Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Voluntary vs mandatory cooking teams

[Diane Simpson (dqs]

I would have to know a little bit more about your background as a community
before making a decision on this Dana--when you first formed as a group did
you decide to have community meals several times a week? Or was that left
open for future members to decide? What other kinds of things do you do
together as a community? What's the process for revisiting decisions that
were made a long time ago? "The spirit of your 'free" community??" Where
did *that* one come from? I haven't heard a phrase like that since the
sixties!

--Diane:-\

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>What do you think about voluntary vs.  mandatory cooking teams? We're kind
>of divided in the issue: those for mandatory feel that the soul of the
>co-house will be at risk if people decide to opt out, turning the house
>into just another tenament bldg in the long term. Those for voluntary
>don't like coercion and feel it goes against the spirit of our "free"
>community.  Comments?
>
>Ours is a old convalescent home rebuilt into 32 apartments with kitchens.
>There are group areas in the basement as well as a common kitchen and mes
>hall.

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