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Prepping for the ROOF, Moving PIGS, and hoping it doesn't RAIN ON US | Unscripted Vlog #9
Chris and Eli get ready to put up the first roof panel, Elizabeth extends the pig paddock for fresh greens, and we all eat good food.
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We are an American family living permanently in Ecuador, transforming a mostly-untouched 30 acres of jungle mountain into a working, self-sustainable, off-grid farm. There are a lot of trials, errors, successes, and lessons to be learned along the way. We hope to share it all with you, to tell our story, to inspire, and to hopefully help answer the questions you didn’t
know to ask.
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NIXTAMALIZING corn for our ANIMALS | Why this process is critical to making corn NUTRITIOUS
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In an effort to be frugal with animal feed while still ensuring they get the best possible diet, we have turned to the ancient method of nixtamalizing. This turns corn, which isn't terribly digestible, into a nutritional powerhouse. Proteins along with a whole host of nutrients and minerals like selenium, lysine, and iron, are all suddenly bioavailable. This easy process also reduces the nasty ...
Are FIREPROOF HOMES possible? Our favorite NATURAL building methods for building RESILIENT houses
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We have all watched the devastation of the fires in California, and it can happen in so many others places that building fireproof homes may become vital. While concrete houses will survive fires just fine, what about natural options? In this video we talk about wattle and daub, cob, strawbale, adobe, earthblock, and rammed earth - our opinions of their pros and cons for resistance to fire. We ...
The REAL costs of living in SOUTHERN ECUADOR | Rent, property, utilities, food, technology,
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So, what does it cost us to live here in Southern Ecuador? We'll break it down for you in the video. We made a list of all the costs we could think of and go through each of them with you: everything from buying property to taxes, healthcare, animal feed and vet costs, even toilet paper! Hopefully this video is informative and useful if you are planning on moving here! Support Us Here: ko-fi.co...
Did you know pigs NEST? Watch Mrs. Piggles prepare for BIRTH!
มุมมอง 21614 วันที่ผ่านมา
If you've never seen pigs in their natural environment, here's your chance! Mama pig, Mrs. Piggles, nests for her third litter of piglets and gives birth all on the timelapse! Enjoy! Support Us Here: ko-fi.com/tinyhandsbigdreams We are an American family living permanently in Ecuador, transforming a mostly-untouched 30 acres of jungle mountain into a working, self-sustainable, off-grid farm. Th...
What can we ACCOMPLISH on the HOMESTEAD without ANY MONEY?
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We might have plans for farm upgrades, but what the heck are we planning on right now? Here's our list of totally free (except for hard labor) projects on the docket for the homestead. Support Us Here: ko-fi.com/tinyhandsbigdreams We are an American family living permanently in Ecuador, transforming a mostly-untouched 30 acres of jungle mountain into a working, self-sustainable, off-grid farm. ...
Tearing up the HOUSE SITE | replacing a POST
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Tearing up the HOUSE SITE | replacing a POST
We're GOIN' LIVE! And UNFILTERED!
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We're GOIN' LIVE! And UNFILTERED!
Totally bizarre and completely honest WISH LIST FOR 2025 | How we prioritize our HOMESTEAD PURCHASES
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Totally bizarre and completely honest WISH LIST FOR 2025 | How we prioritize our HOMESTEAD PURCHASES
Vampire BATS, a MAMA PIG, a bit of HOMESTEAD TECH, and making do with what we HAVE!
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Vampire BATS, a MAMA PIG, a bit of HOMESTEAD TECH, and making do with what we HAVE!
Are WOMEN better at animal HUSBANDRY than men? | Chewing the Cud Episode 5
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Are WOMEN better at animal HUSBANDRY than men? | Chewing the Cud Episode 5
Should we all DITCH our scented soaps? | Controversial Conversations | A Video Podcast
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Should we all DITCH our scented soaps? | Controversial Conversations | A Video Podcast
Prepping land, CLEANING, and making DELICIOUS food | Unscripted Vlog #8
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Prepping land, CLEANING, and making DELICIOUS food | Unscripted Vlog #8
Shou Sugi Ban with a twist | Beautiful, clean, non-toxic, durable WOOD FINISH
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Shou Sugi Ban with a twist | Beautiful, clean, non-toxic, durable WOOD FINISH
BACKUPS and redundancies in OFF-GRID living | power, water, food | Chewing the Cud Episode 4
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BACKUPS and redundancies in OFF-GRID living | power, water, food | Chewing the Cud Episode 4
New CONTENT! Affiliate links + informational bundles, FREE EXTRA videos and recipes + a NEWSLETTER
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New CONTENT! Affiliate links informational bundles, FREE EXTRA videos and recipes a NEWSLETTER
Going OFF-GRID? We have the LOWEST prices on VICTRON gear
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Going OFF-GRID? We have the LOWEST prices on VICTRON gear
23 things WE LEARNED on our EXPLORATORY trip to ECUADOR | Are you traveling to Ecuador? WATCH THIS!
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23 things WE LEARNED on our EXPLORATORY trip to ECUADOR | Are you traveling to Ecuador? WATCH THIS!
CHEAP DIY tent repair with PVC glue | Two years of off-grid use with our COLEMAN TENTS
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CHEAP DIY tent repair with PVC glue | Two years of off-grid use with our COLEMAN TENTS
We're going LIVE! (this Sunday)
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We're going LIVE! (this Sunday)
Is HONEY any better than CANE SUGAR? | Controversial Conversations | A Video Podcast
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Is HONEY any better than CANE SUGAR? | Controversial Conversations | A Video Podcast
FENCING, making HOUSE changes, and WATTLE PARTIES | Unscripted Vlog #7
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FENCING, making HOUSE changes, and WATTLE PARTIES | Unscripted Vlog #7
Come gather SAND at the river WITH US (plus tadpoles!) | Using NATURAL MATERIALS for our house
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Come gather SAND at the river WITH US (plus tadpoles!) | Using NATURAL MATERIALS for our house
Do you NEED a barn and a tractor to homestead? | Chewing the Cud Episode 3
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Do you NEED a barn and a tractor to homestead? | Chewing the Cud Episode 3
Something has GOT to change | Pastured pig PROBLEMS
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Something has GOT to change | Pastured pig PROBLEMS
Our TRUE feelings on MOVING TO ECUADOR | selling our house, shipping a container, one-way tickets
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Our TRUE feelings on MOVING TO ECUADOR | selling our house, shipping a container, one-way tickets
ONE MORE DAY of building our house + turning over THE GARDEN | Unscripted Vlog #6
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ONE MORE DAY of building our house turning over THE GARDEN | Unscripted Vlog #6
WHY Ecuador? | DENTAL care and tourism | It's CHEAP but is it GOOD? | our FIRST HAND experience
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WHY Ecuador? | DENTAL care and tourism | It's CHEAP but is it GOOD? | our FIRST HAND experience
It's been a couple MONTHS | Do we ACTUALLY use our REOLINK camera?
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It's been a couple MONTHS | Do we ACTUALLY use our REOLINK camera?
It is better to eat ANIMALS OR PLANTS? | Controversial Conversations | A Video Podcast
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It is better to eat ANIMALS OR PLANTS? | Controversial Conversations | A Video Podcast

