Marion “Nan” Bascom: Love & Wisdom Straight from My Grandmother

How do you make ends meet when you're as poor as church mice? Today, we have a very special show for you. When I first started this show about 10 years ago now, I bought a cheap video camera and I decided to go to my grandmother Nan's house and interview her… she's just about my favorite person in the universe. And as many of you know, Nan's wisdom runs throughout my work—this podcast, of course, my blog with all recipes that we have, and especially The Wild Diet—you'll find lots of Nan in The Wild Diet. But who is Nan, anyway? Well, Marion Bascom, affectionately known as Nan, was a nurse, a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, and a city girl who married my grandfather, Horace, a dairy farmer, and then took on the challenges of tending to an organic veggie garden, dairy farm and homestead while raising 7 children. After living for almost a century, Nan passed away this year at 97 years old. I'm very happy, though, to be able to share her wisdom with you here today, especially now. I didn't know exactly what I'd be doing with the interview with Nan all those years ago. She's technically going to be my first video interview on this show. It’s very cool, and I'm really happy to share it with you. We could all benefit from listening to some wisdom from a grandmother right now, don't you think? Get ready to smile, you're going to love this one. So in this conversation with my grandmother, Marion Bascom, we're chatting about: Incredible stories from raising 7 children on a farm with almost no money The low cost of food when you grow it yourself Family meals, gardening, canning and foraging for wild edibles behind the house What Nan did when she thought one of the kids was on drugs How to make homemade bread, ice cream, yogurt, jellies and pickles… she even made her own root beer Nan’s secret to a good long life And tons more… Read the show notes: https://fatburningman.com/marion-nan-bascom-love-wisdom-straight-from-my-grandmother/ Join The Wild Guild and get freebies on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/abeljames  Like the show on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/fatburningman  Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/fatburnman  Let's be friends on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fatburningman/ And click here for your free Fat-Burning Kit: http://fatburningman.com/bonus