I don’t know about you, but generally there are about 15 different ideas swimming around in my head at any given moment. Some original, some borrowed and some that may be considered a little crazy. The common theme between all of them is that they are things that could work if the right people show the right kind of enthusiasm, and chose to bring them to fruition.
Sometimes I think about starting a web page where all of us can contribute, share and use each other’s ideas. Considering that some of us have more time, resources and courage at different points in our life;sharing could solve this. A big list that is open to the public might just be the ticket!
Funny, considering our government is getting heat over what should be copy written and what shouldn’t, I tend to think that having things accessible and leaving behind the idea of ownership might actually relax people a bit. I mean really, life is pretty short right?
Moving on to the idea I would like to share with you.
Sometimes I think about starting a web page where all of us can contribute, share and use each other’s ideas. Considering that some of us have more time, resources and courage at different points in our life;sharing could solve this. A big list that is open to the public might just be the ticket!
Funny, considering our government is getting heat over what should be copy written and what shouldn’t, I tend to think that having things accessible and leaving behind the idea of ownership might actually relax people a bit. I mean really, life is pretty short right?
Moving on to the idea I would like to share with you.
When I was a young, single mother I was searching for a sense of community, as well as a healthy diet. I was on a very tight budget, and found it pretty challenging to feed myself and my children the way I wanted to.
Then one day I took the kids to a play group and began chatting with one of the program directors. She introduced me to another woman in the office who was in charge or running a “Community Kitchen”.
When I asked her what it was, she explained that it is simply a group of people that prepare food collectively, in a co-operative manner. The group collectively plan meals, purchase food and work together to preparation their meals.
Essentially, a community kitchen is a tool, and a meeting place where their members create nutritious, affordable and efficient meals, while also focusing on the social needs of the participants.
Through bulk purchasing and large-quantity food preparation, participation is both cost-effective and time efficient.
In general, menu items cater to the varied desires and needs of each kitchen’s membership—singles, families, single parents, people with disabilities, youth, seniors, vegetarians, pre and post natal women. They offer specific food preparations and types- gourmet, canning, multicultural, heart smart, and diabetes maintenance and prevention.
There are many different off shoots of the same program, and in a large community the groups can split up, while in a smaller community the groups takes care to include individual needs.
You can even chose to start a kitchen with some of your closest girlfriends. Think of it like a girl’s night out, with the benefit of going home with a weeks worth of home cooked meals.
The kitchens also provide an atmosphere in which members form and nurture social ties, which in turn strengthens their sense of community.
Sounds like something you would like to start?
I have found a few different resources, but this website is by far superior:
www.communitykitchens.ca
This site should offer all of the info you would needinfo on starting, funding and enjoying your very own “ Community Kitchen”.
Then one day I took the kids to a play group and began chatting with one of the program directors. She introduced me to another woman in the office who was in charge or running a “Community Kitchen”.
When I asked her what it was, she explained that it is simply a group of people that prepare food collectively, in a co-operative manner. The group collectively plan meals, purchase food and work together to preparation their meals.
Essentially, a community kitchen is a tool, and a meeting place where their members create nutritious, affordable and efficient meals, while also focusing on the social needs of the participants.
Through bulk purchasing and large-quantity food preparation, participation is both cost-effective and time efficient.
In general, menu items cater to the varied desires and needs of each kitchen’s membership—singles, families, single parents, people with disabilities, youth, seniors, vegetarians, pre and post natal women. They offer specific food preparations and types- gourmet, canning, multicultural, heart smart, and diabetes maintenance and prevention.
There are many different off shoots of the same program, and in a large community the groups can split up, while in a smaller community the groups takes care to include individual needs.
You can even chose to start a kitchen with some of your closest girlfriends. Think of it like a girl’s night out, with the benefit of going home with a weeks worth of home cooked meals.
The kitchens also provide an atmosphere in which members form and nurture social ties, which in turn strengthens their sense of community.
Sounds like something you would like to start?
I have found a few different resources, but this website is by far superior:
www.communitykitchens.ca
This site should offer all of the info you would needinfo on starting, funding and enjoying your very own “ Community Kitchen”.
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