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  • @leeennise.a3338
    @leeennise.a3338 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Definitely want to try this!

  • @eliinthewolverinestate6729
    @eliinthewolverinestate6729 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Commercial building with post and beam frames don't need fire suppression. Mortar turns to lava in 15 minutes at 1400*F. A steel beam collapses under its own weight in 15 minutes at 1400*F. A 10 inch round timber takes 3 hours at 1400*F to burn and collapses under its own weight. Glass starts to melt at 1400*F. A 100 yards from wildfire the air can be 1400*F. Droughts happen everywhere. 80 mph winds are no joke.

  • @patriciaflaherty
    @patriciaflaherty 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Wow! That's incredible!!

  • @Matthew-uv7bt
    @Matthew-uv7bt 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Gota get some of the Blue Java bananas to go with the Red bananas, from what I've heard they have a vanilla-like custard taste

  • @bobbyjett7047
    @bobbyjett7047 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I heard that it was mainly one family/gang doing the invasions and they were apprehended, and the crime has pretty much stopped. The locals are getting very fed up with the bad rap Vilca is getting

  • @NicoletteRoux
    @NicoletteRoux 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    the red bananas are YUMMY!

  • @tenbye466
    @tenbye466 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thanks!

  • @tenbye466
    @tenbye466 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I struggled with blight in a similar climate. Much research later the organism that causes it seems to live in the ground.. so when it rains and water bounces back up to the leaves is the primary way it spreads. I mulched with fresh straw that later got the soil on made it better. It was more successful than anything else. However, the copper is the best if you have no straw. Also incredibly good for tomatoes to stop blight

  • @tenbye466
    @tenbye466 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Have you eaten a sweet potato tops? I had never eaten them until I lived in Asia. They are so nutritious that they’re extremely highly recommended for pregnant women in rural areas. I really liked them.

    • @tenbye466
      @tenbye466 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Steamed, stir fried …..

  • @tenbye466
    @tenbye466 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    DO NOT TOUCH METAL ROOF IF THUNDER! I lost a good friend that way. Lightning will travel many miles for a metal roof.

  • @Lee-x1y7k
    @Lee-x1y7k 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    tipppppp go to the supermarkets and ask for the produce damage old bread and u can feed the animals with that...free and the will not have to put it in the landfill...the only thing is u need a way to transport the goodies...

