Hunger is big business in the U.S.: This post challenges those of us doing food recovery to think about some key questions, i.e. is fast food better than no food at all?

Gleaning bears fruit for food banks, poor families: Getting fresh produce into the mouths of hungry folks is just one of many reasons that gleaning from local farms is a brilliant idea for food banks (and Campus Kitchens!). This piece also touches on the value of connecting consumers to producers and mentions the Society of St. Andrew Gleaning Network, a partner of the Campus Kitchen at Gettysburg College. We’ve already posted about DCCK’s gleaning program, and the Campus Kitchens at both Gettysburg College and the University of Vermont have already been out in the fields to feed their communities.

Could WIC Promote Healthy Corner Stores?: Over at the Poverty and Policy blog, there’s been talk about the Healthy Corner Store Program, one of the many exciting programs working to connect low-income people with nutritious, sustainable food.  (Thanks to DCCK’s amazing nutrition educator Dahlia Rockowitz for tipping us off.)

Anything Short of a Felony: We got a big ‘ol helping of love on DCCK founder and president Robert Egger’s blog this week. He writes that the point of CKP is

to demonstrate what a new generation of leaders can create if you gave them solid training and then turn over the keys to the car. 

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