Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Meal Preparation

[Lynn Nadeau / Maraiah (welcome]

Someone just asked for insights about "splitting off" aspects of the  
meal system from the whole community operation. We do that with the  
accounting part: Separate books, and separate bank accounts, are kept  
for the weekly cooked meals. The account holds both the kitty for  
pantry supplies and the escrow money people have pre-paid for future  
meals. Dinner fees are paid into it; cooks are reimbursed from it;  
checks are written from it for pantry supplies.

Ways it's not split: Our Common House Operations team supervises the  
systems for meals, does most of the pantry shopping, and maintains the  
accounting. Also, community annual assessments have included a couple  
of vegetable-garden "shares" so that any Monday-night cook can use our  
garden produce.

Maraiah Lynn Nadeau, RoseWind Cohousing, Port Townsend WA
www.rosewind.org