The Story: As summer crops fade and the time comes for us to gear up for what fall has to offer, its great to start thinking about preserving those veggies that you love so that you can enjoy them throughout the depths of winter. One great method of preservation is freezing, which is not as [...]
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Archive for September, 2010
Student Carnival Celebrates Nutrition with Campus Kitchens
Posted in September 27th, 2010
September 27, 2010 Contact: Chelsea Goulart Craig 617.287.7909 Chelsea.Goulart@umb.edu Healthy Food Abounds at UMass Carnival for Young Bostonians Boston, MA – Today, children in pre-kindergarten through first grade at the Early Learning Center East (ELC-East) will enjoy a delicious and nutritious “carnival” celebrating good food and good nutrition. The Carnival will feature interactive booths with [...]
The Campus Kitchen at Gettysburg College produces “The Gap” Video
Posted in September 27th, 2010
This summer, Devan Grote took over cooking and delivery shifts at the Campus Kitchen at Gettysburg College as the organization’s intern. At the end of her term, she came away with more than just meal planning experience and a new set of knife skills. In addition to regular farmer’s market pickups and gleaning trips, Devan [...]
Hot Urban Gardening Coalition Plants Seeds for Conference Participants, Campus Kitchens
Posted in September 27th, 2010
It’s no secret around the sustainable student community that urban gardening is, well, the “hot” thing to do. Green living-themed student houses now grow their own veggies for family-style dinners, campuses like Augsburg College host their own farmer’s markets, and almost any student with stomach for fresh, local food won’t hesitate to spend a day [...]
Join the DC Central Kitchen Team for the Help the Homeless Walk
Posted in September 24th, 2010
Every year, DC Central Kitchen mobilizes staff and volunteers to dust of their walking shoes and participate in the DC Central Kitchen team for the Fannie Mae Help the Homeless Walkathon. A group of DC Central Kitchen supporters will organize before the walk on the National Mall this November 20, joining thousands to raise awareness [...]
Campus Kitchen Insulated Bag Contest Winner
Posted in September 23rd, 2010
Earlier this month, The Campus Kitchens Project laid out the rules for its first insulated bag contest: “You’ve got this one in the Bag,” as a means for updating our email lists from leadership teams and regular volunteers at our network of 25 kitchens. Our hope is that you’ll all be able to receive our [...]
Savor Summer Bounties: Grow Some Lettuce!
Posted in September 22nd, 2010
The Story: Since fall has officially begun, it’s easy to feel nostalgic for the bounty of summer. This time of year is great for leafy greens, however, and they are a healthy and flavorful food, bursting with nutrition and rich in dietary fiber. They are easy to grow, cold hardy, and extremely productive. In warmer [...]
Campus Kitchens Explore Food Waste – Don’t be Trashy
Posted in September 20th, 2010
The Campus Kitchen national office is constantly combing through resources to share everything from cooking tips to food policy knowledge for Campus Kitchens, and everyone interested in student-driven hunger-relief. As fate would have it, one of The Campus Kitchens Project’s major donors and a dining services provider at many of the schools that house Campus [...]
The Food Trust’s Healthy Corner Store Initiative, and what Campus Kitchens can Learn from it
Posted in September 17th, 2010
A study published by Pediatrics on Philadelphia school children’s snacking revealed an unsettling habit: students consumed over 600 calories daily from corner store stops to and from school. And as corner store stock goes, most of the food consumed was not fresh. A Philadelphia organization stomached that number and committed their resources to attacking this [...]
The Kianga Project brings Economic Empowerment to CKP Conference
Posted in September 16th, 2010
Each participant at the Hungry for Justice Poverty Summit, a collaboration between Baylor University and The Campus Kitchens Project annual leadership conference, will receive a hand-beaded, African bracelet as a ticket to a diverse range of conference sessions. These bracelets are more than a work of art. They represent three students working to combat poverty [...]
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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.