RAISING 5 KIDS FAR FROM CIVILIZATION | Family Life Documentary

Deep in the Carpathian Mountains of Ukraine, Svitlana and Dmytro are raising five children in a village with no paved roads, almost no electricity, and no internet. The village of Samakova was founded in 1580 by people escaping oppression — and for 200 years, no government even knew it existed. In this video, Svitlana prepares a massive family dinner — roasted pork with herbs, clay-pot potatoes, beets, and handmade potato patties fried over an open fire. All cooked on a wood-burning stove in a separate kitchen building, a centuries-old Carpathian tradition. Their children — Khrystyna, Zhenya, Ivan, Oleksiy, and Matviy — walk up to 7 km to school through snow and mud. There is almost no cell signal on the mountain. Last year, thanks to this channel, running water was installed in their home for the first time. Before that, the family carried water by hand from a mountain spring every single day. 🔔 Subscribe and hit the bell — we're telling the untold stories of Carpathian mountain families for the first time. 💬 Drop a comment: What do you want to know about this family? We read every comment and answer your questions in future videos. Chapters: 0:00 — Snowy Carpathian mountains far from civilization 0:30 — Family arrives at the off-grid mountain cabin 1:20 — Children playing inside the cozy wooden house 2:10 — Seasoning the pork roast with garlic and rosemary 4:25 — Lighting the traditional wood stove for cooking 5:25 — Kids fetch potatoes and beets from the root cellar 6:55 — Washing fresh vegetables from the mountain garden 8:30 — Peeling and cutting potatoes for the clay pot 11:30 — Seasoning potatoes with paprika and pressed garlic 14:47 — Peeling and preparing fresh beetroot by hand 16:15 — Misty Carpathian mountain valley panoramic view 16:56 — Splitting kindling and starting fire in the oven 19:10 — Sealing dishes with foil before slow baking 19:55 — Final prep of herb-crusted meat for the oven 21:45 — Mashing potatoes for handmade potato cakes 23:46 — Frying potato patties in a cast-iron skillet 27:46 — Father joins family for wood stove cooked dinner 28:16 — Full mountain village feast on the dinner table 30:00 — Warm cabin glow in the Carpathian night #offgridfamily #farfromcivilization #mountainlife #familydinner #woodstovecooking #traditionalcooking #isolatedvillage #familyof7