Looking for a way to add programming for a community partner this summer? Hoping to incorporate a chef from the community? The Campus Kitchen at University of Massachusetts Boston just held a salsa-making event for the elementary school students at East Zone Early Learning Center in Boston – and it was diced to perfection! (Plus [...]
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Archive for May, 2010
D.C. Central Kitchen/9:30 Club Sound Bites Fundraiser Grilled to Perfection
Posted in May 24th, 2010
There’s nothing like watching several people haul a 10-foot paella pan off a truck and onto its red frame. But later, as guests flooded the gated entrance of the 9:30 club’s rugged, back allies, Jaleo chefs created another commotion, sautéing and steaming the paella ingredients under a cloud of smoke and pungency. Those that were [...]
The Lunch Bag Brigade wins $10,000 for Campus Kitchens
Posted in May 20th, 2010
Kristen Laubacker’s brown bag lunch is worth a lot more than you might expect — $20,000 to be exact. This April, fueled by the National Association of Broadcaster’s Educational Foundation Call to Service Competition and the Campus Kitchen’s Project, Laubacker set out to transform lunch period into a assembly line for lunch bag brigadiers – [...]
The Campus Kitchen at Washington University in St. Louis Battles Iron Chef-style
Posted in May 20th, 2010
When running regular cooking shifts at the Campus Kitchen at Washington University in St. Louis got held up at this new Campus Kitchen (instead students delivered pre-prepared meals), coordinators worked with dining services to organize an Iron Chef cooking competition, and get more volunteer hands in the pot. Organizers advertised the event in the residence [...]
Campus Kitchens Live Chat with Robert Egger Transcript
Posted in May 18th, 2010
Did you miss the live chat hosted at The Kitchen Table, CKP’s soical network? We’ve got the transcript for you here. Have you joined the network yet? Make sure you don’t miss chats like these by signing up. The Kitchen Table Chat: Making Meal Service into a Career of Service Led by: Robert Egger May [...]
Robert Egger’s “Gettysburg Address” Highlights Campus Kitchens
Posted in May 18th, 2010
Yes, it’s true. D.C. Central Kitchen and Campus Kitchen’s very own Robert Egger gave the Gettysburg Address this past weekend — the Class of 2010 Gettysburg College commencement address, that is. D.C. Central Kitchen staff were not present to film the speech, but luckily one proud audience member/YouTube user captured almost every word on camera [...]
Help Feed: Two Nutrition-related Jobs Open, Perfect for Campus Kitchens
Posted in May 17th, 2010
Campus Kitchen’s founder Robert Egger’s recent commencement address at Gettysburg College on May 16 reminds us that several, hard-working Campus Kitchen coordinators, leadership team members and volunteers are graduating, and looking to apply their skills in the real world. We know of two job openings, one in Washington, D.C., the other in North Carolina, that [...]
Campus Kitchens: It’s Time to Sign Up for Boot Camp
Posted in May 14th, 2010
It’s time to get back into Campus Kitchens shape! The CKP Boot Camp is a three-day training program each year available to leaders from current Campus Kitchens, and those who have already completed a feasibility study to become a Campus Kitchen. Below is all the information you need to plan your trip, August 2 to [...]
Campus Kitchen Internship Opportunity in D.C., S.F.
Posted in May 13th, 2010
Now that summer operations will take the place of regular meal service at Campus Kitchens, food savvy volunteers may be itching to get their hands on an action arm of the food movement, and accumulate some work experience. Many internships are already filled for the summer, but the Seedlings Projects, which work internationally to increase [...]
A Federal Source of After School Meal Funding for Campus Kitchens
Posted in May 11th, 2010
In Lexington, Va., Campus Kitchen volunteers are sending children home with backpacks full of nutritious snacks on weekends. Further north, in Gettysburg, Pa., Campus Kitchen students teach middle schoolers nutrition and computers with an innovative dual curriculum created for its “Virtually Delicious” program. A Rockville, Md. Campus Kitchen recently taught families with young children tips [...]
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- 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.