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Yesterday we gathered in my backyard for our very first Communal Meet & Eat potluck, and my heart is still so full. ✨ A little more than a dozen of us came together around long tables, good food, and the idea that sharing meals can make life li
This is my face at the end of a meal swap night at our house. Meal swap nights here are… honestly, like a joyful explosion. Tonight’s swap took over our entire evening — toddlers running wild, toys mysteriously ending up in peopl
We’re planning something special ✨ Later this month, we’re hosting a small, invite-only gathering for folks interested in swapping homemade meals with friends. Think of it as a test run to help people learn what food circles are all abou
One of the joys of swapping meals with friends? The surprises. Every now and then, someone in our group mixes it up—like this breakfast drop from Julia’s family: homemade granola, fresh blueberries, and yogurt. It was so simple and so sp
This year we grew peas and raspberries in the yard—and they’ve been the perfect snack to tuck into my toddler’s lunchbox. 🍓🌿 Lately I’ve been thinking about how I hope to share more of the garden harvest with our food circl
We hosted our first-ever Solstice party this year—and it’s officially an annual tradition now. 🌞✨ We started at 11AM and kept it open all day, not really knowing who’d show up when. But right at the beginning, most of our meal swa
This is our food lately. A patchwork of dishes cooked by friends, swapped at doorsteps or passed around at playdates. When I open the fridge, I don’t just see leftovers—I see little containers of friendship. It’s like opening up y
👋 Want to help plan a new community event in McMinnville, Oregon? We’re building a small planning team for an official @zerowastemac project: a community gathering this August all about meal swapping—how it works, how to get started, an

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