Welcome back to the Dinner table friends! What a great week it was. And the conversations and the dinner table were very helpful too! Thanks to my longtime friend Tim Tate for joining us, Tim is a Licensed Professional Counselor and he gets us started with a Breathing Exercise! With all of the stories you all have heard me tell recently at the diner table it was great to have Tim join for a discussion on Post Traumatic Stress, being Highly Sensitive People and learning self care as protection fo...
May 22, 2023•48 min
Are you ready to surrender? This week is a pure moment of vulnerability at the dinner table. Aislynn tells her story along side this week's dinner table guest Brandi Kelley who goes into her personal recovery and at the end they remember it is all about the interconnectedness of it all. Aislynn continues her journey into reintroduction after over 90 days of the AutoImmune Protocol Elimination Diet. This week she talks about introducing green beans from her garden. Speaking of harvesting Aislynn'...
May 15, 2023•59 min
Wait who is arm wrestling who at the Dinner Table? Aislynn is back this week at the Dinner Table with private chef Kellie Hughes and Echo Canales. They indulge in a supremely good Autoimmune Protocol Diet Approved Strawberry Mousse Dessert this week at Dinner!? How did cooking with alligator and snake come up and why is Aislynn trying to play match maker? As usual It's an episode full of great Dinner Table Talks. This week's guests at the Dinner Table is a Private Chef for local hunting ranches ...
May 08, 2023•57 min
Well the sheep have left the farm, there's been plenty rain and Aislynn's first reintroduction is Curry? This week Aislynn welcomes The Unhinged Homesteader AKA Cassie Vanecek to discuss the bond between resilient women at the Dinner Table over Curry Beef Soup. You'll hear talk at the Dinner Table about ducks, freeze dryers, birth, epigenetics, food, floods and women who get what they want. Unanswered Questions : What ingredients are actually in traditional hash? And what is the correct pronunci...
May 01, 2023•51 min
Aislynn cuts Caishen's hair on a budget and discusses future plans with Sheep and Rabbits. This week she welcomes Dinner Table guests Kristin Knowlton and Sean Sutherland and can you believe it? Aislynn convinced Sean to cook them dinner. The conversation gets real about special diets, keeping it simple in the kitchen and even more conversation about DUCKS! Unanswered Question: Is there a tool to test Nutrient Density? Recipes: There are none! Lamb Hash and Vegetable Chicken Soup all ingredients...
Apr 24, 2023•51 min
Well this week is different! With only one host at the Dinner Table Aislynn brings on a a guest and discusses the future. She also takes a minute to tell us a story about a scorpion adventure and questions about how to know the nutrient density of foods. And some questions may never get answered at the Dinner Table. This Week's Recipes: AIP Approved Pork Stir Fry and Chicken Pasta Primavera Random Question of The Week: What's the most scared you've ever been.
Apr 17, 2023•27 min•Season 4Ep. 33
Between Aislynn's support group, Joe's inability to be introspective--at all...about anything--and an in-depth look at the money we spend on food, we get pretty deep this week. Aislynn's given up TV and drops a definition of 'addiction' that Joe gets on board with. He admits his lifetime of building a pain and introspection fortress but says he doesn't want to live that way. Ducks getting divorced, a qi gong breakthrough, the proper definition of an ice cream sundae...we talk about everything. A...
Apr 10, 2023•53 min
A cash flow issue at home and a social media interaction with a fool open up the fears and anxieties that often accompany money. Shirking 'the way everyone else does it' to do the work that one is meant to do is noble, but, for Aislynn, it comes with the questioning of one's value. We talk it all out with a dash of social media criticism. Joe delves into his adoption, how it may have shaped him, and his feelings on today's version of adoption and learning he has a half-brother. Two great AIP rec...
Apr 03, 2023•1 hr
'Climate change confusion' is the topic at this week's Dinner Table after giving the latest rush of new listeners a few behind-the-scenes Dinner Table Talks tips. Why is there a gong? Where did Random Question of the Week come from? Joe thought Aislynn's comment about 'climate confusion' last week was spot on so we go into a little detail about what we all meant. A sheep has a thorn in its hoof, the rabbits are getting randy, and we cook A LOT of great AIP-friendly food. Unanswered Questions: Wh...
