Community Protein Pool

Tell us what your household needs.

The Protein Pool groups Harris County households so a local rancher can supply beef, chicken, and eggs in bulk — better protein, shared cost. This survey takes about four minutes, and it's how we match you. When you finish, your Protein Picture — your household's protein week, sized and summarized — lands in your inbox. That's your reveal: the Pool, made personal.

Your household

ZIP code *

Email *

How many people in your household? *

Adults (19+) *

Ages 9–18 *

Ages 4–8 *

Under 4 *

Protein in a normal week

Beef dishes per week * One dish ≈ one pound.

Other meat dishes per week *

Eggs, dozen per week *

Freezer space * If you don't have much, we'll route you to a half-cycle share.

Benefits — only for matching, never a condition of joining

Does your household receive SNAP? *

Monthly SNAP amount (if any)

How well does it cover your need?

Could your household use more food than you have now? * Yes No

Would you accept donated food through the Pool? * Yes No

I'm in a position to round up — add a little to my share to help cover a neighbor's.

The last 12 months (USDA household food-security questions — your answers stay private)

"We worried whether our food would run out before we got money to buy more." *

"The food that we bought just didn't last, and we didn't have money to get more." *

"We couldn't afford to eat balanced meals." *

Did you or other adults ever cut the size of meals, or skip meals, because there wasn't enough money for food? * Yes No

Did you ever eat less than you felt you should because there wasn't enough money for food? * Yes No

Were you ever hungry but didn't eat because there wasn't enough money for food? * Yes No

Your share

Which proteins do you want? * Beef (launches first) Chicken Eggs

Cut styles your household likes * Pick as many as fit — this changed from one choice to many, on purpose. Mostly ground + stew cuts Family mix Steaks + roasts Rancher's choice

Pounds per cycle Our suggestion is your weekly beef dishes × 8. Raise or lower it here.

Delivery preference * Ship to me I'll pick up

Anything else? Allergies, handling needs, language preference — anything that helps us serve you right.

I agree that Travel Villa Kitchen may use my answers for matching and for de-identified community reporting. *

Your answers are used for matching and de-identified community reporting. Your identified food-security answers are never shared. If you're matched, the rancher receives only your name, shipping address, share amount, and cut style.

You're in.

Your survey is received, and your Protein Picture is on its way to your inbox. When a rancher match opens for your ZIP, you'll hear from us first.