#40 - 26,000 Nutrient-Dense Meals with Lunch Leader Hilary Boynton

"Last year we served 26,000 meals to kids and that's not including snacks...next year 44,000 meals." Today we talk with an amazing woman . Hilary Boynton is not only a mother feeding 6 kids, she's not only the author of the GAPS cookbook Heal Your Gut, but as you just heard she's a powerhouse who went into her kid's school and when offered the keys to the kitchen, said yes and transformed the menu serving them nutrient dense foods like organ meats, raw butter and kefir, bone broth and beet kvass. Listen in to hear: How, as a mum, she took over her children's school food, transforming what was served into real, nutrient dense food. The differences she's witnessed to the children, the parents and the school community. How she's taken what she's learnt and is teaching others to be lunch leaders globally. How she's stayed sane through all of this; mothering 6 children whilst also working from 5am to feed a school. Hilary has vision, enthusiasm and such a go-do-it attitude yet she's also incredibly practical, forgiving and loving. You won't fail to be inspired. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Get more news from Alison & Andrea by signing up to their newsletter at the top of the page here. For more tips, inspiration and recipes plus a free 30-page guide to Baking with Ancient Grains sign up for Alison's newsletter here! Get our two podcast cookbooks: Meals at the Ancestral Hearth Spelt Sourdough Every Day Alison's course, Rye Sourdough Bread: Mastering The Basics Alison's Sowans oat fermentation course Get 10% off US/Canada Bokashi supplies: click here and use code AKP . Get 10% off UK Bokashi supplies. Visit our (non-Amazon!) bookshop for a vast selection of ancestral cookbooks: US link here and UK link here . * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Our podcast is supported by a community of ancestral cooks around the world! Come join our community! You can choose to simply sponsor the podcast, or select from a variety of levels with benefits including monthly live Zoom calls, a private podcast feed stuffed with bonus content from Alison and Andrea, and a Discord discussion group. To read more about becoming a supporter and explore the various levels, click here! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Run Down: "If you start them early and they eat this way through 12th grade there is no way you're not changing the trajectory of their health" 0:00 How Hilary regularly does breakfast 9:00 Feeding her own children 14:20 How Hilary got involved with food at her children's school and how she transformed it "I reached out to everyone who could help me" 22:40 The differences Hilary has seen 28:30 How Hilary's sharing this by training lunch leaders "It's not just a cooking class, it's a life changer!" 32:00 Hilary's move to Austin, Texas 35:20 Community-building "80-90% of our food costs go back into our local food system" 40:30 Hilary's dream 45:50 Top-down/bottom-up system change 51:00 How do we want to live? 1:03:30 How Hilary looks after herself personally * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 5* reviews on Apple Podcasts, mean the world to us! Here's how you can leave one: Open the Apple Podcast app Find Ancestral Kitchen Podcast in your library Scroll down to 'ratings and reviews' Click on 'write a review', give us 5*s and then tell us why you love listening in the box below * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Resources : Hilary has gifted us two recipes from her book The Heal Your Gut cookbook to share with our patrons! Patrons can log on to our Treasure Trove to download the recipes. If you'd like to become a patron, get extra goodies and support the podcast, click here . "I've been through 0-18 and every stage is different" Wise Traditions Podcast Hilary's book: The Heal Your Gut Cookbook in our store in a wonderful US online bookshop Hilary's book: The Heal Your Gut Cookbook in our store in a wonderful UK online bookstore School of Lunch Training Academy Hilary on Instagram Aran Goldstein "There is no more precious resource than our children!" Do you have memories, documents, recipes or stories of those who cooked ancestrally? If so, we would love to hear from you! Visit our website here for how to share. Thank you for listening - we'd love to connect more: The podcast has a website here! Alison is taking a break from Instagram. You can stay in touch with her via her newsletter at Ancestral Kitchen The podcast is on Instagram at Ancestral Kitchen Podcast The podcast is mixed and the music is written and recorded by Alison's husband, Rob. Find him here: Robert Michael Kay