[Sca-cooks] Current farm prices and affects on feast budgeting

[Sharron Albert]

>Well, here in NoCal in the Central West, the fee for most period
>feasts is about $15, although some are less. We gradually raised the
>prices over the past few years because with the very high cost of
>sites, they just weren't doing so well... sometimes losing a bit of
>money, sometimes breaking even - when, i gather, the idea is to make
>a small amount as a cushion for those that don't break even - when
>the weather is rainy, often fewer folks show up than have RSVP'd.
>
>  Urtatim (that's err-tah-TEEM)
>the persona formerly known as Anahita
>

Our Barony usually does potluck dinners. But we hold one annual feast 
in October, and it's as period as we can make it. We charge around 
$15 a person, partly because food is expensive in Alaska, and partly 
because indoor sites with good kitchens are mostly too expensive for 
our small feast (50+). We almost always lose money, but it's not 
much, and it's expected. We plan for it but making sure we make money 
on other events and via fundraising year-round.

We're rather proud of this feast tradition, which goes back to about 
AS XIV, and people travel the previously-mentioned 400 miles to eat 
with us (G).

Morgana yr Oerfa, the Oerthan expert today (the other Oerthans hereon 
are either returning from or recovering from Estrella)