Mar 27, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Aislynn digs into her 'a-ha moment' from last week (that regeneration of the earth AND the body is interconnected) and Joe has one (living a healthy life REQUIRES a connection to one's kitchen) in the middle of the show. Dueling 'a-ha moments' at The Dinner Table. Joe busts a rib, Aislynn loves soup (and dip), our AIP diet recipes of the week, and a deeper dive into glyphosate and regeneration. Random Question of the Week: Do you have a moral responsibility to control your temper? Recipes/Links:...
Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Aislynn had a revelation that squelched some doubts she was having about her value as a regenerative farmer. Regeneration. Bio-Diversity. Interconnectedness. We catch up on some deep thoughts like 'How does 'the way we do things' become the way we do it?' Also, Joe gets attacked by a chicken. Our stray Muscovy duck gets a partner, and we cook up plenty of (AIP friendly) amazing food: Coconut Milk Curry Soup, Turnip Greens and Pork, and Coconut Yogurt 'Cereal' Bowls. Unanswered Questions: What is...
Mar 13, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Guest Ladonna Rocha, Doctor of Naturopathy, diagnosed Aislynn with leaky gut and suggested the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) Diet about three months ago. We asked her to join us to help wrap up our 7-episode series about the AIP Diet. We tackle what naturopathy is and then dive deep into autoimmune disorders, what they are, what the diet 'does' and our opinions on how natural medicine and conventional medicine do (and should) work together. Unanswered Questions: How did the sardines taste? How were ...
Mar 06, 2023•1 hr 29 min
Joe gives his annual list of the top 5 films of the year just in time for The Oscars...and that's just the appetizer of a multi-course Dinner Table Talks. Aislynn has nutrient-dense foods on her mind which brings up a recent conversation about reading labels, MSG and a Joe's crunchy hippie thoughts on how the Earth is designed to give us everything we need to eat. Did you know that trees talk? Aislynn told a young man visiting the whole story at a recent Garden Healing Monday at Freedom Harvest ...
Feb 27, 2023•59 min
It's a 'food heavy episode' this week as we tackle a backlog of autoimmune protocol recipes, grocery essentials, new rabbits, snake attacks, and The Super Bowl. An AIP crawfish boil, AIP comfort foods, AIP hibachi, fried rice, and nori soup! And for dessert, a carob/berry smoothie. Unanswered Questions: Is salt an herb, a spice, or something else? Random Question of the Week: How do you make yourself feel better when you're sad?...
Feb 20, 2023•1 hr 5 min
We're back from our road trip to New Orleans! From Mardi Gras parades to visiting one of America's greatest food cities while on the autoimmune protocol diet, today's Dinner Table Talk is nonstop stories. Aislynn makes a handy dandy sheet of her diet requirements to pass along to chefs; coffee beans digested by animals; an amazing street art tour; crawfish the moment we enter Louisiana; dinner with our kids at Ronin; dinner at Cochon; jazz clubs, Mardi Gras parades, and oddity stores; Corpus Chr...
Feb 13, 2023•1 hr 8 min
We discuss The Last of Us, a new sci-fi zombie show featuring real-life fungi, and Joe's first go at skinning a pig ("how graphic should I get?") before launching into Part 3 of Aislynn's new autoimmune protocol diet. This week she talks about the 'whys' of it all. Random Question of the Week: Is Torture Ever Justified?
Feb 06, 2023•43 min
Our journey into the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) Diet continues as Aislynn lists the acceptable foods, from kangaroo to leafy greens, that you can enjoy. We talk sex (chicken sex, that is), name our new duck, talk the recent nationwide egg laying slowdown, Joe gets a flat tire and so much more. Pull up a chair! We have a lot to talk about. Unanswered Questions: How do chickens have sex? Do muscovy ducks migrate? Random Question of the Week: Did you ever cheat in school?
Jan 30, 2023•50 min
Leaky gut, autoimmune disorders, and the AIP (Autoimmune Protocol) Elimination Diet. Aislynn is determined to get to the bottom of it all and dives right in this week. Learn along with us as we move into a lot of personal unchartered territory. Joe goes to his first therapy appointment, joins Aislynn in her morning qi gong, has a very special meal prepared at our very favorite restaurant, and we have a new guest on the farm: a muscovy duck Unanswered Question and Random Question of the Week: Wha...
