Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: meat at every meal or not

[Robert Heinich (robert_heinich]

Sylvie,

We tend to be a laid-back group so the cooking team decides everything
... but there are guidelines:
   1) No peanuts ... ever ... One of the kids is deadly allergic to them 
      and still we have close calls.  (As I grew up on PB&J, the universe
shifted for
      me when I discover this allergy.)
   2) There are a # of other items that folks are allergic to, so listing
ingredients 
      is a must.
   3) There is always an vegetarian option.  How good this is depends on
the cooking 
      team.  Sometimes the meal is heavy on the meat side, sometimes it
is completely 
      vegetarian.
   4) Create a simple meal for the nonadventuresome kids.  (Oh boy,
mac&cheese!)

Perhaps the most important guideline is that while food matters, one
needs to remember why we are eating together in the first place.

Perhaps it is easier since we average fewer meals than your community
(1.25 meals a week; every Tuesday and after bimonthly Sunday meeting) but
it works for us.

I hope this helps but as you noted, you will need to find your own path.


-Robert Heinich
  Eno Commons Cohousing Neighborhood
  Durham, NC
  where the big question is how many will be eating at dinner


On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 14:03:22 -0700 "S. Kashdan" <skashdan [at] scn.org>
writes:
> 
> Robert,
> 
> Thanks. I have checked the archives, but much of the info is from 
> folks in,
> what was at the time of writing, relatively new communities. We are 
> hoping
> especially to get update reports from those who now have a lot more
> experience dealing with this issue. Is it an ongoing issue? or have 
> some
> communities found a way to come to some resolution that works in 
> some way
> for everyone in the community? Any tips on how this was accomplished 
> in your
> community?
> Do folks think it is a bigger issue in communities that have a lot 
> of common
> meals per week, like we do, than in communities that only have two 
> or three
> meals per week? Or is the number of common meals per week irrelevant 
> to this
> discussion?
> 
> I know that there are never any definitive answers for issues like 
> this,
> when all of us have different expectations and needs. But, we think 
> it would
> help us in our discussions among Jackson Place community members 
> here to
> know a little more about other folks' experiences with this issue. 
> So,
> anything current any cohousing folks can tell us will be greatly
> appreciated.
> 
> Cohousingly,
> 
> Sylvie Kashdan
> skashdan [at] scn.org
> Jackson Place Cohousing
> 800 Hiawatha Place South
> Seattle, WA 98144
> www.seattlecohousing.org
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Robert Heinich" <robert_heinich [at] juno.com>
> To: <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
> Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2003 9:20 AM
> Subject: Re: [C-L]_meat at every meal or not
> 
> 
> 
> Sylvie,
> 
> You might want to check the archives, 
> http://csf.colorado.edu/cohousing/
> as this has been a lively topic from time to time.
> 
> -Robert Heinich
>  Eno Commons Cohousing Neighborhood
>  Durham, NC
>  where the vegetarians are in the minorities but can still plan on 
> a
> meat-free meal
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