Ainda bem que alguém explicou o que era "frutinha" porque ao terceiro ou quarto fruto comido... não sei se conseguia andar sem cambalear. Um abraço, pra todos, estou convosco desde o início e tem sido muito bom acompanharvos.
Strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo) fruit is called Medronho in Portuguese. Wait till they're red and ripe, you can get tipsy from too many of them, as sugar starts to ferment inside :D a spirit drink is made with Medronho
@@diarmuidsynnott The trees are normally ripe in december. They are good to eat. I make lovely marmelade out of it : For 1 kg of fruit, add 1kg of sugar. Put the fruits to cook, add water until it covers the fruits then boil it. Once boiled use the blender to blend everything. Filter it out in a sieve to remove the mini seeds (at least 6% of them) Add sugar, pectine and some lemon juice. Boil it until it reached 103 degrees. Let it cool and eat it !!!!
@@floflo6759 thanks for the info. I don't think the native Irish population is a massive fruit source enough for jam making. It would be nice to taste the jam.
It might seem tedious and pointless. But tracking the native plants and identification/location is vital to any work in restoring the land to it's natural species. Using technology to help in this work is awesome! So much better than the ribbon tags we used to use back in my day! These amazing and beautiful young ladies are laying the ground work for vital projects to come. What a great thing to see in your videos. So glad to see them and their dog is super cute as well!
also i'm so glad they showed the specific apps they used, i actually downloaded PlantNet after watching this video because i'm hoping it can help me find out what some of the plants in my area are
Q&A: How do you keep the community happy and disagreements resolved? Would love to see if there is anything done to essentially "run a small community" from a sociology perspective. Pizza night was a good idea!
I have to agree I'm interested in this as well. That being said, the 'lack of' drama is what makes me watch your show. It's very refreshing to see something so wholesome.
@@casucasueq4479 It's so refreshing. So many people struggle to create healthy communities post-covid. More isolated feeling. Especially in our neighborhoods. There has to be things ProjectKamp does that helps promote a healthy community. I want to instill that into atleast the small 10-unit condo building I live in.
It's Medronhos, my friends. some people make a powerful distilled drink out of it but it is illegal to do it at home because of the methanol issue. they are definitely safe to eat when ripe (red)
@@o0julek0o that's what distilleries are supposed to do but with home brewing its difficult to control the process and that why it's forbidden. Despite this, in the SW of Portugal it's common to find home brewed medronho and I know of cases of people that went blind from a whole life drinking poorly distilled medronho.
@@rfgfreitas What a bunch of lies ! I'm from Portimão and all my friends from Monchique distil their own Medronho , it is not forbidden , it is forbidden to sell without being licensed like any other alcoholic beverage. The Slavs can not distil and sell vodka without having a license and a quality control but they can distil it for themselves like the Germans can distil their apple schnapps , the Scottish their whiskey , the Italians their Grappa the Portuguese can distil their own Medronho and Bagaço or any other alcoholic beverage if it is not to sell.
1) Is underground housing an option in Portugal? Seems like an easy natural way to beat the heat. 2) Is purchasing the fountain area from your neighbor a possibility? The owner and his stories about the area made him light up with youthful pride. Perhaps he would appreciate the thought of selling it to someone who will be restoring it and carrying on his stewardship over the land... instead of letting it fade away to dust.
An underground structure that can serve as an emergency cooling station, a root cellar for food storage, and possibly a fire shelter as well is practically a must do for sustainable communities in the 21st century. We know for sure that extreme weather events are one of the side effects of global climate change, and extreme heat waves are already happening in different parts of the world. Making use of perpetually cooler temperatures underground is a basic technological innovation that should be on every sustainable community developer's top of mind. Keep in mind that the 50-55F temperatures that are typcial underground are perfect for storing produce, drinking water, and survival rations. As well as a great place to rest and cool off during the heat of a summer day. (There are also possibilities for using Earth Tubes to cool air inside above ground structures, but results vary so much that I haven't seen a design that is 100% reliable and totally diy.)
@@alanmcrae8594 You bring up some really good advantages for burrowing. I also was unsure of the fire safety, mainly smoke. My initial thought is it would be safe, but more safe then evacuation? I doubt that. However, whatever is stored underground wouldnt have to be rebuilt so having base camp A(above ground) and a backup base camp B(below ground) with living quarters etc. Another concern is the constant mention of rain. Flooding might need to be considered. PS. You cant hear the highway when you're 30 ft below ground :)
The main hurdle for getting a video editor... in my mind is the location and amenities. Perhaps renting a room from a neighbor so you could spoil the film crew and equipment with Air Conditioning, real housing etc would be enough of an appeal for you to hire locals. Maybe even students from the college professor you interviewed. He seemed so pessimistic and defeated, getting him involved might just make him have a reason to smile again.
The strawberry tree is arbutus unedo; the fruits ripen in winter, when they become bright red and very, very soft. I often eat the ones that fall on the ground, provided they haven't completely smashed themselves, but you can pick the ones that come off easily! I recommend installing a simple net around the tree to collect the ones that fall naturally, as they will be the sweetest (and the most sought after by ground critters and birds). The whole fruit can be eaten, the seeds are almost nonexistent and the skin can get a bit pointy and coarse if dark, but it is usually red and soft. Basically, a sweet orb that requires no work to enjoy. Don't eat them unripe... they're full of tannins! The fruits take one year to develop, so you will have beautiful trees with ripe red fruits and white clusters of flowers at the same time, it is a very pretty tree. The wood is also incredibly tough, perfect for crafting something, should you have to fell one.
Thankyou for the Great Infos!We call It corbezzolo here in Italy, i used to eat It when i was a child since we had two of them by the entrance of my Building as decorative trees
Madroño here in Spain, it’s actually a very large heather, one of the most decorative trees around. I love the multi stem habit, and when you have the fruits ripening, there can be yellow, orange and red berries, plus the flowers, like a Christmas tree, get the fruits and bury them all over your land, stunning tree. Same with the oaks! I’m doing the same, good luck with the everything!