Jan 23, 2023•58 min
Aislynn creates a whole new garden and tells us how she does it. Then it's a first-time consult at the homeopathist and therapist, and Aislynn tells us all about it. How to plant potatoes, an introduction to qi gong, cooking dairy free and "what is a 'virtue?'" What a Dinner Table. Pull up a chair! Unanswered Questions: What's the difference between Tai Chi and Qi Gong? Did we fix last week's Roasted Green Tomato Salsa? How was last week's Dairy Free Broccoli Cheese Soup? Did Aislynn do a parasi...
Jan 16, 2023•33 min
We each set out to find a therapist this week and report both stories back to you. Joe has health insurance; Aislynn does not. How did it all play out? Find out this week along with a pledge to read more (and each of our current reading lists) while we're still cooking all the produce that came out of Aislynn's gardens prior to the recent freeze. Random Question of the Week: Would you rather be an American Idol Judge or a Supreme Court Justice? Recipes: Calabaza Con Pollo (Calabaza Squash and Ch...
Jan 09, 2023•45 min
The unexpected death of a close friend was the second blow after Joe's mom, and we spend a little time reflecting on one of the brightest stars we ever saw shine: Lisa Joy McDaniel. Post-freeze soups and garden analysis, our contributions to an amazing Christmas lunch, an update on our upcoming trip to New Orleans and a great Random Question: If you could move anywhere in America, where would you move? Links: --Consider donating to Lisa's daughters' GoFundMe campaign: https://www.gofundme.com/f/...
Jan 02, 2023•45 min
Recorded on Christmas Eve in the middle of a 'Land Cleaning Freeze' with two new sheep, 10 new chickens, family on the way...just the huge amount of distraction for Joe to keep his mind off things. Add the deep planning phase of an upcoming vacation and there's zero room to think or process funeral homes, cremation, family and the 'language of death.' Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from your friends at The Dinner Table!
Dec 26, 2022•46 min
Joe recounts our difficult past week with the passing of his mom. We catch up with Aislynn's hiking trip to Enchanted Rock from two weeks ago and our new sheep have arrived at the farm!
Dec 19, 2022•1 hr
In one of the biggest weeks of our lives, it's best to leave this week private....for now. In coming weeks we'll share it all with you, but first...we process it all. To repeat the last line of this week's show: We love and appreciate you and we'll see you next week. Thanks! Joe and Aislynn
Dec 12, 2022•4 min
Aislynn doesn't get a script this week and the conversation goes allllll over the place from news about getting sheep to excitement while we begin planning a road trip to N'awlins. Putting $100 on 44, hiking for Aislynn's birthday, Indian food, fajitas, shoeless house leadership, and pumpkins, pumpkins, pumpkins.
Dec 05, 2022•45 min
What's the go-to dish that you take to the Thanksgiving potluck? We talk about Thanksgiving lunch, a Friendsgiving event at the Farm, all the kids in town, World Cup soccer, catching more skunks, and Aislynn's recent reflection work. It's a huge Dinner Table so pull up a chair. We have a lot to talk about!
Nov 28, 2022•42 min
Adventures in skunk life continue on the farm when someone gets sprayed. Aislynn vends at a local Farmers' Market which gets her thinking about the state of Farmers' Markets in our area. Don't miss this view from the inside. Eating food off the floor, a week filled with soup, a power outage and a corrupted podcast file. It's a very busy Dinner Table!
Nov 21, 2022•41 min
Aislynn and Joe trapped a skunk which led to a much larger conversation about energy on the farm. Then their talk about the new show, Drink Masters, leads to a conversation about just about everything. Dinner Table Talks: where conversations about everything abound.
Nov 14, 2022•42 min
Aislynn's got a lot on her mind and it most of comes out during today's Dinner Table Talk. From a new show that she's enjoying to our recent Fall Farm Day event here on the farm, today's new episode is chock full of philosophy.
Nov 07, 2022•45 min•Season 4Ep. 10
We've had, as Joe puts it, some 'bad juju' in our chicken coop and run recently including four untimely deaths. Hear the whole story, from possums to raccoons, along with a love letter to gangsta rap, who we'd like to see live in concert, gluten-free chicken and dumplings, and our favorite forms of art. What a Dinner Table we've set for you this week! Unanswered Questions: Is it macaron or macaroon (or both)? What did Aislynn mean last week by 'public funding' in the world of farming advocacy? R...
Oct 31, 2022•43 min
