Our HARDEST Build Yet: Restoring Abandoned Land to OFF-GRID Homestead

Our HARDEST Build Yet: Restoring Abandoned Land to OFF-GRID Homestead we're transforming 5 acres of abandoned land in italy into a completely off the grid homestead—powered by solar, pumping water from our well, with all homestead renovations built by hand. this week's build was BRUTAL. we're finishing building a massive terrace on a 50m hill with a 30° slope, hand-digging 18 square meters of land, installing our first french drain and battling strong winds to complete this off-grid homestead project, all in a bid to completely restore this 100-year old abandoned land into a thriving off-grid paradise. 🔨 in this episode: finishing building an 18m² terrace (the first terrace on our abandoned farm) digging a 6m trench by hand installing a french drain for the first time installing a 18m² greenhouse (battling brutal weather) digging the ground flat for soil regeneration this is raw, real homesteading—no machines, no shortcuts... just us two attempting to create a self-sufficient life in southern italy, learning as we go & embracing the highs and challenges of building a homestead and living off the grid. thanks for joining us, emily & robi x 🌱 subscribe for weekly off-grid builds, permaculture projects and land transformation content ➡️ support our homestead: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/anotherhomestead 👇 leave a comment: what was your fave part? do you have soil regeneration tips? 0:00 - our hardest off-grid build yet 0:47 - finishing the terrace 2:06 - flattening the land 4:44 - we realised we need a french drain! 5:18 - digging 6m trench 6:15 - french drain day 2 8:15 - project manager inspection! 8:45 - installing the french drain 11:52 - 18m² greenhouse frame goes up 14:40 - battling extreme winds 17:15 - digging the inside flat 19:45 - loosening the soil 20:56 - regenerating soil plans / outro 22:14 - finally it's complete 📍southern italy | 🏡off-grid living | ☀️100% solar powered #offgrid #offgridhomestead #homesteading #italy #permaculture #buildingahomestead #offgridliving #regenerativeliving