Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Standing exclusive-group dinners vs standing community-group dinners

[Oz (oz]

I've seen this model used in several cohousing communities... in a couple
of cases, the community decreased the number of common meals/week (like
from 3 to 2/wk) - and some people really didn't want to decrease the number
and decided to just took care of their own needs without making it into a
big deal for the whole community.

I've also heard about "private" shared meals with a particular focus, such
as vegan, meat-eaters, gourmet, and quiet (no kids). The only one Songaia
has tried is a Quiet meal - irregular, but once or twice a month. Usually,
these have been done just by the adults participating filling plates at the
common house, then taking them to somebody's home. One nice thing about our
"Quiet Meals" is that it attracts some people who have stopped eating
shared meals in our common house because of the ambiance, i.e. the general
exuberance of youth.

Oz

On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 3:01 PM, <OldSol [at] aol.com> wrote:

>
> For what it's worth, a few years ago some of our members had a vegan supper
>  club in which the meal was prepared and served in a private house to the
> limited  number of members.  The event was rotated so that each member had
> an
>  opportunity to be host & cook.  It seemed to be successful but, for  some
> reason, was discontinued.
>