Q&A : In a past episode you have made a contour map. Have you already made use of it to make a permaculture design? E.g. Where to make swales and dig additional ponds to hydrate the land, help trees grow and mitigate the fire risk.
This girl s project is nice. Medronho is ready to eat when its red and soft, and very sugary, usually in winter, between november and january. Was common our grandparents advise not to eat many because it could cause drunkness... The "plant gals" (?) on the oaks are call "bugalhos" in portuguese. Most people confuse it with seeds, but,as you said, is a reaction to isolate an infection and protect the tree. The pot was (almost sure) not to get resin from the mimosas. Probably not to get resin at all, because they use plastic ones for a long time now. Looks like a common pot. The resin is collected from pines ("pinheiro bravo", the ones you have growing there, by seed), at the end of its life. Almost sure you have different willows and abrunheiros growing, probably by the water areas. They are very easy to propagate by sticks. Its great to see the names of the oaks you identify by english/international names. Usually we just call it oaks, and identify them by the most common place of grow in the country, or some nicknames... P.s. mimosas and eucalyptus cant be finish by logging. Most of them regrow, so you have to remove the roots (or use herbiceds, wich i supose you dont want). Cutting only works if you keep on top of new regrow leafs and take out right away so they wont do photosintesis...they stillregrow from other seeds on the ground. Its a messy job. Hope you have sucess.
I have to disagree regarding the pot. It was definitely used to collect resin from the pines. My grandma used to work collecting resin as a kid and has shown me, multiple times, those pots :)
@@yurs_ug yes they were used a lot to collect resine from pines trees in areas like Caramulo....it's still easy to find some of these broken clay cups in pine trees arborized areas ....project kamp is not not far from Caramulo ..they are in Santa Comba Dão / Mortágua region. ..
Super easy preserving for the glut of orange crop: -Salt + orange sections +any herbs you want = amazing preserved oranges with tons of flavour to blitz into sauces adding salt and tang! (can last years!) -Sugar + oranges = Marmalade add in all sorts of extra citrus/ herbs / whisky to make wonderful breakfast/desert sweetness (also lasts years, happy vitamins in the winter!) Go get those Oranges! No food should go to waste, when so many delicious possibilities exist!
Q&A: if you put turbines on top of the hill, you don’t need the cables to transport te electricity downhill. You can just store it in some accumulators and bring them to base kamp to be used in your sistem
I Love to see the progress on project kamp and that you have more people around. Collecting data is a very important job and it's nice that you've got some experts now to help with that 😊
Raspberry Pi with Home Assistant is an excellent system for data monitoring, collection and analysis. Open source is the way to go, especially if you can host your own instance and not rely on the cloud. (Relying on the cloud is like driving at normal speed on a fog shrouded highway - you might be okay or you might crash & burn into something you'll never see coming. Plus, free cloud services eventually put up a paywall and then all your saved data & analysis tools get held for ransom. Screw that! Open source and self hosting on-site is self-reliance & true empowerment.)
yeah thats always my fear its free to access for a while so you start trying it out and boom it gets behind a paywall and now your data is not accesable unless you pay :(
@@cruelaz Once one understands the implicit business model, it is clear that one has to localize one's computing, software and data resources as much as possible. Self-empower by investing in internal infrastructure, and regard the cloud as a mix of private & public spaces that is a high risk place to store your valuable data & analystics.
Just saw this video on Home Assistant Yellow and I can hardly wait for the device to become available & thoroughly reviewed. This completely self-hosted implementation of Home Assistant could be the ideal platform for those who are security conscious but want the benefits of fully customizable home automation. Home automation that's private and local?! (Home Assistant Yellow) ruclips.net/video/gJFsZL5CTgM/видео.html
I do some film production and postproduction myself and I must to say that Felix you're a great film maker! Thank you for these films, its a big pleasure to watch them! Wish you everything best in your career
Hey guys, the "strawberry tree" is actually a an Arbutus or Modronas tree. They do a famous and quite good spirit in Portugal called modronho with that (similar to grappa, snaps, rakia). THey fruit every second year in some places, butt the fruit when red can be used for incredible jams! ENJOY ;)
No Felix..you can't leave now!! You were just finding your groove with us!! I love your story telling both verbally (tree questions and cute dog comments) and visually!! Loved the speedy forest walk through as well as the beauty of the orange trees. Best of luck in your next adventures!
Absolutely Awesome . Love watching your endeavors/videos. most the time like to read all the comments of Project Kamp You guys has a fantastic audience of inteligente people with fantastic suggestions Bravo
To deal with the mimosa you should do what its called here in Portugal "morte em pé" which is when you cut the outer layer of the log of the tree so it gets dehydrated and dies, after that, when you cut them down, dont forget to not leave any logs so they dont get naturaly rejuvenated again. Also sorry for my bad english :)
@@srantoniomatos yes, thats why usualy we take the toiça away ( which is the part below the cut), plus theres some biodegradable herbicides which can be used
Q&A: Your project of rebuilding the ruin seems to be a hot topic. A lot of people seem to say that it's better to knock the walls down and rebuild them. They argue that you could build something more efficient, safer and law abiding. What's your opinion on this?
Those walls made it through wild fires are still super stable you really think that the new wood beams are going to better than those shabby older ones yeah no fucking way
@@ryanmcewen415 lol that's what you you think because you live off stupid timber framing like in the USA and for your information I've seen a ten million dollar home built like those shit homes up north burn in ten minutes back home on Long island New York so yeah I think I know more than you on this topic clueless people talking
Not a donor but I follow another youtube channel, where a dutch guy is rebuilding some cabins he bought in the Italian Alps. These are very rustic structures made of stone slabs. He is limited in repairs as he can't replace the slabs for clay shingles or a metal roof because of Italian law. In this case, this is not a traditional or historic interest building. Best to knock it down and build it up to code.
