This post is a follow up on these previous two: https://ecency.com/hive-114308/@bigorna1/finally-being-productive and https://ecency.com/...

You can read the previous posts here: https://ecency.com/hive-114308/@bigorna1/more-building and https://ecency.com/hive-114308/@bigorna1...

This post is a follow up post of sorts to this: https://ecency.com/hive-114308/@bigorna1/more-building today, after treating the roof wit...

we are now pretty much officially in summer survival mode this week day temperatures push forty degrees. going to a night market yesterda...

This post is part 2. you can read part 1 here: https://ecency.com/hive-130560/@bigorna1/diy-water-structuring-device Early morning today ...

Another Sunday, another market. only that this time we have moved to an evening edition in an attempt to avoid the heat, and boy ! is it ...

I wasn´t actually going to write about the bridge, the visit there was part of a DIY project I am currently working on. you can read part...

On the job front, I am finishing a pallet workshop installing a door and some windows. there is more to it though. finishing up some bit...

This post is dedicated to the observations and work of Viktor Schauberger*** This is a little project that was on my "to do" li...

over the previous weekend I attempted doing two markets back to back and still attend a birthday party across the line in Spain 🇪🇸. you c...

Literally too hot to post these last days. 38-39 degrees centigrade. 4 o´clock wake up. 6 o´clock on site, work start. 12 o´clock, tools...

This weekend is full of activity. two markets back to back, then a birthday party across the border in Spain 🇪🇸 today, Saturday, I have an...

A couple of days ahead of the deadline, the farm is officially clean. even though it isn´t 100% done, it is clean enough to be considered...

Hello guys, how are we all doing!! The prompt for this week digital life is very interesting and it got me thrilled and excited because ...

The day starts with a couple hours of dancing with the scythe. I am about 85% done by now and can´t wait to have this huge job behind me ...

They have been living with us on the farm from the very beginning and take an important part in improving soil life throughout. https://y...

With the rain now long gone and the heat setting in, we are slowly going into the crunch. as humidity in the soil starts to dwindle, the ...

This week I have been on a job on a farm not far away. this little 30m2 kit cabin gets its wood treated using Borax for protection from i...

This is the third post in the series. you can read the previous two here: https://ecency.com/hive-140635/@bigorna1/our-phyllostachys-viv...

One of these days I will live the life I once dreamed of. This year I started growing crops. In the hopes of earning from them, I plante...