Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Common Meals

[Laura Fitch, A.I.A. (lfitch]

Becky Schaller wrote:

> I have a couple questions about common meals.  It seems to vary considerably
> as to how long cooking and cleaning up takes in our community.  I'm
> wondering about other communities. We are presently averaging about 25
> diners with 2 cooks and 3 cleaners.
>
> 1.  On average,how many people come to a common meal in your community?
56.  Pioneer Valley has 32 households and 5 rental units.

> 2.  How many cooks and cleaners do you scheudule?
1 head cook, 2 prep cooks
3 cleaners: dishes, pots, floater (puts everything away, checks that 
dining room is clean, compost, trash, helps1 others

> 3.  How long does it usually take the cooks to cook and the cleaners to
> clean?
Head cook 3-8 hours depending on meal.  
prep cooks 2-3 hours

We have a rotation of very simple meals with recipes all calculated and 
simple instruction for alternatives (non-dairy, no peppers, etc.) These 
recipes rotate through a three month cycle (2 meals/week x 4 weeks x 3 
months = 24 standard meals). Any cook that is happy with the standard 
meal can get away with 3-5 hours, but if they prefer to prepare their 
own favorite custom meal, it is likely to take longer.

clean: 1 hour each totaling about 3 hours

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Laura Fitch, A.I.A.
Principal Architect

KRAUS-FITCH ARCHITECTS, INC.
110 Pulpit Hill Rd.
Amherst, MA  01002
413-549-5799
413-549-7918 (fax)

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