Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Cohousing-L Digest, Vol 230, Issue 26

[Sandy Thomson (sandykthomson]

Hi Zev,
Here at Heartwood we have had the same problem.  For 20 years we were able to 
have enough participation to have two common meal and a potluck a week.  Now we 
are down to one common meal and a potluck ( which is often poorly attended 
compared to pre-Covid) I am baffled as to why.  The only thing I can come up 
with is 
1.  People are older now and Covid took a lot out of them.  People are tired. 
And because we have more older members they are more concerned about getting 
Covid, still. 
2. A couple households moved in during Covid and never participated in the 
meals even after Covid was “over”. 
Those are the only things I could come up with.  I will be interested to hear 
if other communities are experiencing the same thing. We used to have 25-30 
people coming to meals now it’s more like 15-20.
Sandy


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> Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 23:33:01 +0000
> From: Zev Paiss <zevpaiss [at] gmail.com>
> To: "cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org" <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
> Subject: [C-L]_ Shared Meals
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> Hello Cohousers,
> 
> Here at Nomad Cohousing in Boulder, Colorado we have been able to offer 2 
> meals a week for almost our entire 25 years except for a year plus during 
> COVID when they were on hold.
> 
> Since the resumption of meals about a year ago we are seeing a constantly low 
> turnout and am wondering how other communities deal with flagging meal 
> participation?
> 
> Zev Paiss