Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Meal Tracking

[Lynn Nadeau / Maraiah (welcome]

Here in Port Townsend no computer sign up, no rotations, no assigned cleaners. 
We accomodate allergies etc-- GF (though not celiac), vegetarian, no sugar, no 
garlic. Perhaps RoseWind gets by with such a simple system because (in addition 
to a weekly potluck and holiday meals) we just have one night a week with cooks 
making supper for all who sign up. Typical cooked-supper turnout is  about 25 
plus a few kids. 

Cooking is voluntary, via sign up on bulletin board sheet. Some people never 
cook, but often eat: that works ok because we all pitch in on clean up. 
Another sheet on the bulletin board is the sign up for the coming week's Monday 
meal. People often sign up while at Thursday potluck. (Or they email the 
cook(s) or sign up while passing through the common house.) Has menu, with note 
if there are options (veg on request, GF same), list of names: circle if 
coming, cross off if not; no mark? cooks might call or email and check. 

We also have a list on the door of the fridge that has allergies and food 
preferences. 

The only computerized part is a spreadsheet a volunteer keeps, accounting for 
payments and debiting meals eaten. He sits with a notebook at the start of 
Monday meals, to accept payments (most pay a bunch ahead, or take meal-money 
credit in lieu of cash reimbursement for shopping expenses when they cook, so 
only a few are making payments on a given night) and note who came. Adult meals 
are $4.50. That also keeps the pantry in flours, sugars, butter, oils, spices, 
etc. 

Maraiah Lynn Nadeau
www.rosewind.org

Off topic PS: I'm watching the UStream live cam on the Decorah Eagles nest for 
the third year now: we have two fluffy peeping eaglet chicks and one egg still 
to go: near addiction! See also FaceBook on Raptor Resource Project