The tree is called Madroño in Spain, Madronho in Portugal and Arboç o Arocer in Catalonia. The fruits are only edible when they are red collored and soft to the pressure. Are really good but take care because they can contain a bit of alcohol, more alcohol as more mature is the fruit. Ask your neighbours or maybe Rita know some cooking recipe for a cake or jam. As a curiosity, the emblem of Madrid city is a bear eating the fruits of a madroño. Thanks for the new video. You are lovely and I hope you are enjoying the challenges of the project and this very nice place. Greetings.
Medronhos fermentation is awesome!!! Lots of sugary goodness to go along... not so great to eat plainly!!! Makes a hell of a powerfull "água ardente"!!! Very sweet and with a punch capable of bringing back the desiesed!!! At least, that's what my grandmother from Viseu told me!!! 🔥🔥🔥
Q&A: Really love you guys, love that you featured and talked about CSA (we're a CSA, working hard on sustainability) any big regrets? anything you'd do differently if you could again? Sorry if someone has already asked that! I wish I could come by a part of your team, but with two littles and a farm to run it's pretty much impossible, so I'll just keep watching your vids instead ;)
I assume you're familiar with OpenStreetMap? This mapping data you're collecting is definitely appropriate to upload to there so that shared and used in other research projects on natural diversity and other things. See the `natural=tree` and associated tags for individual trees as well as `landuse=forest` for homogenous areas.
Do you know your way in the digital mapping area? Because I could need some input on that front for me. I wanted to build an app for some time now that includes a lot of mapping. I would have to learn programming first but anyways. The idea was to enable people in their communities to suggest improvements (by making map markers that say sth along: put solar here, plant trees here, put a playground here etc including who each respective thing addresses, from enterprise to local forms of government or the people living there themselves). Now I was wondering if there are any apps like that already, and if not, if the Google Maps API would be a better choice or sth along the lines of OpenStreetMap. If you know some stuff about this, input would be greatly appreciated. :)
My grandparents lived in rock houses without electricity, running water, plumbing etc, needless to say, it was a very hard life and when the railroad started building and offering wages in the state there was a rush for those jobs which provided enough income to have those luxuries of electricity, running water, sanitation etc. the old stone homes and farming/ranching we’re happily abandoned. My grandmother used to tell me about the struggle to live under those conditions and how happy she was to have a home in the new railroad town. Why to I tell this story? It’s to say that it was a huge struggle to get away from that hard basic living that a lot of people now think it was ideal or easy. Even with some of the new technologies and conveniences it’s going to be a hard life out there. I still go out there to visit the crumbling remains of my ancestor’s stone homes and try and imagine what it was like raising a family there, it’s beautiful out there but I know I would never ever want to live there as my ancestor’s did.
Question for Q/A: What’s the status of your compost toilet? In update #48 Wouter mentioned you can’t pee while you poo; have you done some adjustments/improvements to the toilet since you built it?
I’m impressed with the english language level of dutch people. And their knowledge of technology and natural resources. More dutch people and some generations later, Portugal could become a world power.
@@jadr3123 but Dutch people live in The Netherlands normally, so I’ld say The Netherlands becoming a world power would be more logical than Portugal right...?
@@yogything Portugal is two times larger than the Netherlands and richer in natural resources, like mining or agriculture. I say this because sometimes I wonder what could do the smart and worker people of small and wealthy european nations (dutch, danish or swiss people) if they run larger countries with more natural resources and land.
@@jadr3123 I understand you JA DR, Thanks for the compliment Jup I'm Dutch. Talking about worldpower do you know that the Netherlands have the only capacibillity to make the machines how make computerchips on a scale that the hole world needs. No machines from ASML means no high end chips and that the world come to a stand still. Interesting don't you think so? Check ASML out, very interesting.
Just wanted to say, I'm really enjoying the art direction with the videos. I wasn't the greatest fan of the change at the start of this season, but lately I feel like its improved massively. So Felix if you're still doing the videos, great work mate. *Ah just now got to the end and saw your message. Good luck in your future endeavors. I'm really keen to see where all the Smart/Sensors go. Once you've got things working, some Project Kamp branded equipment could do really well for others trying to incorporate your lessons learnt without them having to reinvent the wheel, and it might be a new income source!
Since Oranges grow well I’d highly recommend starting some citrus fruit trees on the land as not only a great source of vitamins and replenishment in stupid hot tempratures but to also tinker with extracting Lemon and Orange oil which has an insane amount of uses from cleaning to bug repellent.
On my parents orchard we had a way to use a wide 5-7 cm stiff canvass strap to hang a bucket against our abdomen for picking cherries and apricots. A larger canvas bag had a similar strap for picking apples and pears. This might be a useful way for you to harvest oranges.
Use the mimosa for fuel in winter, mulch in summer. Thin the eucalyptus but use it to distill into organic essential oil for income. Use the pine for lumber, replant with fruit, nut and Cork trees
Hey guys! Will the data and data analysis results from all the parameters you are monitoring in the land be shared with us? It could be cool to show some of those numbers/plots in the website or research part. Saludos!
i think is like a kingdom that people while inherit hahaha, the land stays there but people rotate to give their work to the Kamp, but my guess is kinda long term, in the long run the land would need only periodic maintenance, or what ever investigations they make there, seems lika a lot of work
Hello. Nice to see development on your base camp and the forest. Can help notice that you use gas bottle for the cooker. Since you are seeking for off grid and renewable energy´s , let me give an idea. Since you have lot of Mimosa trees and lot of wood ,why don´t you make or buy a Gasogene (gasifier) to produce woodgas? in the WW2 they used Gasogene on car´s to produce gas to drive then. Maybe you can use now whit improved methods . Is an idea to reuse wood and make your own gas. These days independence of gas and electricity is mandatory. See you next video
The fruit that you try eat is Medronho, and tree is Medronheiro. Endemic from Portugal. You can eat they only when they are red and soft. We usual make a very strong drink called Aguardente de Medronho.
