Raising a large family is the work of a lifetime and the more support you have, the more fulfilling and smooth it'll be. Listen into today's episode to hear Andrea share what she's learnt through growing up in a large family and now creating her own farm-centered family. We cover budget, space, land, support networks, kitchen organisation and much more.

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"There is no part of life that is disconnected from the table"

Here's what we cover:

0:00-24:00 - What we last ate; ancestral movement; making radical shifts; knives for butchering; using all of a pig.

"The voices that you allow into your life matter a lot"

24:00-33:00 - Andrea's large family and her role in it; the life-cycle learning that happens in large families; giving over tasks to children; Andrea's home-schooling experiences

"The more you can eliminate processed foods and do the processing yourself, the more money you'll save"

33:00 onwards - Andrea's rings of influence in a family: territory; voices; home; kitchen and heart

"You must be willing to train your children early. When a child asks to help, never say no! It's so hard to do..."Sure! Grab a chair! Come sprinkle flour all over the floor!"

Resources Mentioned:

The Ancestral Kitchen Challenge

Alison's Sowans course

Katie Bowman

Chewing The Fat by Karima Moyer-Nocchi

Meet Alison episode

KTC means Kitchen Table Chats; it's the regular, intimate podcast that is available to patrons of the podcast

Alison's Boza course

Andrea's Charlotte Mason Commonplace on Instagram

A Cabin Full of Food by Marie Beausoleil

Homesteading Family on You Tube