Vision

A semi-formal social group of adults honoring the dharma through kind laughter, ono vegetarian grinds, practice and other activities.

  Mission

The club’s mission is to integrate community, nutritional, interpersonal and spiritual facets of our lives in a way that promotes and demonstrates cooperation, generosity and sustainability.

Location & Format

Each dinner is hosted at Marty’s House with rotating cooks who are club members that provide most of the food when it is their turn to cook for around 8 people.

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  Cooking and Shopping Standards

  
  

  These Guidelines Are Preferences Not Requirements – If deviated from please share what preferences may not have been met.

   

  Club Dinners are “Vegetarian with Vegan Options”

   

  Too us Vegetarian means “no animals.” Basically Plant-based.

   

  Dairy

  1.    Use organic dairy if possible

  2.    Provide a way to add dairy "on-demand"

  3.    Learn how to use diary substitutes

  4.    Cut down on how much dairy is used

  5.    Make a portion without dairy

   

  General/Shopping Priorities

  1.    From a private garden

  2.    From Farmers Markets

  3.    From heath food stores

  4.    From health food section

  5.    Ingredients list should be mostly real food

  6.    No MSG

  7.    Minimize left-over ingredients

  8.    Minimized all processed/refined foods.

  9.    Minimize animal by-product/tested ingredients

  10. Minimize hydrogenated or “super-heated” foods

  11. Minimize any non-organic ingredients

  12. Minimize GMO’s and mainland food

  13. Think sustainable, local, organic, home-made

  14. Minimize fossil fuels at all stages of ingredient life, food miles, packaging, etc.

   

  Trouble Shooting

  1. Ask RoxAnne, Jim or Marty for advice
  2. A recipe that requires heavy dairy should not be used
  Just cook a reasonably safe, simple dinner...people are not real rigid in the club.

Important Things to Remember

1. RSVP Policies – YES/No
2. We have “Charter Members,” “Members,” “Guests” to clarify how the club operates. Guests are not members until they, at least, return for a 2^nd dinner.
3. Members have an obligation to cook on a rotating basis. Members who do not cook must get approval from the group.
4. We use our Name, Vision and Mission Statements as our guiding language helping us remain focused and cohesive.
5. If we have serious disagreements, they are handled one-on-one at a different time and space using the practices of Thich Naht Hanh as much as possible.
6. We have a mix of different diets but are all committed to reducing our carbon footprint and keeping our dinners Buddhist/vegetarian with vegan options.

• Operational Guidelines including resources, member questionnaire and building security checklist 
• Link to Plum Village Monastery in France