hi all i enjoy all the projects as you seem very concerned with fire i would suggest buying a fire water pump you can buy x army a fire service a few lengths of fire hose having it installed at the the water lake where the good water supply is also on the buried pipe fit a fire hose hydrant its gravity fed but you can keep the building safe with it ,, the fire extinguishers you bought will only last a couple of minuets . Roy
You can "bottle" (as they say in the uk) or as Americans would call it "can" orange segments.... just need to peel off the pith. Water bath and SLOWLY cool the glass jars. Best book to have is the us fda canning guidance book. It seems to be the most comprehensive I have found. It has recipes in it as well. I would advise having a home biogas digester with stove, 2 huge stainless steel canning pots (one to cook bulk items in and one to water bath). One thing I would recommend .... either a walk in fridge or root cellar to store it in. I found that my jars lasted much longer if kept cool and didn't spoil as easily as if left at normal room temperature. Given how hot Portugal is this is something to consider
In Spain we call strawberry trees "Madroño" and they are a symbol for the city of Madrid. Birds love them. You can eat the fruit when it turns completely red, but it's mostly used for making liquor and jam :)
Hi Guy's On the topic of wind turbines. You might care to try / test a Spinning Granny Chimney Cowl. Back in the 1950's these cowls were used to break up and distribute smoke in large industrial towns and cities. No matter which direction the wind blows the the cowl will rotate. It shouldn't be too difficult to connect one of these to a car or truck alternator to produce power. These cowls are sold on Amazon made of galvanised steel but I think it should be possible to copy the design and make some out of recycled plastic. They may not produce as much electricity at the large bladed turbines. But I think they would be more robust in high winds which likely cause damage in the bladed style. Also less intrusive in the landscape.
Q&A: If I remember well, you planted/sowed trees last season, in the same update where you visited friends who had restored their land by planting indigenous trees. How is it going ? Did the trees grow ?
I love what are doing to the land.. I own land in America and I will like to do the same thing you are doing.. I will definitely keep stealing some of your ideas.. I’ll love to visit your kamp one day..
Now, a little question: how are you thinking about dealing with the "mimosas" and the "eucaliptos"? I've got some real-estate nearby Coimbra, and at this point, I still don't have a clue to "what am I going to do with those"!! Cheers everyone!! Love your show!! Keep up the good work!!!
I would cut them down in a few areas and experiment with different approaches. 1. One area to leave to nature, see what comes up or if only mimosas return. If so, cut them down and see if domestic trees return and help them. 2. One area to actively plant native trees. 3. One area closer to Basecamp to use for other things. Either expanding the camp or using it to grow fruit trees. Use the wood from the mimosas for firewood or shred them to use as biomass/mulch. Or check in the forest science what is recommended. These are only my simple naive thoughts tho, I'm no specialist in this field.
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When you said 'Logging' the native tree species I was a bit concerned at first.
Until I realised you mean recording, not felling.
Are we going to see you guys planting native trees? What's the plan for dealing with the mimosas?
Ainda bem que alguém explicou o que era "frutinha" porque ao terceiro ou quarto fruto comido... não sei se conseguia andar sem cambalear. Um abraço, pra todos, estou convosco desde o início e tem sido muito bom acompanharvos.
Could you pleeeeease use the old song from the first videos
.looks like youre introducing a new species of Hollandia Judica into Portugal 🇵🇹 Best of luck.
Strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo) fruit is called Medronho in Portuguese. Wait till they're red and ripe, you can get tipsy from too many of them, as sugar starts to ferment inside :D a spirit drink is made with Medronho
Yes, you got Madroños, as they are known in Spain 😀👍🏻. Wait they are reddish, before the birds eat them 😭
So tasty!
Thanks for that. I've heard a few folks carving it but couldn't figure out what tree it was.
@@diarmuidsynnott The trees are normally ripe in december. They are good to eat. I make lovely marmelade out of it : For 1 kg of fruit, add 1kg of sugar. Put the fruits to cook, add water until it covers the fruits then boil it. Once boiled use the blender to blend everything. Filter it out in a sieve to remove the mini seeds (at least 6% of them) Add sugar, pectine and some lemon juice. Boil it until it reached 103 degrees. Let it cool and eat it !!!!
@@floflo6759 thanks for the info. I don't think the native Irish population is a massive fruit source enough for jam making. It would be nice to taste the jam.
Thank you Felix. Loved your work.😊
Bye Felix, hope you'll be back sometime again. Thx a lot for these amazing videos. Umarmungen aus Brasilien
It might seem tedious and pointless.
But tracking the native plants and identification/location is vital to any work in restoring the land to it's natural species. Using technology to help in this work is awesome! So much better than the ribbon tags we used to use back in my day!
These amazing and beautiful young ladies are laying the ground work for vital projects to come. What a great thing to see in your videos.
So glad to see them and their dog is super cute as well!
also i'm so glad they showed the specific apps they used, i actually downloaded PlantNet after watching this video because i'm hoping it can help me find out what some of the plants in my area are
@@robynkolozsvari that's awesome. You should make a RUclips video documenting your mapping.
I'm sure there is an interest.
Do you know what app they used to geotag the trees? I couldn’t see clearly.
@@althearizzosfireside i think it's 'Tracklia' , didn't see/hear it properly as well, but the icon looks similar.
@@17leprichaun THANK YOU!
Q&A: How do you keep the community happy and disagreements resolved? Would love to see if there is anything done to essentially "run a small community" from a sociology perspective. Pizza night was a good idea!
i like your question
I have to agree I'm interested in this as well. That being said, the 'lack of' drama is what makes me watch your show. It's very refreshing to see something so wholesome.
@@casucasueq4479 It's so refreshing. So many people struggle to create healthy communities post-covid. More isolated feeling. Especially in our neighborhoods. There has to be things ProjectKamp does that helps promote a healthy community. I want to instill that into atleast the small 10-unit condo building I live in.
Sad to see you leaving Felix, i really liked your cutting style, every Video got better after each other and you made really big progress on this!
