I'm from Croatia. Everything in this video looks exactly like where I grew up on the coast. The small structure that you showed could be a shepherd shelter. I used to see a lot of those built in the drywalls on the island where I grew up. Sometimes they were so small that you'd think only a child could barely fit in there. My mum told me they used to build these for shepherds to hide in from the storms because you'd spend the whole day with the sheep so if the weather got bad, you'd be far away from the village and this small shelters is where you'd seek refuge both from the rain storms and such but also from the heat. I remember one warm day when I was a kid, I found one on the island that was intact and I got in, it was significantly colder in there with a lot of humidity and condensation. So yeah it could be that!
Thanks! We have a sheperds shelter (the one at the entrance) so it doesn’t make sense to have a second one. also it doesn’t have a door. I guess it will stay a mistery…
I am enthralled by all the loose rock on your site. What a great resource. I wish for you some of our rain here in South Island NZ. In Australia in similar climate I built underground water storage 3mx4m and 2.8m deep with local rock walls. Then put tarps down flat on the ground (Big Ones) When the rains came for water in the first years and then used as a plunge pool and aquaculture system later on. Love what you are doing.
Very beautiful. Well done. I am in a mediterranean climate in Western Australia and have a food forest here at 2 years old. I understand the particular challenges in a dry climate. My first focus was water capture and covering the soil. Much blessings.
Could the small mystery structure have been a space where crops were dried, perhaps the almonds or carob pods you were talking about? That would not necessarily require a tall space. Perhaps check with the old neighbors, that's what I've usually done when I'm looking for answers to these kinds of questions.
It's in the middle of the forest! So not really accessible from the fields... Our neighbors have different theories. Depending on who we asked it's either a hiding place for rum, a fire pit, a cage for partridges or an old well. 😄
Hi Scarlet, I can see you are working hard and congrats on making so much progress on your beautiful land. I'm new to your channel (but not to other permaculture channels), AND I would like to see you succeed and grow your followers, so here's what I noticed: It is hard for the untrained eye to see (or understand) much difference between last year and this year (in this video), besides the new dirt road and less veg.. So, what might help the uninformed viewer be able to see and appreciate all of your hard work and understand the transformation that is underway? A better visual perspective is so helpful, because it's self-explanatory. Drone footage would increase interest by showing work from a new perspective, as well as in different areas & seasons, highlighting before, during and after -- Walking through vegetated land makes it harder to perceive differences at eye-level. Besides a drone, there are several editing options that could be helpful -- a split screen edit option with "before" on the lefthand side and "after" on the right of the screen makes it instantly obvious to the viewer, as does showing the video image with text overlaid on it to indicate changes (e.g., "the invasives we removed" or "the fruit trees we planted"), etc. Sending best wishes from USA and I look forward to your continued progress! Buena suerte :)
Hi Scarlet! Thanks for sharing these lovely stories, My wife and I are looking for doing same thing as you do in Mallorca, also we are looking for to buy a land in there too, which part of Mallorca is the best for buying a land, you recon? Thank you very much!
Hi there, I like the east coast because it is a bit cheaper than the rest, but still close to beautiful beaches. The more inland you go, the cheaper it gets. I wish you all the best with your search!
The little hut might have been a chicken coop, and the beam across it was where the birds roosted. (Or maybe it was a palace for Majorcan elves or fairies.)
It's a year gone and I don't see that you have covered much of the ground. It's very exposed to evaporation. It looks like a very hard project and I actually liked the photos of 2 years ago, there was more life in those photos. Perhaps clearing just a small section and focusing on that might be better. I see a very limited amount of production there that could be boosted by concentrated effort on improving soil in one spot. I've seen countless projects move too slow and the energy dies. Good luck and hope you can overcome the issues with the dry site.
I think it looks worse than it is. There are things growing which will be much bigger next year. Maybe they are in a hurry to get to productive food plants
Yes, good luck for a boost in growth although there are growth years where it all goes well interspersed with many years of unfavourable growth conditions If we are intervening in nature I like to do it by getting soil mass and getting perennial plants established to encourage mycelium. A fungal network is essential so I put lots of mulch to cover bare earth. If you have resources and don't need to eat from your garden then yes you can take your time, but i have many months where I'm not earning so I eat from what I can grow. Hence the urgency, They say the best time to plant something was...... as many years ago as possible. Irony of course, we can't turn back time. The drought years really take a heavy toll if you have exposed earth, maybe years to recover. Everything covered and ready for the blessed rain.@@knoll9812
I'm from Croatia. Everything in this video looks exactly like where I grew up on the coast. The small structure that you showed could be a shepherd shelter. I used to see a lot of those built in the drywalls on the island where I grew up. Sometimes they were so small that you'd think only a child could barely fit in there. My mum told me they used to build these for shepherds to hide in from the storms because you'd spend the whole day with the sheep so if the weather got bad, you'd be far away from the village and this small shelters is where you'd seek refuge both from the rain storms and such but also from the heat. I remember one warm day when I was a kid, I found one on the island that was intact and I got in, it was significantly colder in there with a lot of humidity and condensation. So yeah it could be that!
