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The squirrels are back! 🥳

The squirrels are back! 🥳

The squirrels are back! 🥳 There was a couple a while ago but unfortunately one of them died and the other one never showed up again. It was a very sad moment in our plot. Now this fellow showed up today and we are thrilled 🎉 Will it settle here or is

It's processionary caterpillar season again

It's processionary caterpillar season again

It's processionary caterpillar season again. Started to wrap pine trunks with cling film, to catch them on the way down. #processionarycaterpillar

The first time that a pomegranate is flowering!

The first time that a pomegranate is flowering!

The first time that a pomegranate is flowering! #floweringplant #flowers #pomegranate #punicagranatum #romãzeira

Fresh grass for the adult and teenage ducks and geese

Fresh grass for the adult and teenage ducks and geese

Fresh grass for the adult and teenage ducks and geese. #pasture #rotationalgrazing #ducks #geese

Fresh grass, shade of a tree, water and good company

Fresh grass, shade of a tree, water and good company

Fresh grass, shade of a tree, water and good company. The ducks are happy. #ducklife #permacultureportugal #homestead

Está quase!

Those leaves could be looking better but that apple is growing so well

Those leaves could be looking better but that apple is growing so well

Those leaves could be looking better but that apple is growing so well. Growing apples in the Tested without chemicals is not easy but it's happening. #appletrees #foodforrest #permacultureportugal

Using coffee grounds to fertilize comfrey

Using coffee grounds to fertilize comfrey

Using coffee grounds to fertilize comfrey #permaculturegarden #comfrey

Brewing a batch of JADAM microbial solution (JMS)

Brewing a batch of JADAM microbial solution (JMS)

Brewing a batch of JADAM microbial solution (JMS). #jadam #jms #jadammicrobialsoluton

Fresh grass for the ducks and geese

Fresh grass for the ducks and geese

Fresh grass for the ducks and geese. #pasture #rotationalgrazing #ducks #geese

Continued work on clearing a buffer zone around the property

Continued work on clearing a buffer zone around the property

Continued work on clearing a buffer zone around the property. Almost done! #cleaning

We got some rose hips, Rosa mosqueta, rosa canina, prunnings

We got some rose hips, Rosa mosqueta, rosa canina, prunnings

We got some rose hips, Rosa mosqueta, rosa canina, prunnings. We prepared them into cuttings and set them on the ground. Given it's almost August and they were loaded with fruit, it's unlikely any will root but we never know. We also spread the fruit around,

Nectarines

Nectarines Small and tasty, from our food forest. #permacultureportugal #foodforrest #homestead

Setting up an electric valve to automate filling the duck pond

Setting up an electric valve to automate filling the duck pond

Setting up an electric valve to automate filling the duck pond. #irrigation #water #pond #ducks #geese

Fresh grass for the adult birds

Fresh grass for the adult birds

Fresh grass for the adult birds. #rotationalgrazing #pasture #ducks #geese

A dream come true: we have Portuguese crowberries, camarinhas, in our garden

A dream come true: we have Portuguese crowberries, camarinhas, in our garden

A dream come true: we have Portuguese crowberries, camarinhas, in our garden. We had them for breakfast this morning. 😋 #foodforest #permaculturegarden #homestead #camarinha #permacultureportugal

Mowing the pasture strips recently vacated by the ducks and geese

Mowing the pasture strips recently vacated by the ducks and geese

Mowing the pasture strips recently vacated by the ducks and geese. #mowing #rotationalgrazing

Mowing the lawn

Mowing the lawn

Mowing the lawn. #mowing #lawn

Buffer zone cleaning: finished the east side and continuing along the south

Buffer zone cleaning: finished the east side and continuing along the south

Buffer zone cleaning: finished the east side and continuing along the south. #cleaning

I'm not cranky, you're cranky

I'm not cranky, you're cranky

I'm not cranky, you're cranky.

Fresh grass for the adult birds

Fresh grass for the adult birds

Fresh grass for the adult birds. The geese also joined the duck flock now, let's see how it goes. #rotationalgrazing #pasture #ducks #geese

Happy Pi day

Happy Pi day #blackberrypie

South pond confirmed to be part of the 3 pond link system!

South pond confirmed to be part of the 3 pond link system!

South pond confirmed to be part of the 3 pond link system! Still some work to do regarding reliability and flow, but it's exciting to see it all work end to end for the first time. #water #ponds

Guest garden irrigation is (finally!) done

Guest garden irrigation is (finally!) done

Guest garden irrigation is (finally!) done. #irrigation #zone1

Plumbing for interconnecting the 3 ponds

Plumbing for interconnecting the 3 ponds

Plumbing for interconnecting the 3 ponds. The idea is to top up water in the duck pond, which gets dirty very quickly. From there, it gets pumped into the west pond by a float switch controlled pump. Finally, it overflows downhill into the south pond through a pipe. That last