Since the Campus Kitchen at Gonzaga University’s greenhouse/community garden grand opening last week, the seeds are already up and about to shed their shells. Something else is budding too: a relationship between the local Garry Middle School gardening club and Gonzaga University students. “It’s multilayered with them [the middle school students],” says Emily Paulson, coordinator [...]
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Archive for March, 2010
A Look Inside the Campus Kitchen at Augsburg College
Posted in March 30th, 2010
Spring means time for Campus Kitchens to break out spades and shovels, break ground on new gardening products, and invite the neighborhood to plant community gardens that produce more than just veggies; they help the community grow. Whether its nutrition programming, science lessons, introductions to local food, or farmers markets – like the one mentioned [...]
The Campus Kitchen at University of Vermont, an Extension of all things Burlington Food
Posted in March 29th, 2010
Come to the Campus Kitchen at University of Vermont for a tour of operations, and leave with a tour of the sustainable, local movement to feed in Burlington, Vermont. The coordinators at CKUVM aren’t confused; it’s just that the Campus Kitchen has done such a good job integrating themselves into the community, the hunger relief [...]
How one Campus Kitchen held a 5k Race for 50,000 Meals
Posted in March 24th, 2010
Many would celebrate a significant milestone like serving 50,000 meals to the community with a t-shirt or reception, and something involving food. The Campus Kitchen at Washington and Lee University took several steps beyond that – 3.1 miles to be exact – when students recognized their 50,000th meal with a 5K race through the Lexington, [...]
Foodies on Food Stamps: A Lesson in Economy and Freshness for Campus Kitchens
Posted in March 23rd, 2010
Campus Kitchenites interact daily with families and individuals living on tight food budgets, but how many of you have struck up a conversation with them about what kinds of food they are buying on their budget? If you have, you might have gotten responses like “I can’t afford to eat healthy”. An article recently posted on [...]
the Campus Kitchen at University of Florida Serves a Community Feast
Posted in March 22nd, 2010
At their latest meal service – and First Annual Community Dinner – the Campus Kitchen at the University of Florida suited up one very special server: a boy from the Woodland Park Community and member of the Boys and Girls Club in Gainesville, Fla. The boy, who wore plastic gloves and a hairnet to hand [...]
To Do: Vermont Foodbank’s Annual Hunger Conference
Posted in March 19th, 2010
When it comes to hunger, John Sayles of Vermont Foodbank already thinks this country has done a lot, but certainly not enough. As he wrote in a recent blog post: “People rarely starve or suffer from severe malnutrition but a large number of people, more than 49 million according to the USDA, are “food insecure,” [...]
The Campus Kitchen at Wake Forest: Wake Up to Food Week
Posted in March 18th, 2010
Students are generally a bored and hungry population, but this week at Wake Forest – thanks to the coordination efforts of the Campus Kitchen there – they’ll be anything but. Wake Forest’s first annual: Wake Up to Food Week wraps up tomorrow after days filled with food and activities. Coordinator Shelley Graves, and her Campus [...]
Campus Kitchen Teaches Crock Pots, Health, Nutrition
Posted in March 16th, 2010
Led by the hospitality management class and chef/instructor Susan Callahan, students from biological sciences, public health, and social work convened on a recent Saturday morning at the Universities of Maryland at Shady Grove to cook up some good. Callahan’s class, also the volunteer force behind the Campus Kitchen at University of Maryland Eastern Shore, learned [...]
Spring Brings Green to Campus Kitchens
Posted in March 16th, 2010
Campus Kitchens Celebrate a “Green” Spring with Newman Own Grant, Community Greenhouse and 50,000 Meals Washington, D.C. – This spring is particularly green for The Campus Kitchens Project (CKP) across the country with March bringing new funding, inaugural greenhouse crops and milestone events such as 50,000 meals served. In 25 cities, CKP partners with high [...]
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Blogroll
- Campus Kitchen at Gettysburg College - This is your source for all things CKGC.
- Campus Kitchen at the College of William and Mary
- Campus Kitchen at University of Florida
- Civil Eats - Supporting development and dialog among local and national leaders about the American food system, and its effects abroad.
- CKP’s Flickr page - Photos from the hallowed halls of CKP
- Farm to Table: the Emerging American Model - A collaborative journalistic forum aimed at strengthening the sustainable and local foods community
- First Helping - The Outreach Program of DCCK, their stories and insights into the streets of DC
- Good Food Jobs - A gastro-job search tool, designed to link people looking for meaningful food work with the businesses that need their energy, enthusiasm and intellect.
- Growing Power - Growing Power is a national nonprofit organization and land trust supporting people from diverse backgrounds, and the environments in which they live, by helping to provide equal access to healthy, high-quality, safe and affordable food for people in all
- Robert Egger’s Piece of Mind - DC Central Kitchen founder and CEO, and author of Begging For Change, winner of the 2004-2005 Terry McAdam Book Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Advancement of Nonprofit Management, blogs about the Kitchen, CKP, and the changing nonprofit sector.
- Slow Food on Campus - Our friends at Slow Food on Campus promote food that’s good, clean, and fair
- Sodexo USA - Our partners at Sodexo USA have entered the blogosphere!
- Stocks, Sauces, and Soul - This blog documents the class experiences of the Culinary Job Training Students at the DC Central Kitchen.
- The Campus Kitchen at Wake Forest University - The web version of Wake Forest University’s Campus Kitchen
- V3 Campaign - Join the movement to strengthen the nonprofit sector led by Robert Egger, founder and president of DC Central Kitchen.
- W&L Campus Kitchens Project - Find out the latest about the Campus Kitchen at Washington and Lee University.
- Wasted Food - Inspired by a volunteer shift at the DC Central Kitchen, Jonathan Bloom started researching and writing about wasted food in America. His blog is chock-full of information and inspiration for those of us who recycle food.