Thanks! We have a sheperds shelter (the one at the entrance) so it doesn’t make sense to have a second one. also it doesn’t have a door. I guess it will stay a mistery…
I am enthralled by all the loose rock on your site. What a great resource. I wish for you some of our rain here in South Island NZ. In Australia in similar climate I built underground water storage 3mx4m and 2.8m deep with local rock walls. Then put tarps down flat on the ground (Big Ones) When the rains came for water in the first years and then used as a plunge pool and aquaculture system later on. Love what you are doing.
Very beautiful. Well done. I am in a mediterranean climate in Western Australia and have a food forest here at 2 years old. I understand the particular challenges in a dry climate. My first focus was water capture and covering the soil. Much blessings.
Grandios, liebe Scarlet! Was für eine riesige und erfolgreiche Arbeit!
Ich freue mich auf jedes Video!
Ganz lieben Dank dir! 😘
It is amazing. I wish you had success!
meravigliosa 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼!!!
Could the small mystery structure have been a space where crops were dried, perhaps the almonds or carob pods you were talking about? That would not necessarily require a tall space. Perhaps check with the old neighbors, that's what I've usually done when I'm looking for answers to these kinds of questions.
It's in the middle of the forest! So not really accessible from the fields... Our neighbors have different theories. Depending on who we asked it's either a hiding place for rum, a fire pit, a cage for partridges or an old well. 😄
Great job! Looking forward to updates.
The small hut, perhaps toilette ?
Look forward to seeing your vetiver grow.
Hi Scarlet, I can see you are working hard and congrats on making so much progress on your beautiful land. I'm new to your channel (but not to other permaculture channels), AND I would like to see you succeed and grow your followers, so here's what I noticed: It is hard for the untrained eye to see (or understand) much difference between last year and this year (in this video), besides the new dirt road and less veg.. So, what might help the uninformed viewer be able to see and appreciate all of your hard work and understand the transformation that is underway? A better visual perspective is so helpful, because it's self-explanatory. Drone footage would increase interest by showing work from a new perspective, as well as in different areas & seasons, highlighting before, during and after -- Walking through vegetated land makes it harder to perceive differences at eye-level. Besides a drone, there are several editing options that could be helpful -- a split screen edit option with "before" on the lefthand side and "after" on the right of the screen makes it instantly obvious to the viewer, as does showing the video image with text overlaid on it to indicate changes (e.g., "the invasives we removed" or "the fruit trees we planted"), etc. Sending best wishes from USA and I look forward to your continued progress! Buena suerte :)
Thank you so much for your advice and for taking your time to help me get better. I‘m still learning and improving with every video I make. 😘
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Hi Scarlet! Thanks for sharing these lovely stories, My wife and I are looking for doing same thing as you do in Mallorca, also we are looking for to buy a land in there too, which part of Mallorca is the best for buying a land, you recon? Thank you very much!
Hi there, I like the east coast because it is a bit cheaper than the rest, but still close to beautiful beaches. The more inland you go, the cheaper it gets. I wish you all the best with your search!
@@sonselvapermaculture Thank you very much! Good luck with your project! Post often please! Love & Peace XXX
The little hut might have been a chicken coop, and the beam across it was where the birds roosted. (Or maybe it was a palace for Majorcan elves or fairies.)
I like the fary theory! 🧚🏼♀️ there us no entrance or hole big enough for chicken… but my neighbor said, it could have been a trap to catch partriges.
It's a year gone and I don't see that you have covered much of the ground. It's very exposed to evaporation. It looks like a very hard project and I actually liked the photos of 2 years ago, there was more life in those photos. Perhaps clearing just a small section and focusing on that might be better. I see a very limited amount of production there that could be boosted by concentrated effort on improving soil in one spot. I've seen countless projects move too slow and the energy dies. Good luck and hope you can overcome the issues with the dry site.
I think it looks worse than it is. There are things growing which will be much bigger next year.
Maybe they are in a hurry to get to productive food plants
Yes, good luck for a boost in growth although there are growth years where it all goes well interspersed with many years of unfavourable growth conditions
If we are intervening in nature I like to do it by getting soil mass and getting perennial plants established to encourage mycelium. A fungal network is essential so I put lots of mulch to cover bare earth.
If you have resources and don't need to eat from your garden then yes you can take your time, but i have many months where I'm not earning so I eat from what I can grow. Hence the urgency, They say the best time to plant something was...... as many years ago as possible. Irony of course, we can't turn back time.
The drought years really take a heavy toll if you have exposed earth, maybe years to recover. Everything covered and ready for the blessed rain.@@knoll9812
Have you tried to look for water via satelite? For borehole? Perhaps you already have, miss drilling cost a lot- money wasted
unfortunately there’s nothing on our property. :(