Food, Connection, Community and Resiliency - one mason jar at a time.
This is the story of how I found my people and how we built a village. It's simple and deep at the same time. And it's a huge part of how I get everything else done in my life.
I cook once a week. I cook once a week for 5 families. And then we all divide up our big batches so we each have a week's worth of meals. This has changed my life. At 5pm I don't wonder what will we eat... I open my fridge and ask myself (or my kids): would you like to eat Wilson's meal, Aurelia's meal, Olive's meal or Luca's meal? We warm it up and voila... Dinner. No cooking clean up. No thinking (or very little). Not only has this created calm and relief in my day to day existence... it has brought so much gratitude and connection. I had no idea this would happen! In the course of cooking for each other we have built a village. Our battle cry: Village Up, Ladies! We are considering tattoos.
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Hello! Catherine Seaver, here.
I’m so glad you’re here!
Since 2015, I’ve only had to plan/prep/cook one meal a week - I cook for 4 families! I give them mason jars of food and in exchange get 3 full meals to fill my fridge. We organized it all by text. Initially, the hand-off was at our preschool drop off - slinging bags of mason jars into each other’s arms... We were blown away by how it didn’t just mean food, but a village of support - when life gets hard, our rallying cry is "Village Up, Ladies!! (we are considering tattoos). It’s changed our lives.
We’ve collected a few hacks that keep us sane and help us get it done. Plus, it’s saved our social lives… as I’m sure you know, it can feel like A LOT to make time to see friends in the midst of life with children.
Contact me using the form below - or just email me at cate.seaver@gmail.com
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I’m so pleased to share that one of my favourite websites - Food52 - recently highlighted our meal co-op experiment