Forgot to say it last time. Nice to see Julie back ☺️
It's Medronhos, my friends. some people make a powerful distilled drink out of it but it is illegal to do it at home because of the methanol issue. they are definitely safe to eat when ripe (red)
Yes! Madroños in Spanish!!! 🙌
yes, is this! not strawberry! xD
That’s funny. The Slavs long figured out how much methanol there is, and since it’s the first to evaporate, all you have to do is throw it out
@@o0julek0o that's what distilleries are supposed to do but with home brewing its difficult to control the process and that why it's forbidden. Despite this, in the SW of Portugal it's common to find home brewed medronho and I know of cases of people that went blind from a whole life drinking poorly distilled medronho.
@@rfgfreitas
What a bunch of lies !
I'm from Portimão and all my friends from Monchique distil their own Medronho , it is not forbidden , it is forbidden to sell without being licensed like any other alcoholic beverage.
The Slavs can not distil and sell vodka without having a license and a quality control but they can distil it for themselves like the Germans can distil their apple schnapps , the Scottish their whiskey , the Italians their Grappa the Portuguese can distil their own Medronho and Bagaço or any other alcoholic beverage if it is not to sell.
1) Is underground housing an option in Portugal? Seems like an easy natural way to beat the heat.
2) Is purchasing the fountain area from your neighbor a possibility? The owner and his stories about the area made him light up with youthful pride. Perhaps he would appreciate the thought of selling it to someone who will be restoring it and carrying on his stewardship over the land... instead of letting it fade away to dust.
An underground structure that can serve as an emergency cooling station, a root cellar for food storage, and possibly a fire shelter as well is practically a must do for sustainable communities in the 21st century.
We know for sure that extreme weather events are one of the side effects of global climate change, and extreme heat waves are already happening in different parts of the world. Making use of perpetually cooler temperatures underground is a basic technological innovation that should be on every sustainable community developer's top of mind.
Keep in mind that the 50-55F temperatures that are typcial underground are perfect for storing produce, drinking water, and survival rations. As well as a great place to rest and cool off during the heat of a summer day. (There are also possibilities for using Earth Tubes to cool air inside above ground structures, but results vary so much that I haven't seen a design that is 100% reliable and totally diy.)
@@alanmcrae8594 You bring up some really good advantages for burrowing. I also was unsure of the fire safety, mainly smoke. My initial thought is it would be safe, but more safe then evacuation? I doubt that. However, whatever is stored underground wouldnt have to be rebuilt so having base camp A(above ground) and a backup base camp B(below ground) with living quarters etc.
Another concern is the constant mention of rain. Flooding might need to be considered.
PS. You cant hear the highway when you're 30 ft below ground :)
The main hurdle for getting a video editor... in my mind is the location and amenities. Perhaps renting a room from a neighbor so you could spoil the film crew and equipment with Air Conditioning, real housing etc would be enough of an appeal for you to hire locals. Maybe even students from the college professor you interviewed. He seemed so pessimistic and defeated, getting him involved might just make him have a reason to smile again.
Props to the cameraman, lots of beautiful shots in this vid.
Felix, thank you for your filming and good luck in your new adventures.
Consider canning some of the oranges. You can make orange marmalade, put it in canning jars and it will last for a year or more.
Thanks Felix. Your contributions were amazing!
The strawberry tree is arbutus unedo; the fruits ripen in winter, when they become bright red and very, very soft.
I often eat the ones that fall on the ground, provided they haven't completely smashed themselves, but you can pick the ones that come off easily!
I recommend installing a simple net around the tree to collect the ones that fall naturally, as they will be the sweetest (and the most sought after by ground critters and birds).
The whole fruit can be eaten, the seeds are almost nonexistent and the skin can get a bit pointy and coarse if dark, but it is usually red and soft. Basically, a sweet orb that requires no work to enjoy.
Don't eat them unripe... they're full of tannins! The fruits take one year to develop, so you will have beautiful trees with ripe red fruits and white clusters of flowers at the same time, it is a very pretty tree.
The wood is also incredibly tough, perfect for crafting something, should you have to fell one.
Thankyou for the Great Infos!We call It corbezzolo here in Italy, i used to eat It when i was a child since we had two of them by the entrance of my Building as decorative trees
Madroño here in Spain, it’s actually a very large heather, one of the most decorative trees around. I love the multi stem habit, and when you have the fruits ripening, there can be yellow, orange and red berries, plus the flowers, like a Christmas tree, get the fruits and bury them all over your land, stunning tree. Same with the oaks! I’m doing the same, good luck with the everything!
Q&A : In a past episode you have made a contour map. Have you already made use of it to make a permaculture design? E.g. Where to make swales and dig additional ponds to hydrate the land, help trees grow and mitigate the fire risk.
When Naomi said "I'm here to log native trees", I nearly had a heart attack and then I realised she meant record/document them, not cut them down 😅
Haha yes me too for a second 😅
Same! My heart broke for a moment before I realized she meant "write a log book" instead of cut down and turn into logs!
Same 😂
Yay for the logging project! Wish I could join you Naomi! You look fantastic and so at ease😊❤️
All the best Felix! Thanks for sharing your skills for us to enjoy 🙏🏻😎
Once turned to powder, oak galls can be used as natural brown fabric dye :)
Fascinating. Love watching your endeavours. - all the best Felix, your videos have been superb
This girl s project is nice.
Medronho is ready to eat when its red and soft, and very sugary, usually in winter, between november and january. Was common our grandparents advise not to eat many because it could cause drunkness...
The "plant gals" (?) on the oaks are call "bugalhos" in portuguese. Most people confuse it with seeds, but,as you said, is a reaction to isolate an infection and protect the tree.
The pot was (almost sure) not to get resin from the mimosas. Probably not to get resin at all, because they use plastic ones for a long time now. Looks like a common pot. The resin is collected from pines ("pinheiro bravo", the ones you have growing there, by seed), at the end of its life.
Almost sure you have different willows and abrunheiros growing, probably by the water areas. They are very easy to propagate by sticks.
