“We want to inspire and equip future leaders to create a just and sustainable world through food.” Sound familiar? It’s not the Campus Kitchens Project’s mission. It’s the mission of Co-Fed, a movement that’s gained momentum over the last couple years to open student-run cooperative campaigns with a triple bottom line (people, planet, profit), with [...]
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Archive for September, 2011
Reflections on Service: Anniversary of 9/11
Posted in September 28th, 2011
Why do service? We asked, and the volunteers that arrived at DC Central Kitchen to serve in honor of the tenth anniversary of September 11, 2001 responded. So did some of DC Central Kitchen’s employees who were actually in the kitchen preparing meals when the attacks began. All of those featured in the video below [...]
Campus Kitchen at Atlantic City Builds Momentum
Posted in September 22nd, 2011
Last school year, 12 students attended the kickoff event for the Campus Kitchen at Atlantic City. This week the Campus Kitchen held a pep rally to build excitement for the second year of operations – and around 50 volunteers attended the event. “Last year we didn’t know what was going on in the community and [...]
Americans are Increasingly Engaged with their Communities
Posted in September 21st, 2011
Need a pick-me-up? Searching for evidence that we all really are working for a better tomorrow? With the release of the 2011 Civic Life in America: Key Findings on the Civic health of the Nation report (from the Corporation for National and Community Service), you don’t have to look too far to find a little [...]
Campus Kitchen comforts Fire Victims with Stuffed Love
Posted in September 16th, 2011
Campus Kitchens are no stranger to providing comfort through a home-cooked meal or companionship. In the wake of the recent Texas wildfires that resulted in the loss of 1554 homes in Balstrop County, the Campus Kitchen at Baylor University is reaching out to provide a different kind of comfort: stuffed bears. The Bears2Bears project, sponsored [...]
University of Vermont gains Fresh Food and Healthier Meals from New Garden
Posted in September 14th, 2011
Summer has given way to fall, but at the Campus Kitchen at University of Vermont, there are still hours of harvesting, sorting, blanching, and freezing to go. The unexpected bounty of fresh food comes as a welcome reward for a summer spent preparing a new Campus Kitchen garden to supplement meals sent out to local [...]
Volunteers, First Family Prepare Meals at DC Central Kitchen to Remember 9/11
Posted in September 12th, 2011
As millions spent this weekend giving back to their communities to remember the fallen of September 11, 2001, DC Central Kitchen hosted dozens of volunteers to create thousands of meals – including one very special family. President Obama, First Lady Michelle, and daughters Malia and Sasha helped prepare healthy gumbo and local corn on Saturday [...]
Get Involved with 9/11 Day of Remembrance at your University
Posted in September 9th, 2011
Campus Kitchen students take part in giving back weekly, but this Sunday, September 11 entire communities will perform service in response to the attacks on this country ten years ago. Looking for a last minute way to do service in remembrance? Visit 911day.org. The site invites you to post a tribute, support a cause, and [...]
The Food Waste Fight Across the Pond
Posted in September 7th, 2011
Campus Kitchen leaders know the food waste saga States-side well. Advocates like Jonathan Bloom and his blog Wasted Food, regularly pop up in the sustainability-minded’s Google Alerts. But are our friends across the pond better at reducing food waste? The release of Unilever Food Solution’s World Food Menu Report – and ensuing discussion in London [...]
Can you Stomach it? More Fast Food Restaurants Accepting Food Stamps
Posted in September 6th, 2011
A Taco Bell Burrito Supreme doesn’t spring to mind when most think of the supplemental food assistance programs (SNAP), but as of recent – at least in a handful of states – the two could mean the same thing. In January, our California-transplanted intern, Taylor Reno, recounted her run-in with the words “EBT Machine Accepted Here” [...]
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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.