Do I have to help with shopping and cooking?

Community meals are a special feature of co-housing communities and  members are expected to participate in meal preparation when their turn comes up. However, your level of participation in this aspect of community life is up to you and how much you enjoy it.  The community will employ a full-time professional cook to help in preparing and servicing all aspects of community meals.  When it is your turn, you’ll work as a team with the cook and a neighbor or two. The community’s cook will help assure that commercial sanitation procedures are followed and any special dietary needs are met (only limited by community policy).