230: Lessons from Ballymaloe Cookery

Wise Traditions

Weston A. Price Foundation

Wellness, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Nutrition, Diet, Health

4.7 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2020

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Ballymaloe Cookery School is the world-renown, multi-award-winning cooking school situated in lovely East Cork, Ireland. It is known for its unique approach, helping students reconnect with their food from start to finish--from planting seeds to cooking in the kitchen. Ballymaloe's guiding principles include sustainability, and using locally-sourced and high-quality ingredients--many of which are grown and harvested directly from the 100-acre organic farm on which the school is situated.

Darina Allen established the Ballymaloe Cookery School in 1983 with her brother. An author of over 10 books, Darina shares her passion for cooking on today's episode. She discusses how Ballymaloe came to be, why she persisted when many insisted she choose a different line of work, and why she believes cooking is so often looked down upon. She also shares secrets she has learned over the years about the importance of preparing nourishing meals and how to rediscover the lost art of cooking.

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0:00.0	This is just the way we always were and always lived and always farmed and I feel very fortunate.
0:07.0	Oh my goodness I feel fortunate to live in the middle of a farm and to be able to share these skills with other people because you know the joy
0:16.3	the look of excitement on a student's face when they make their first loaf of bread or you show them how to fill it a fish or any of the
0:26.5	the sort of skills and I often think I could be teaching you know science or
0:31.6	geometry or something and of course it's really important but when you
0:35.0	teach somebody how to cook something you give them it's almost like giving them a gift for life.
0:39.8	You can change their life and and then they will be able to spread joy in their own family among their own friends,
0:46.0	sit down around the table and share a spontaneous meal.
0:49.0	It's really makes such a difference to people's lives. From the Weston A Price Foundation,
1:00.3	welcome to the Wise Traditions Podcast for Wise Traditions in Food, Farming, and The Healing Arts.
1:06.0	We are your source for scientific knowledge and traditional wisdom to help you achieve optimal health. Hey, Hilda here. This is episode 230 and our guest is Dorena Allen.
1:24.0	Dorena is a well-known chef and author and the co-founder of the famous Bally-Malo
1:29.0	Cucery School in Ireland.
1:31.0	Bally-Malo is located in the midst of a hundred acre organic farm in East Cork, Ireland.
1:37.0	Students come from all over the world to hone their culinary skills at the sustainable Farm-to-table project established in 1983.
1:46.3	If it sounds magical to you, just wait.
1:49.6	Derena paints a charming portrait of life there in today's conversation. She talks about the origin of
1:55.4	her passion for organic farming, how the school was born out of desperate times, and how failures
2:01.2	on the farm have turned into teachable moments.
2:03.7	She also shares the most important lesson they teach at Bally Malone.
2:08.0	Before we dive in, we want to invite you to become members of the Westin A Price Foundation.
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