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Are you going to do a video on how Sicilians celebrate Christmas? What are the traditional dishes and traditions?

The gardens are looking fantastic 👍 Merry Christmas to you both 🎄

In summer like Africa and now everything is so beautifully green like a hobbit garden in a fantasy film. Greetings from the Alps, Merry Christmas and see you in the next video

Buon Natale a tutti voi! ❤️🎄❤️

I look forward to your videos ….. you are a pleasure to watch …. Buon Natale

Incredible garden😍

Nothing nice about these properties, yuck.

Buon Natale!

❤ love it

I enjoy your videos so very much!!! I love Sicily and to watch your content satisfy the longing a little 🫶🏽🇮🇲🫶🏽

People once left places like Sicily for a reason. The Italians that have been leaving it in bulk for the US for decades, if not centuries now, could have told you - you could have asked them. Places like that have always suffered from draughts, and when that has happened people have starved and migrated. They would have told you! All these people now thinking that they have invented the wheel, rediscovering all these lost “paradises” in the middle of no where, my guys people have been leaving for a reason. It’s like all these foreigners being so obsessed with Portugal in the last couple of decades thinking that they discovered something lol Now a few of them are also starting to see why the Portuguese leave in bulk. Dude, we could have told you! Lol But you didn’t ask did you? You thought that you were Christopher Columbus all over again! We were all either stupid or blind, you coming from the outside knew better lol 🤷🏽‍♀️ Anyway, I don’t wish to sound mean but these are the hard facts. Good luck finding solutions, and indeed whatever you do don’t get into debt for this, this is not the right economy. Sometimes it’s best to end it and go back to the drawing board. And going back to the drawing board is not giving up on your dream, it’s simply a strategic retreat to rethink it. We have all had to do it at some point.

Very courageous what you're doing. One thing I didn't catch: how do your farming neighbors do cope with the heat? and, there's no well on the property?? My prayers are with you for the winter, and the next season!

Take in guests and explore the tourist trade

Without a water source on my property, I would never consider farming. Use all your savings - and borrow some more if you can, to dig a water well, it is a good investment that will double the value of your property and obviously improve your farm output.

Hi guys, I just found your channel and this is the first video I watch. Unfortunately I don't have any raccomandations to give you, but as a Sardinian I understand the struggles you are going through, about the jobs, about the fact that there is not much sense of community especially if you come from the 'outside' ( I say this because my husband is Australian and I noticed the difference of treatment of people) the mentality in many parts of the south especially in the countryside is very backward, people tend to be jealous of your projects, ideas and they prefer not supporting it. I don't want to generalize but the mindset over there seems very similar to here. I have to say that many people abroad romanticize Italy in a way that I don't even know, because form the outside is portrayed as this beautiful paradise with amazing food and culture, which is true but there is a lot more to the story and you only find out if you move here and start to see the layers of society and bureaucracy that stops you to do many things. There is a reason why many people from the south leave , if you don't have much money a good family or community support can be very tough. All the best!!!

global warming is a fact and it will be increasingly difficult to live in these kind of places.

From my experience. 1. Never "try" to do something. Do it . Keep going. It will be terrible at first , no matter what you choose to do. You will succeed if you continue until you succeed. If you give up before you succeed, you will start a new project and arrive at the same conclusion that you must keep going until you succeed. 2. You are successful right now. You just don't see it. 3. You only learn through hard times. It doesn't matter what you do, you will have have times to learn from 4. Turn to God. You will not only be " successful" , you will live in paradise.

Wow hard working people respect to you both Just a suggestion with trees in Australia some places use a length of agricultural drain say 80 mm diameter that is buried and spirals around the root ball to the base with a short section protrudes at the top near the trunk where you directly water and water goes down the perforated agi pipe to the base and sides of rootball you don't rely on water perculating down through the soil only And shade cloth was a good suggestion by another Aussie

Merry Christmas from Maryland! While you were making hot chocolate, we were making fresh mango hot sauce with fermented hot peppers from our tiny garden! Have a wonderful holiday - I can see you both will!

