Food will be sold on the playa this year.

and I'm dealin' blackjack on the Trash Fence,
bring your bank suckers.

"radical self-reliance". also sex , art, fire, and pretty costumes

We've been through all of this a hundred times.

There are tour companies who will do it all for you if you give them the money.

Pathetic, but who really cares.

Unless you only bring food you've grown yourself how radically self-reliant are we anyway?

I'm pretty sure you can't join on the playa without a prior agreement. Also in this vein always comes up the "self reliance" of a camp shower, kitchen, evap pond, shade structure, and the like.

My first year at BM was as part of a theme camp that was part of a village. We contributed money, labor, ideas, supplies. At least most of us did. Some people rolled up the day we left with no prior word that they had any plans to join us and were welcomed, but man, if they had the means they had to fork over a monetary contribution as it was too late to make up for all the prep they didn't help with. Others were part of the group at it's inception, but had other firm commitments and couldn't make it to build parties and meetings. They could, however, contribute monetarily and did.

DN asks for a monetary contribution, or time, or both. If you can't (or won't) contribute time, you have to contribute more money. The thing that really gets people about DN is that they ask people if they want to join who have no ties to them. I think if Bouncy Bouncy Club sent Paynie an email asking if he wanted to be a part of their communal kitchen, his reaction wouldn't be as severe (if it were negative at all) and that's because that's a generally accepted (though not universally excepted) path to eating on the playa.

I'm on the fence here. I've always been a part of a communal kitchen, and have managed to never cook on a camp-out though I can cook up a storm at home. I contribute in plenty of other ways gladly, but "outdoor cooking" is an oxymoron to me.

....is now selling Yellow Pie playaside, burnkidies!

~~~~~ "Cooked" while you wait.~~~~~~

~~~~~~~`Only $4.95 each!!!!~~~~~~~~

---------Daily: 9, Noon and 3 !!~~~~~~~~~

````````while my bladde--,errr,--
``````````````while Supplies Last~~~~~~~~

But it’s the principle………… Think or the pink camp on 2:00 and the outer ring with their ocean liner RV’s and electric go peds for all the pink young things with paid foot servants and their videos….that’s worthy to not be on Paynie's list for some reason.
I would do DN again this year if for it not being on the other side of the city from my camp this year and yes a simple net search will take you to the right place.
Per prearranged agreements and with greenmoon's camp last year Ben's food was perfect and inspired. The time required in the kitchen created a couple of friendships I will always treasure. The compost heap was a work of art that grew more beautiful every day.
Ben is a beautiful talented man and you should all meet him to talk about one of his passions, food and nourishment while on the Playa. I’ll always eat better on and off the Playa after his instruction.
Think of this Post as coming from burningmans ol’ Rush L. There has to be a reason behind his angry obsession. This year appears different, last year his rally against DN gathered more followers.

Ahhh yes, some people hate commercial transactions on the playa but have no issues shelling out cash for some blow once they get there.

No.

I'll cook your food for the low low price of $215, and I'll even throw in a free 'black with white logo' t-shirt ;)**

Still think the price is steep at over $10/meal for 3 meals a day, even including gas/transport...better be Lobster :) Would be funny if the guy showed up with ramen, jello and dry granola ;) Seriously though, I really have no problem with it.



**'Black with glow in the dark logo' add $2.

actually, thousands of people already do this each year. and burningman is still going on, so i think maybe, you are wrong.