Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Meal Tracking Programs

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

On Apr 2, 2014, at 5:47 PM, Diana Carroll <dianaecarroll [at] gmail.com> wrote:

> Your system only works for people who can make all or at least most Monday
> nights in a given rotation. Anyone else doesn't get to participate.

People sign up for each rotation. If they can't make many of the nights, they 
don't sign up for that rotation. A rotation lasts as long as the number of cook 
teams. Or they ask for late plates. Or sign up for those they can make and pay 
the $4.

> What about if someone is a picky eater, or has allergies, or for other reasons
> finds they simply can't eat what ends up getting served on a given night?
> Or whose schedules vary a lot and don't have them home the same night
> every week?
 
In this case they make a note when they sign up or bring their own meal or 
don't eat in the CH.

We have both vegans and vegetarians. Since almost all meals are vegetarian that 
isn't a problem. Vegan's are harder to plan for but people do it. And some 
meals are vegan -- rice, soup, salad is common for Monday nights. One person 
makes tacos, a big night, and those can be vegan, vegetarian, or meat.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines, Washington DC
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