Peaceful Summer Days at the Homestead 🇵🇹 Satisfying Harvest & Garden Routine

Slow Living at the Homestead: Peaceful Summer Days in Portugal 🇵🇹 Summer in the Portuguese countryside has a way of slowing everything down. In today’s video, join me for a satisfying fig harvest as we move into the kitchen to start the canning process for the season. While we work, I wanted to take a moment to share the heart behind our journey—why we chose to leave our life in the Netherlands to embrace a slower pace of life here in Portugal. From the freedom of living debt-free and off-grid to the unexpected way this climate helped my mental health, this move was the hardest but best decision we ever made. Whether you’re here for the gardening routine, the satisfying harvest, or a bit of inspiration for your own slow living journey, I hope this video brings a moment of peace to your day. ⏱️ Video Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:28 Satisfying fig harvest 02:52 Waterbath canning & drying figs 05:26 Picking blackberries and sky 06:21 Summer garden routine 09:49 Picking flowers & sky 11:02 Garden trellis 12:44 Seedlings 16:49 Basil pesto 17:21 Outro Pesto recipe: https://homesteadandchill.com/besto-p... Don't see your language in the subtitles? Let me know, and I'll add it. 🔔 Don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE for more vlogs! #slowliving #simplelife #portugal #offgridlife #emigration