Its great to see the names of the oaks you identify by english/international names. Usually we just call it oaks, and identify them by the most common place of grow in the country, or some nicknames...
P.s. mimosas and eucalyptus cant be finish by logging. Most of them regrow, so you have to remove the roots (or use herbiceds, wich i supose you dont want). Cutting only works if you keep on top of new regrow leafs and take out right away so they wont do photosintesis...they stillregrow from other seeds on the ground. Its a messy job. Hope you have sucess.
I have to disagree regarding the pot. It was definitely used to collect resin from the pines. My grandma used to work collecting resin as a kid and has shown me, multiple times, those pots :)
@@yurs_ug yes, could be. I only remember the plastic ones, in the last 35 years.
@@srantoniomatos could also be regional. In my area there are still plenty of those pots scattered around in the pine fields
@@yurs_ug yes they were used a lot to collect resine from pines trees in areas like Caramulo....it's still easy to find some of these broken clay cups in pine trees arborized areas ....project kamp is not not far from Caramulo ..they are in Santa Comba Dão / Mortágua region. ..
@@netby a lot of them in the center as well like sertã, proença nova, etc!
Super easy preserving for the glut of orange crop:
-Salt + orange sections +any herbs you want = amazing preserved oranges with tons of flavour to blitz into sauces adding salt and tang! (can last years!)
-Sugar + oranges = Marmalade add in all sorts of extra citrus/ herbs / whisky to make wonderful breakfast/desert sweetness (also lasts years, happy vitamins in the winter!)
Go get those Oranges! No food should go to waste, when so many delicious possibilities exist!
Thank you Felix, I’ve enjoyed your videos. Good luck for the future!
Q&A: if you put turbines on top of the hill, you don’t need the cables to transport te electricity downhill. You can just store it in some accumulators and bring them to base kamp to be used in your sistem
Orange marmalade would be a good way to preserve them.
I Love to see the progress on project kamp and that you have more people around.
Collecting data is a very important job and it's nice that you've got some experts now to help with that 😊
Raspberry Pi with Home Assistant is an excellent system for data monitoring, collection and analysis. Open source is the way to go, especially if you can host your own instance and not rely on the cloud.
(Relying on the cloud is like driving at normal speed on a fog shrouded highway - you might be okay or you might crash & burn into something you'll never see coming. Plus, free cloud services eventually put up a paywall and then all your saved data & analysis tools get held for ransom. Screw that! Open source and self hosting on-site is self-reliance & true empowerment.)
yeah thats always my fear its free to access for a while so you start trying it out and boom it gets behind a paywall and now your data is not accesable unless you pay :(
@@cruelaz Once one understands the implicit business model, it is clear that one has to localize one's computing, software and data resources as much as possible. Self-empower by investing in internal infrastructure, and regard the cloud as a mix of private & public spaces that is a high risk place to store your valuable data & analystics.
Just saw this video on Home Assistant Yellow and I can hardly wait for the device to become available & thoroughly reviewed. This completely self-hosted implementation of Home Assistant could be the ideal platform for those who are security conscious but want the benefits of fully customizable home automation.
Home automation that's private and local?! (Home Assistant Yellow)
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I do some film production and postproduction myself and I must to say that Felix you're a great film maker! Thank you for these films, its a big pleasure to watch them! Wish you everything best in your career
Hey guys, the "strawberry tree" is actually a an Arbutus or Modronas tree. They do a famous and quite good spirit in Portugal called modronho with that (similar to grappa, snaps, rakia). THey fruit every second year in some places, butt the fruit when red can be used for incredible jams! ENJOY ;)
No Felix..you can't leave now!! You were just finding your groove with us!! I love your story telling both verbally (tree questions and cute dog comments) and visually!! Loved the speedy forest walk through as well as the beauty of the orange trees. Best of luck in your next adventures!
Wow this is really hard work, I’m very impressed by the team. The knowledge they have, just amazing.
Absolutely Awesome . Love watching your endeavors/videos. most the time like to read all the comments of Project Kamp You guys has a fantastic audience of inteligente people with fantastic suggestions Bravo
Great video I love being part of this great adventure! So intelligently thought out! From Hestand, Kentucky USA.
Consider a vertical spiral type of windmill, being that close to camp, it'll be quieter. A typical blade type might add 20dB to ambient sounds
wishing you the very best Felix!! we enjoyed your work over at the camp, Cheers :)
Thank you Felix , good luck with everything!
Yes, you’re doing a great job doing the video footage!
Good luck to you and you will be missed.
To deal with the mimosa you should do what its called here in Portugal "morte em pé" which is when you cut the outer layer of the log of the tree so it gets dehydrated and dies, after that, when you cut them down, dont forget to not leave any logs so they dont get naturaly rejuvenated again.
Also sorry for my bad english :)
That's what i do with the mimosas "morte em pé" 👍💯
They have done that in the past
@@Valandril oh, havent seen.
Usually they regrow below the cut. Unless herbicide is aplied on the cut (not more then a meter above soil).
@@srantoniomatos yes, thats why usualy we take the toiça away ( which is the part below the cut), plus theres some biodegradable herbicides which can be used
Q&A: Your project of rebuilding the ruin seems to be a hot topic. A lot of people seem to say that it's better to knock the walls down and rebuild them. They argue that you could build something more efficient, safer and law abiding. What's your opinion on this?
If it wasn't outright consensus, in the comment section of the last video, it was definitely over 90% saying demolish the upper floor.
Those walls made it through wild fires are still super stable you really think that the new wood beams are going to better than those shabby older ones yeah no fucking way
@@antoniodasilva1230 super stable?
No.
Not even a little. They are wobbly and brittle.
@@ryanmcewen415 lol that's what you you think because you live off stupid timber framing like in the USA and for your information I've seen a ten million dollar home built like those shit homes up north burn in ten minutes back home on Long island New York so yeah I think I know more than you on this topic clueless people talking
Not a donor but I follow another youtube channel, where a dutch guy is rebuilding some cabins he bought in the Italian Alps. These are very rustic structures made of stone slabs. He is limited in repairs as he can't replace the slabs for clay shingles or a metal roof because of Italian law. In this case, this is not a traditional or historic interest building. Best to knock it down and build it up to code.
