More veges than you can shake a stick at!
Well we certainly can’t complain about our Christmas yield! Things are really starting to take off now, which is a huge relief because we’ve really been struggling to get anywhere …
Beth’s plumbing projects
While I spent the last month in New Zealand, Beth’s had to get familiar with a lot of tools that she’d never normally use such as G-clamps and silicone. A …
Dangerous wasp adventure
I’ve finally started the job of closing off all the gaps around the roof of the guest house so that birds won’t make their nests in there any more. I’ve …
Things finally starting to grow!
Well it’s been a few months since Antonio left – and since my last post! The huge amounts of manure and the regular supply of water have definitely made a …
Going it alone again
It was Antonio’s last day on Friday which was exactly a month of work – he was originally going to stay for three months, but the cold was too much …
Punnets of pain!
A few weeks ago I found this insane company called Viciado em Pimentas who grow some of the hottest chilli peppers in the world! The guy who founded the company, …
A huge pile of shit!
We just paid a thousand bucks for nothing but a big pile of shit – literally – R$1200 for sixteen tons of chicken manure! Actually we gave the guy an …
This girl chop wood good
Beth’s been getting really efficient at chopping firewood! Not only that, but she’s the only girl I’ve seen who actually uses the axe with proper technique – there are many …
Antonio trabalhando na terra
We now have a guy called Antonio living with us for a few months to help us get things moving on the land. He’s been working for Beth’s parents for …
New house design for 2018
Oops! I should have posted this a month ago! The bad feng shui in our house has been driving Beth crazy12345 so after getting some emergency interior design advice from …