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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
Yesterday, I had the incredible opportunity to pitch Communal at the Oregon Startup Conference alongside 10 amazing finalists. What an honor. Working at Chapul Farms—a startup focused on upcycling food waste—I’ve spent the past few
I was one of 13 startups selected (out of 40!) to give a three-minute pitch to a group of investors this week 💡📣 I’ll find out soon if I made it to the final round, but honestly—it already felt like a win. It was my first time sharing
While Lauren’s fam is taking a break this month, we brought in a new family for a trial run — welcome Youbin & Adam! 👋✨ They were curious about meal swapping, so we invited them over for a combo meal swap + shared dinner night (some
A Story About Food Waste🥛 Cooking at home is great—until you’re left with a bunch of random ingredients you don’t know how to use up 😩 You buy a whole container of heavy cream just to use 1/4 cup for a recipe. The rest sits in t
🍰 This week’s swap came with a serious treat: TIRAMISU 😍☕️🍫 Tyler made a huge batch and every household got their own 8-cup container full of creamy, dreamy, drool-worthy goodness. Like… the kind you sneak spoonfuls of straight from

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