july 6 turned out to be a very hot day... which i hope is the reason the first potluck ended up totaling only 7 people! at any rate, we got our feet wet learning some of the ins and outs of public potlucks. ideas/things to consider for the future:
1) access to a bathroom - lack of this can make social interactions difficult!
2) activities or games - sometimes food and chatting needs something to break it up a bit
3) better "advertising" - we lost some people through forgetting about our internet communication sources. also, maybe we need a flag to mark our spot in the park?
4) airtight containers are very handy as not just your salad/dish container but also as your "plate"
most of us knew each other already, but we did get a craigslist attendee with ties to the u of m compassionate action for animals. hooray! we like new people. also, we ate some delicious food:
clockwise from top left: sesame-peanut noodle salad, black bean and avocado salsa, fresh fruit salad, cilantro-miso soba noodles with tofuaugust is likely to be hotter than july, so we'll hopefully plan one for a cooler sunday, at a park with a recreation center/bathroom access. also, any potluck theme ideas are welcome!
