Anticipating winter, we feast on, and preserve, the harvest
Eating communally has a long history at DR, and it remains a strongly held belief that kitchen co-ops are an important aspect of integrating new people into village life and fulfilling an ongoing social need for connection between village members.
I like to hear Bob at coffee group tell the story about the Sunflower co-op, that operated out of the Common House. According to legend, this co-op had 22 members. It might be like a fishing story, where the fabled number of members grows with each retelling. The co-op finally collapsed under its own numbers, because it became too difficult to organize that many people around eating needs and cooking logistics. As a former professional cook, imagining cooking for that many people on a daily basis boggles my mind.
Kitchen co-ops come and go, and lately, they’ve been going. The Hub Collective members decided to open our kitchen co-op a bit earlier than planned because there was such a need and want from new people to eat in this way. And still, we are only able to accommodate up to eight adults, given the space size. I am already planning ahead to next summer, where we can put out additional tables on the outdoor covered patio for more people.
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