One of the things we really enjoy about hanging out with our adult children is that they love what happens when you get people together around food. When we are in Kingston we get to enjoy the regular meeting of the Tuesday 'supper group,' a gathering of neighborhood parents and their children. The host family provides the main dish and the others bring salads, sides and desserts. The children love the time together though play often trumps food for them. Can you imagine if just once a week, everyone had a gathering like this? I think it could transform community.
Anna Lappe' writes, "Food plays an essential role in building community. One of the things that has changed so much in just my lifetime is our relationship to food and community. Many of us no longer have the experience of having meals together with our families, friends, and classmates. It’s exciting to see that there’s a renaissance of people realizing how important it is to use food as a way to connect with each other. People are doing this in all kinds of creative, inspired, and fun ways."