While we wait for the demolition and rebuild of the upper floor and roof of the house, we're keeping busy on the land, working on the main features of our natural farming project: a shaded relaxation area for volunteers, fencing, gates, and... a greenhouse. The greenhouse we wanted was over €2,500... ouch! So we decided to build one ourselves. Matthias got some help from our new handy neighbor, Michel, and look at that! We're curious to see how strong it will be once it's fin

Harvesting food from our garden and the immense joy that comes with it is one of my most cherished happy moments. Every time I discover a special treasure among the plants — potatoes hidden in the soil, berries tucked away beneath the leaves, or a cucumber we never planted but that grew from seeds left behind from last year — I feel like a child in an exquisite paradise. What a privilege it is to be in nature and to be able to eat its fruits. The taste of sun, rain, earth and

A thick layer of straw can make a big difference during the hot summer months. In this video, we mulch all of our newly planted fruit trees to help keep the soil moist after irrigation. By reducing evaporation, we can use as little water as possible while giving the trees the best chance to grow in a natural and healthy way. #naturalfarming #fukuoka #inlinewithnature #mulch #fruittrees #mulching

This summer, our biggest challenge is helping our newly planted fruit trees survive the long, hot, and dry season. Without some extra water, they simply won't make it. We considered letting nature take its course, but after losing more than 40 newly planted trees last year—even with a 60 cm (elbow-high) layer of mulch around each one—we decided to take a different approach. Natural Farming constantly invites us to ask the question: Should we intervene, or should we do nothing

While we wait for more paperwork for the house, we've been putting our energy into next year's vegetable garden. 🌱 After laying out the first beds, we chatted with our friend Tayfun, a permaculture specialist in the Netherlands. He suggested aligning the beds with the contour lines so they can naturally capture and retain more of the rainwater flowing down the terraces. It meant redoing our work—but it will be worth it in the long run. It's amazing how quickly the landscape

Raaaaaiiiiin! 🌧️ Perfect time to sow green manure seeds on the 4.5-hectare plot of land! Well… or so we thought. We have oats, maize, wheat, peas, yeros (a Spanish lentil vetch), mustard (which we received as a gift), and barley. Seeding rate: 20 kg of seeds per 1,000 square meters. 10 kg per 1,000 square meters now, and the rest in autumn. We decided to keep it cost-effective: 400 kg of seeds for 300 euros. We know many people practicing natural farming are worried about hi

We finally managed to finish last summer’s update video! It was a season full of harvesting and processing fresh food straight from the garden — drying fruits and veggies, making juices to enjoy all year round, cooking up lots of marmalades, and even trying a little fermentation experiment. All that while selling our house, moving into a temporary place, and preparing for the renovation of the new house on the new land! #freehive #inlinewithnature #naturalfarming #harvest #se

“You’re far too late,” they said. “Nothing will grow,” they said. “A waste of money,” they said. And still, in May, we felt the urge to...

The first seeds are going in the soil! This week we sowed our first tomatoes and peppers in compost from our worm farm! It feels great to...

When we landed here, we dreamed of a green piece of land. Oh, when we started there was everything but a lush green area. Dry, compacted...

We are late because we have been super busy, but finally we are putting all the fruit tree seeds from ‘real trees’ we received from...

A few days ago there was a sudden thunderstorm with a heavy rain shower, so we wanted to sow some green manure right away. Something we...

This morning we were harvesting potatoes in the blackberry garden. A few hours later they were on our plates. When we grow our own...

There is something about Spanish people and tomatoes. In our area, there are several local varieties. Red, pink, green, yellow and black....

Although we just started up the new garden, it is producing very well. We harvested tomatoes, zucchinis, eggplants, potatoes, onions,...

Being able to harvest your food out of your garden. Knowing it has been cultivated with love, from natural seeds, without any chemicals...

So here we are, after months of work and with the protection for the hailstorms and irrigation system still to be finished, we see a...

Just a moment with the camera in the garden while planting. Nothing we record is rehearsed or repeated. It is just natural in the moment....

It is the first time we are planting and sowing in this garden, and although we put down a layer of manure, opened up the soil and...

Last winter, we covered up a lot of natural fruit trees seeds we received as a gift from Natural Farm Shizen in Italy in a bucket with...