  • @Lee-x1y7k
    @Lee-x1y7k 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    do you have a site to find rural farms? thanks Now i am debating if i move to Portugal as I planed or to Equator...seems both are cheap for broke senior that wants peace, fresh air and affordable living...

  • @Lee-x1y7k
    @Lee-x1y7k 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    so as expat can u take all your housewhole items and car to equator?

  • @Lee-x1y7k
    @Lee-x1y7k 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    now here u need a prescription from a vet for anything related to animals..except shampoo, or normal care...any medicine is high expensive and u must have the prescription from the vet...which u need to visit the vet and pay big time...

  • @Lee-x1y7k
    @Lee-x1y7k 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    very interesting information...thank you

  • @tenbye466
    @tenbye466 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    We called it making hominy on my mom’s Indian reservation. Take a large plastic garbage can or whiskey barrel and put a peacock on the bottom. Put 6 to 8 inches of dry straw in the bottom and then we used hardwood ash. Put lots of it in. Let it fill up with rainwater and let it sit. You end up with lye water. Yeah that to the water you boil your dried corn in. You could use that corn after it was rinsed right away and soups or stews or for storage we put it on wire racks and dried it in the sun. We didn’t use it for animal food for sure, but had never thought about doing that.

  • @Ifbrk44kdpfn22
    @Ifbrk44kdpfn22 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hey thats good info! What was the toothpaste you talked about a while ago, that builds up the teeth? Cant find it anymore :(

  • @AnneHeyns
    @AnneHeyns 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Interesting information, thank you for sharing it♥

  • @KenBalduff
    @KenBalduff 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I'm always thinking how to scale up. 55 gal drum, gravity feed into trough system, feeding multiple species, fowl and livestock?

    • @tinyhandsbigdreams
      @tinyhandsbigdreams 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It's possible, but the downside to the nixtamalization is that it does allow (at least in our climate) for fermentation once rinsed. So it doesn't keep as well as I had hoped, but also has to be rinsed well before feeding. I haven't figured out a larger scale, since we don't really need it at this point - but might have to one day!

    • @geterdone
      @geterdone 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Good video, we learned how to Nixtalize corn to make corn tortillas in Mexico and they’re better than anything I’ve ever had in the US. I never even liked corn tortillas before that. Video idea, maybe you could do the whole process and then make some corn tortillas and show how they puff up versus the non-nixtalized cornmeal that you get in the US.

  • @tenbye466
    @tenbye466 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hey ! I was watching a clay video and a guy that uses a lot of wild clay for his pottery. He also shows simple ways to fire in your front yard. I immediately thought of your son. th-cam.com/video/77zCU23pq3c/w-d-xo.htmlsi=NMEBbTDmZHryK87i

    • @tinyhandsbigdreams
      @tinyhandsbigdreams 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Awesome, we watch him, too! Lots of our knowledge about clay is from him, actually.

    • @tenbye466
      @tenbye466 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @ omg.. brother an sister from another mother? 🤣

    • @tenbye466
      @tenbye466 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@tinyhandsbigdreams well, here’s a kid I watch. I’m willing to bet money that your son would like to watch this. He makes it fun and he experiments and uses real copies of Alchemists clay recipes from 1000 years ago

  • @AnneHeyns
    @AnneHeyns 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The piglets are so cute♥

  • @Matthew-uv7bt
    @Matthew-uv7bt 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Happy Bacon, Happy life :D

  • @nickibbear2933
    @nickibbear2933 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hemp bricks.

  • @s9josh778
    @s9josh778 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Check out the rooftop sprinklers some people have.

  • @MrQuick999
    @MrQuick999 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Should have been building with Ultrasonic holography 3D printing instead of trying to use robot printers for homes. Could have got that done decades ago.. "Ultrasound can generate temperatures as hot as the surface of the sun and pressures as great as the bottom of the ocean" Illinois Edu.. Now add that to Warwick university plasma generated Ultrasound + Ultrasonic 3D printing which can be done through walls all public. Imagine a picture that is pressure you pour things into for the picture to form. Ultrasonic resonance to heat perfectly all the way through with perfect nano arrangement.. *Points at poisons you mentioned and points at the Chlorine DNA damage in the tap* Science system on DNA damage: "It does when swimming in it but its fine for you to drink." Schizophrenia..

  • @patriciaflaherty
    @patriciaflaherty 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    It's fine...they have a red flag on it. Completely acceptable. As for entering and exiting the vehicle, haven't you ever seen The Dukes of Hazard? 😁

  • @wiggy5927
    @wiggy5927 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thanks!

