sandi wrote:
> Hi all
>
> Being a 'newbie" here and not aware of everyones, locations, ages.
> preferences...
>
> I was a thinking... being a product of the 60 and 70's myself
> (I've always been a 'community' type person and an willing to help
> anyone and in any way in my area...)
> has anyone suggested, due to our/usenet food interests, possible
> ages of some -I wave to this - close to retirement myself and also
> because of the economy... a food lovers community?
>
> Call me old fashion, love of people, same interests...
> what about a group... to buy some land and communal living?
>
> Experiment, cook, eat... enjoy life... help one another?


Like the others, I hate the idea of communal living, especially communal
concensus decision making on how to spend money.


But if the idea is to get together with people who share my food tastes
and to help one another, you can do that in any regular neighborhood.


Do a neighbor a favor. Mow their lawn. Snowblow their driveway. Bring
over home grown tomatoes. Share a batch of cookies. Coach a T-ball
team. Drive them to the supermarket or the doctor's office. Make
lemonade and ask for company on your front porch. You'll quickly
discover whom you like to spend time with and whom you don't.


Have something you hate to do? Ask for help planting your rose bushes.
Bring them raspberries in exchange for jam. Tell them you need help
getting things down from the high shelf. You'll quickly learn who's
willing to help a neighbor and who won't.


Organize a potluck dinner club. Find out who likes to cook as you do,
and invite them over with specific assignments on what each person
should bring. Have the first one at your house. Then be forward as you
ask who would like to host the next one. Weed out the freeloaders.
This can work.


--Lia