When you use an orange for juice or just to eat, you can save the rind (peel) and make candied orange peel. Quite easy to make and to store.
The strawberry tree, here in Portugal, is used to eat, when the fruits are ripe, or is used to make brandy.
It looks for me like a lychee, is it the same or different plant?
@@oliverjohn7268 Much smaller than lycees, they turn red/orange when ready to eat.
The tree is called Madroño in Spain, Madronho in Portugal and Arboç o Arocer in Catalonia. The fruits are only edible when they are red collored and soft to the pressure. Are really good but take care because they can contain a bit of alcohol, more alcohol as more mature is the fruit. Ask your neighbours or maybe Rita know some cooking recipe for a cake or jam. As a curiosity, the emblem of Madrid city is a bear eating the fruits of a madroño. Thanks for the new video. You are lovely and I hope you are enjoying the challenges of the project and this very nice place. Greetings.
Thanks for all the effort on these videos Felix! Really enjoyed them
Medronhos fermentation is awesome!!! Lots of sugary goodness to go along... not so great to eat plainly!!! Makes a hell of a powerfull "água ardente"!!! Very sweet and with a punch capable of bringing back the desiesed!!! At least, that's what my grandmother from Viseu told me!!! 🔥🔥🔥
Recently came across your channel and its quality! I live in England and what your doing is my dream.
Sad to see you go, Felix! You did an awesome job :)
Hi!... Strawberry tree in portuguese its called Medronho u can eat when they riped (red). They lovely and u can make liquer.
Thanks Felix, you were great!
Another nice video. Nice to see the many ways that Home Assistant can be used!
Bye Felix! Thank you for the videos. Best of luck in all your future endeavors.
Q&A: Really love you guys, love that you featured and talked about CSA (we're a CSA, working hard on sustainability) any big regrets? anything you'd do differently if you could again? Sorry if someone has already asked that!
I wish I could come by a part of your team, but with two littles and a farm to run it's pretty much impossible, so I'll just keep watching your vids instead ;)
Looks like a wonderful climate !
Thank you neighbor for sharing your 🍊 oranges!
Thanks Felix for your great work!
Thanks for the video and stay safe.
Very good video and work week! Had a blast watching all the interesting topics.
Thank you Felix! Music in this video was great!
Going out with a bang Felix, beautiful shot of the orange picking there ! 18:17
Take care !
I assume you're familiar with OpenStreetMap? This mapping data you're collecting is definitely appropriate to upload to there so that shared and used in other research projects on natural diversity and other things. See the `natural=tree` and associated tags for individual trees as well as `landuse=forest` for homogenous areas.
Do you know your way in the digital mapping area? Because I could need some input on that front for me.
I wanted to build an app for some time now that includes a lot of mapping. I would have to learn programming first but anyways. The idea was to enable people in their communities to suggest improvements (by making map markers that say sth along: put solar here, plant trees here, put a playground here etc including who each respective thing addresses, from enterprise to local forms of government or the people living there themselves). Now I was wondering if there are any apps like that already, and if not, if the Google Maps API would be a better choice or sth along the lines of OpenStreetMap.
If you know some stuff about this, input would be greatly appreciated. :)
My grandparents lived in rock houses without electricity, running water, plumbing etc, needless to say, it was a very hard life and when the railroad started building and offering wages in the state there was a rush for those jobs which provided enough income to have those luxuries of electricity, running water, sanitation etc. the old stone homes and farming/ranching we’re happily abandoned. My grandmother used to tell me about the struggle to live under those conditions and how happy she was to have a home in the new railroad town. Why to I tell this story? It’s to say that it was a huge struggle to get away from that hard basic living that a lot of people now think it was ideal or easy. Even with some of the new technologies and conveniences it’s going to be a hard life out there. I still go out there to visit the crumbling remains of my ancestor’s stone homes and try and imagine what it was like raising a family there, it’s beautiful out there but I know I would never ever want to live there as my ancestor’s did.
Question for Q/A: What’s the status of your compost toilet? In update #48 Wouter mentioned you can’t pee while you poo; have you done some adjustments/improvements to the toilet since you built it?
I use a saparetor you can put over a bucket from the brand Separet. Easy to use.
I love watching you guys. You are awesome, thank you
Bye Felix! Wishing you a safe journey back to Germany :) We'll miss you
Love the fact that you went with Home Assistant in the end. :D
I’m impressed with the english language level of dutch people. And their knowledge of technology and natural resources. More dutch people and some generations later, Portugal could become a world power.
That would be weird, Portugal a world power because of the dutch people working there? 🤔
@@yogything I'm exaggerating.... But dutch people is very capable and their country is small but wealthy and well governed.
@@jadr3123 but Dutch people live in The Netherlands normally, so I’ld say The Netherlands becoming a world power would be more logical than Portugal right...?
@@yogything Portugal is two times larger than the Netherlands and richer in natural resources, like mining or agriculture. I say this because sometimes I wonder what could do the smart and worker people of small and wealthy european nations (dutch, danish or swiss people) if they run larger countries with more natural resources and land.
@@jadr3123 I understand you JA DR, Thanks for the compliment Jup I'm Dutch. Talking about worldpower do you know that the Netherlands have the only capacibillity to make the machines how make computerchips on a scale that the hole world needs. No machines from ASML means no high end chips and that the world come to a stand still. Interesting don't you think so? Check ASML out, very interesting.
Just wanted to say, I'm really enjoying the art direction with the videos. I wasn't the greatest fan of the change at the start of this season, but lately I feel like its improved massively.
So Felix if you're still doing the videos, great work mate.
*Ah just now got to the end and saw your message. Good luck in your future endeavors.
I'm really keen to see where all the Smart/Sensors go. Once you've got things working, some Project Kamp branded equipment could do really well for others trying to incorporate your lessons learnt without them having to reinvent the wheel, and it might be a new income source!
