It's easy to start your own group. Talk to your friends and find families that are interested. You don't have to start with five families, you can start with as little as two families at first, but four or five is ideal. We provide at least 4 servings in the meals. If your families are larger, you'll need to plan accordingly. It's best to keep similar size families so the amount of food is sufficient. Some will have more leftovers than others.
You'll need to choose a day that works for everybody and someone's home or another place to meet. Discuss any food allergies and likes or dislikes.
The families will provide the food in containers and Ziploc bags. The containers will be passed back and forth each week. We bought containers from Ikea that were inexpensive and had many different sizes in the set.
That's pretty much it. You're good to go. Plan your first meal, shop for the ingredients for all the families and do the prep work. Then meet together at the designated time and place to exchange the meals, and voila, you have your meals for the week.
