As Gettysburg College was wrapping up its wacky Ten Ton event in Pennsylvania, a Williamsburg, Va. Campus Kitchen had a different way to celebrate reaching the milestone of 10,000 meals served. The Campus Kitchen at William and Mary recognized the amazing achievement by holding a ceremony – complete with food and entertainment – highlighting other [...]
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Archive for April, 2010
A Virtually Delicious Program Wraps up at Campus Kitchens
Posted in April 28th, 2010
At the end of February, the Campus Kitchen at Gettysburg College booted up two fresh initiatives as part of an MLK Day Service Project grant from The Campus Kitchens Project. The Virtually Delicious program takes place in collaboration with The Center/ El Centro, an after school program for first through eighth graders. The series of [...]
The Campus Kitchen at Gettysburg College Delivers 10 Tons of Excitement
Posted in April 26th, 2010
The Campus Kitchen at Gettysburg College has already logged over 2,142 volunteer hours, driven over 3,156 miles to collect food donations, acquired 20,000 pounds of food and served over 10,000 meals. It comes as no surprise, then that this group spent time and funds on a day-long Earth Day campus event to celebrate their Ten [...]
11 Campus Kitchens Named Among America’s Greenest Colleges
Posted in April 23rd, 2010
Even though Earth Day is behind us, Earth Day celebrations, especially those by Campus Kitchens, are still full of life. A report released by The Princeton Review in time for Earth Day, April 22, gives Campus Kitchens one more reason to celebrate: eleven CK sites were named in a list of the Greenest Colleges in [...]
Campus Kitchens Reach Tens of Thousands Milestones
Posted in April 21st, 2010
Ten is a favorite number of Campus Kitchens right now; many are hitting – or close to hitting – 10,000/100,000 meals. What are the most recent Campus Kitchen’s to hit a milestone up to? Gettysburg 10 Ton Event It’s only fitting that, just as we reach Earth Day 2010, the Campus Kitchen at Gettysburg College [...]
The Campus Kitchen at Johns Hopkins U. Blows Out the Candles on an Avacado Cake
Posted in April 20th, 2010
About a year ago, the Campus Kitchen at Johns Hopkins University became the 20th Campus Kitchen to take underutilized resources and drive hunger relief. With nearly 7000 pounds of food recovered, inching closer to 2000 meals served, the Campus Kitchen recently celebrated its one year birthday. “We are such a food orientated organization, so we [...]
Campus Kitchen at UMass Boston Provides Meals to Families in Need
Posted in April 19th, 2010
MEDIA ADVISORY: Boston-area high school and college students are using on-campus kitchen space and unused food recovered from cafeterias and restaurants to feed local children and families in need. The new, volunteer-driven kitchen prepares meals for children and families at The Early Learning Center East in Dorchester. WHAT: Official Kick-off of the Campus Kitchen at [...]
An International STOP HUNGER NOW Banquet via the Campus Kitchen at University of Florida
Posted in April 19th, 2010
This Saturday, April 24, The University of Florida will wrap up its 40 days of Change Event, a campaign that encourages participants to be active both socially and physically through campus-centered events. One of the university’s final sustainable events, led by the Campus Kitchen at the University of Florida, was centered around (of course) food. [...]
The Campus Kitchen at St. Lawrence University, Ready to Take Your Order
Posted in April 16th, 2010
On a recent Campus Kitchen meal shift at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Canton, NY, around three dozen student volunteers served Cornish game hens, rice pilaf, vegetables and chocolate chip cookies. While they all donned hairnets, aprons, and gloves to follow the standards of the National Restaurant Association, students did not serve meals in typical [...]
A ‘Healthy’ Dose of Summer Reading
Posted in April 15th, 2010
4.15.10: A friend of mine who works for a literary magazine in DC (and gets free copies of the latest books being printed) brought home the most amazing book yesterday! If you are looking for good summer reading and answers to some of your most curious food questions, then this is the book for you. [...]
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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.