  • @junglecat7263
    @junglecat7263 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I've actually seen them full on drag the rebar on the ground if they are only going a short distance. The sound is deafening. But my favorite is still the Ecuadorians who I've seen manage to carry a washing machine on the back of a motorcycle

    • @tinyhandsbigdreams
      @tinyhandsbigdreams 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      That's not surprising...any of it. I remember the first time we saw a guy put a full propane tank on the back of his motorcycle.

  • @owenconnolly3041
    @owenconnolly3041 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Lovely video, Beautiful country !!

  • @manitoublack
    @manitoublack 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    great review

  • @AnneHeyns
    @AnneHeyns 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Dangerous if in an accident or car starts burning then the driver cant escape☺

    • @tinyhandsbigdreams
      @tinyhandsbigdreams 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      True. Luckily there aren't a ton of accidents here.

  • @2NewLives
    @2NewLives 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    get off the screen. get off your ex lives. get off your comparisons to it all. be where you are at

  • @owenconnolly3041
    @owenconnolly3041 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Beats playing on swings in the village green and these days with all this 'Supervised Play by Adults'. When he grows up he is going to have the best stories ever to tell his friends !! What a childhood and the experiences will stand him very well in life !!

    • @tinyhandsbigdreams
      @tinyhandsbigdreams 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thank you! There are certainly mixed opinions about his childhood (from other people, not him - he loves his life) but I think it's pretty dang good!

  • @geterdone
    @geterdone 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Good video, as far as windows go, even if your windows don’t crack, radiant heat can set room contents on fire in a room on the opposite side of a window. There are rules “based on fire testing” for window sprinklers that showed that if there is a small obstruction to the total wetting of the window glass “think suction cup decorations” that heat can still start a fire in the room. I vote hobbit houses.

    • @tinyhandsbigdreams
      @tinyhandsbigdreams 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yikes. We're going no-glass in our windows, so I guess even IF we had a fire it wouldn't be a problem!

  • @AnneHeyns
    @AnneHeyns 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Very interesting discussion you two♥

  • @KenBalduff
    @KenBalduff 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    More waddle, less wood!

    • @KenBalduff
      @KenBalduff 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Actually, clay brick and clay roof tiles.

    • @KenBalduff
      @KenBalduff 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Build a kiln and set up to make clay brick and roof tiles.

    • @tinyhandsbigdreams
      @tinyhandsbigdreams 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yup!

  • @JR-xw5dk
    @JR-xw5dk 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    youtube.com/@earthfriendlybuildingmater5518 ICF but recycled groundup styrofoam mixed with portland cement. This is what I would like to do. I am not sure about the roof. Maybe use a poured cement roof on a metal pan?

  • @kathycolunga75
    @kathycolunga75 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hello from Oregon! Regulations are through the roof in the US. The sad truth is that this bureaucracy doesn't allow an individual the right to build a natural, organic, cost-effective dwelling. The sad truth is our government will keep it's head firmly in the sand after the fires.

  • @dannyv6399
    @dannyv6399 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Do you have to watch out for venomous snakes and spiders?

  • @owenconnolly3041
    @owenconnolly3041 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Interesting and Informational live Feed ! Very Good !

  • @owenconnolly3041
    @owenconnolly3041 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great News !! Hoping you guys get out of the Tents and into a few Bedrooms soon Enough !! Good luck with the Build !

  • @KenBalduff
    @KenBalduff 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Sending my regards from Phoenix, AZ USA!

  • @geterdone
    @geterdone 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Saw an add in Cuenca on a billboard for a new ford ranger from a dealer starting at $29,995.

  • @geterdone
    @geterdone 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Whwn we were in Quito 2 weeks ago we got sore throats from the car exhaust at night. We were 4 blocks from the national palace and the hotel told us to be inside no later than 7pm / dark. I often work in Portland Oregon and it feels safer than Quito. I would not visit either by choice.

  • @nicoleknight6518
    @nicoleknight6518 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I keep missing these, sorry. 😢 Eugene, Oregon

  • @kathycolunga75
    @kathycolunga75 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I'm so late! Hello from Oregon. ❤️

  • @maureenscott2430
    @maureenscott2430 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Yay for the beginning of your roof!

  • @maureenscott2430
    @maureenscott2430 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hi! I'm very late! Just checking in from Bellingham ❤

  • @KeithSpilchen
    @KeithSpilchen 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hi, we emailed you when you have a second to look for it, thought I would message you here as well in case it went to your junk mail.

    • @tinyhandsbigdreams
      @tinyhandsbigdreams 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Hi! Just saw your email last night! We'll send out a reply tonight!

  • @jdsantibanez
    @jdsantibanez 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I wrote you an email some weeks ago. Greetings from Guayaquil.

    • @tinyhandsbigdreams
      @tinyhandsbigdreams 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      So sorry! It ended up in spam...replied a bit ago!