As winter begins to give way to spring, there is no time like the present to dream about the bounty of the garden. Last frost dates are getting closer and closer (April 14th here in Washington DC) and the exciting creep of green is starting to take over all of our landscapes. Many Campus Kitchens [...]
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Archive for February, 2011
CoFed Takes the Campus Sustainable Food Movement One Step Further
Posted in February 24th, 2011
Imagine a college student noticing Panda Express is moving onto campus, and actually speaking up about what it does to student health. Take that one step further and imagine that student gets other students to say “no” to sodium-infused Chinese food. Now imagine he helped raise $100,000 to fund a student-led, sustainable alternative on Berkeley’s [...]
Are Calorie Counts Posted at Chain Restaurants Helping People Make Healthier Decisions?
Posted in February 23rd, 2011
Last March, officials signed a new health law requiring that most chain restaurants post the number of calories on the menu for their regular items. New York City was the first US city to implement this system in 2008. The goal: allow customers to make educated decisions about what food they eat and feed their [...]
The Campus Kitchen at Kent State University Opens Shop
Posted in February 22nd, 2011
The Campus Kitchen at Kent State University will dip its first wooden spoon into the mixing bowl tomorrow as student leaders run their first-ever cooking shift. The first Campus Kitchen in Ohio and one of 29 across the network, Kent State plans to serve 75 meals every Wednesday to Kent Social Services, an agency where [...]
National Anti-Hunger and Opportunity Corps Arrives in DC
Posted in February 17th, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC: This week, DC Central Kitchen welcomed a member of a national anti-hunger and opportunity corps into their Kitchen. The corps, an AmeriCorps VISTA project, is a team of full-time participants engaged in a new nationwide program to fight hunger and empower individuals and families to achieve long-term financial security. Following their official swearing-in [...]
FoodCorps Applications Available Now!
Posted in February 16th, 2011
FoodCorps the newest branch of AmeriCorps (funding permitted) is looking for applicants with a passion for gardening, agriculture, food, public health and service. FoodCorps will provide work experience, professional development, and an opportunity to be mentored by professionals in food world. Applications are due on April 10, 2011 FoodCorps – Join Us, posted with vodpod [...]
Summer Internships with DC Central Kitchen
Posted in February 15th, 2011
So you’ve mastered your leadership skills and cooking craft in the Campus Kitchen. Next, you need to further your experience with food, social justice, and non-profits. Heck, you just want experience in something that will bring relevance to what you’ve studied. Staff at DC Central Kitchen, our parent organization, just posted some exciting internship opportunities [...]
Community Action Network Launched at Lee University
Posted in February 14th, 2011
By Megan Johnson On Friday, Feb. 4, Lee University hosted a luncheon to launch the Mayors’ Coalition and Community Action Network (CAN) partnership, created to identify available community assistance services in the Cleveland and Bradley County area. Representing the Mayors’ Coalition, Cleveland Mayor Tom Rowland and Bradley County Mayor Gary Davis were in attendance to [...]
Student Runs 500 Miles for Hunger Awareness
Posted in February 11th, 2011
Campus Kitchens raise awareness about hunger in their communities by holding community days, hunger banquets, or hosting a documentary. Many promote fitness in their nutrition education classes. One student-led initiative is bringing awareness to both fitness and hunger issues with a 17-day, 500-mile from Washington, D.C. to Ontario, Canada as part of Universities Fighting World [...]
What the Campus Kitchen did for Me
Posted in February 10th, 2011
*Written by Megan Crowe, AmeriCorps VISTA, Capital Area Food Bank A CKP blog post by Taylor Reno a few weeks ago caught my eye: “CKP Prepares Students for a Future in the Food World”. I decided to read on and became further intrigued when I saw the picture just below the title – I took [...]
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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.