Hi from Pennsylvania USA, definitely take a break if you can afford it. However this sounds like we might have food shortage in near future

Guys, Climate is in a cooling phase not warming. Don't let the lie of glo warming influence you. Weather modification is old news, they can create floods , fires (DEW) seems coastal land is highly desireable. be informed !!! best wishes !!

Starting a farming business without first make a WELL, its just pure stupidity

The earth has been pushed to the limit. Islands are especially vulnerable to pollution and climate changes. Imagine losing such a beautiful place where you can't grow food.

Come to russia . plenty of cheap land for farming. Best of luck no matter where you end up

Keep up with a positive outlook! My son's a farmer in Australia - some seasons are good - but he has to be aware of floods, drought, and bush fires. He mostly keeps his head 'above water' financially by putting money aside during the good times. Last year and the year before... he didn't/couldn't get an income from the farm due to floods which caused massive erosion, and bush fires the year before... that damaged lots of fencing and burnt the soil. Those two years were spent on remediation of his land. This year he has managed to get a decent income. So it's all swings and roundabouts in farming. My son says he can't imagine any other way of life - he loves the land and the lifestyle. Sending you positive thoughts and wishes.

I would look into how they get water in the desert. I know there's a way to pull water from the air sounds crazy but it can be done. I know there are parts of Africa that use that technique. There are also shallow Wells you can dig.

19:15 you guys are so lovely 🥰

19:28 don’t lose hope!!! ❤

In case I missed it - sorry. But do you also ship the olive oil?

Drought is part of life in these latitudes. Do as nature does, depopulate the land. ❗ Don't add more people to use resources. We have no 'right' to perfect weather And be aware that this is not the first, not the worst and certainly not the last drought.

Are you not perhaps growing the wrong crops? Maybe you need to diversify. (just saying)

pity, all that amazing work, fantastic produce, I think you need to be near a main fresh water tributary fora reliable source, or river. but its not only Sicily, here in Australia no-one can predict a hot dry summer, and if there is not enough sufficient water in the dams they place everyone on water restrictions, and farmers will experience what you are, and many will have dried out crops or there is a halt on growth due to insufficient water arability

You should try to find water in your land. I am sure that you will have water there.

I LOVE SICILIA ❤️ I have to check out all your Videos!

Can we buy your oil somewhere? Or will you ship it?

Respect guys but, probably, you should considered digging underground well.

It's tough in cities too. I'd stay where you are.

Tough it out. Droughts are sad, but your lake will refill, and, you'll have water again.

The food and hot chocolate looked amazing. We also like a little spice to our Hot Chocolate (Southwest Style). Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your entire family from Arizona.

As an Australian farmer, drought and flood are simply a part of life on the land. Over time we can learn to reduce the impacts of both. You have each other and your health, thats most important. :)

Never ever give up. Good times will come again!

This man is Italian

Have you ever thought about agroforestry - sistema agroforestali?

Love your decorations. You have made your home so cozy! Buon Natale! linksmų Kalėdų! ♥🎄👼

Have you tried physical therapy… it worked for me… I had pain in my lower leg… I waited 4 months for it to improve. It Didn’t then I started going to physical therapy twice a week. It was amazing .. it took a few months of me doing the daily exercises to get 100% recovery. A year later… I have no daily pain… and I still do my exercises daily. You might want to check this out physical therapy if you haven’t yet. I hope you feel better soon. Take care katie

It pays to travel in Europe when you are younger. It pays off in dividends

You guys look like Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus! Thank you for sharing your good times with us - pajama day, decorations, making hot chocolate ... I feel like I was the third person on your sofa! Brigita's comment that "our pandoro is just like our last year" made me laugh so hard 🙂 BTW I already ate my panettone too! Happy Holidays Friends!

You guys are fun, love your videos…Buon Natale

Merry Christmas here from Denmark. Valentina and Niels