Really cool seeing the kamp growing on several levels
Felix you’ve done awesome. Thank you.
Thank you for your works Felix!
Since Oranges grow well I’d highly recommend starting some citrus fruit trees on the land as not only a great source of vitamins and replenishment in stupid hot tempratures but to also tinker with extracting Lemon and Orange oil which has an insane amount of uses from cleaning to bug repellent.
On my parents orchard we had a way to use a wide 5-7 cm stiff canvass strap to hang a bucket against our abdomen for picking cherries and apricots. A larger canvas bag had a similar strap for picking apples and pears. This might be a useful way for you to harvest oranges.
Awesome tech to track data, so interesting!
Use the mimosa for fuel in winter, mulch in summer. Thin the eucalyptus but use it to distill into organic essential oil for income. Use the pine for lumber, replant with fruit, nut and Cork trees
Hey guys! Will the data and data analysis results from all the parameters you are monitoring in the land be shared with us? It could be cool to show some of those numbers/plots in the website or research part. Saludos!
It's brilliant what you do!
Take care, Felix!
Thanks for the videos Felix, it was great, a little different but it grew on me
How long do you see Project Kamp lasting? is it a lifetime project for any of your members or is there an expiration date?
i think is like a kingdom that people while inherit hahaha, the land stays there but people rotate to give their work to the Kamp, but my guess is kinda long term, in the long run the land would need only periodic maintenance, or what ever investigations they make there, seems lika a lot of work
I never thought you guys would get into logging your land 😁
Thankyou, peace fellow babies.
Hello. Nice to see development on your base camp and the forest. Can help notice that you use gas bottle for the cooker. Since you are seeking for off grid and renewable energy´s , let me give an idea. Since you have lot of Mimosa trees and lot of wood ,why don´t you make or buy a Gasogene (gasifier) to produce woodgas? in the WW2 they used Gasogene on car´s to produce gas to drive then. Maybe you can use now whit improved methods . Is an idea to reuse wood and make your own gas. These days independence of gas and electricity is mandatory. See you next video
QA: Are you guys planning to plant fruit trees as well?
Big yes for Home Assistant! :) Just remember to do backups! You know those SD cards are a very obvious failure part.
The fruit that you try eat is Medronho, and tree is Medronheiro. Endemic from Portugal. You can eat they only when they are red and soft. We usual make a very strong drink called Aguardente de Medronho.
Peace brothers!
Love brothers!
Make love, Not War!
Cheers!
Thank you Felix!!!
hi all i enjoy all the projects as you seem very concerned with fire i would suggest buying a fire water pump you can buy x army a fire service a few lengths of fire hose having it installed at the the water lake where the good water supply is also on the buried pipe fit a fire hose hydrant its gravity fed but you can keep the building safe with it ,, the fire extinguishers you bought will only last a couple of minuets . Roy
You can "bottle" (as they say in the uk) or as Americans would call it "can" orange segments.... just need to peel off the pith. Water bath and SLOWLY cool the glass jars. Best book to have is the us fda canning guidance book. It seems to be the most comprehensive I have found. It has recipes in it as well. I would advise having a home biogas digester with stove, 2 huge stainless steel canning pots (one to cook bulk items in and one to water bath). One thing I would recommend .... either a walk in fridge or root cellar to store it in. I found that my jars lasted much longer if kept cool and didn't spoil as easily as if left at normal room temperature. Given how hot Portugal is this is something to consider
You can eat those.. we call them in the region, "morangos silvestres' (wild strawberries).. they are delicious when good to prune.. really red! 😃😃
In Spain we call strawberry trees "Madroño" and they are a symbol for the city of Madrid. Birds love them. You can eat the fruit when it turns completely red, but it's mostly used for making liquor and jam :)
Your videos were great, Felix! Wishing you the best in your new endeavors.
Really cool stuff all of it! Basically what I wanna do in life, code some cool sensors for trees and pick oranges.
Nooo Felix, it is so sad to see you go. Best of wishes on your future journeys!
Hi Guy's
On the topic of wind turbines. You might care to try / test a Spinning Granny Chimney Cowl. Back in the 1950's these cowls were used to break up and distribute smoke in large industrial towns and cities. No matter which direction the wind blows the the cowl will rotate. It shouldn't be too difficult to connect one of these to a car or truck alternator to produce power.
These cowls are sold on Amazon made of galvanised steel but I think it should be possible to copy the design and make some out of recycled plastic. They may not produce as much electricity at the large bladed turbines. But I think they would be more robust in high winds which likely cause damage in the bladed style. Also less intrusive in the landscape.
It is really nice to see you Felix!
Late to the party, but I thought Felix did a good job and I'm glad he was able to be here to help the Project along.
Q&A: If I remember well, you planted/sowed trees last season, in the same update where you visited friends who had restored their land by planting indigenous trees. How is it going ? Did the trees grow ?
its realy Impressiv How Many People From So Many Diffrent Countrys and professions Take Part in Projekt Kamp
I love what are doing to the land.. I own land in America and I will like to do the same thing you are doing.. I will definitely keep stealing some of your ideas.. I’ll love to visit your kamp one day..
Now, a little question: how are you thinking about dealing with the "mimosas" and the "eucaliptos"? I've got some real-estate nearby Coimbra, and at this point, I still don't have a clue to "what am I going to do with those"!! Cheers everyone!! Love your show!! Keep up the good work!!!
I would cut them down in a few areas and experiment with different approaches.
1. One area to leave to nature, see what comes up or if only mimosas return. If so, cut them down and see if domestic trees return and help them.
2. One area to actively plant native trees.
3. One area closer to Basecamp to use for other things. Either expanding the camp or using it to grow fruit trees.
Use the wood from the mimosas for firewood or shred them to use as biomass/mulch.
Or check in the forest science what is recommended.
These are only my simple naive thoughts tho, I'm no specialist in this field.
Please do not cut the mimosas. Read artur Duarte comment.