Guidelines

• No smoking.
• Minimal use of alcohol.
• Maintain reasonable quiet between 11:00 pm and 7:00 am (8:00 am on weekends).
• Keep personal items in personal space and negotiate with others about keeping personal items in common rooms long-term (e.g. books, furniture, house plants).
• Negotiate with others about social use of common rooms.
• Share the cost of basics, contributing $25 per person per week.
• Buy basics economically; pay for personal specialty items from own funds.
• Update the list of supplies needed and communicate with the person who shops.
• Cook for the household one night each week.
• Make an effort to eat as a group, indicating on the schedule who is here for dinner.
• Share cleaning after meals and daily kitchen upkeep.

• Keep common rooms clean and attractive, both for residents and for visitors.
• Share weekly household jobs.
• Participate in six project days per year for larger tasks such as reorganizing, deep cleaning, and small repairs. These days are normally held on the 2nd Saturday in even-numbered months.
• Take part in seasonal jobs such as raking, snow-shoveling, and lawn-mowing.

• Participate in house meetings, held twice a month (currently on the first and third Sundays, after a house dinner). These include opportunities to share personal news, to announce coming events, to review current policies, and to make necessary decisions.
• Practice Quaker decision-making process, modeled on Friends meetings for business.

• Recycle everything possible: clean, flat paper, including mail and newspapers; all clean cardboard; all glass; all cans; all plastic containers with a recycling symbol.
• Compost all vegetable products in the warm season.
• Save energy by turning off lights, conserving heat, and controlling ventilation.