For any of you that have actually met me, you probably know that I think history is shared orally. I’ll talk the ear off anyone who is willing to listen. Communication, connecting, story telling; these are all parts of the fabric of our day to day lives. And one that I think often goes unrecognized. [...]
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Making A Difference
Posted in July 2nd, 2009
by Jordan Kough in
The Campus Kitchen you volunteer or work with makes a difference. We know the lives we’ve touched and the people we’ve helped, but maybe it doesn’t just stop there. Sometimes doing good is more than just helping others, but inspiring others to help others too. These two guys think they change the world, even if [...]
Locavore: Part 2
Posted in June 25th, 2009
by Jordan Kough in
So I know a lot about food. I like to eat it. I like how it tastes. I eat lots and lots of food. But maybe these Locavores are on to something. Where does our food come from? One of the most stunning parts of the video that I heard was that the modern grocery [...]
Get Your Innovation On
Posted in June 23rd, 2009
by Jordan Kough in
So when’s the last time you came up with an awesome idea. How about an idea that can lead to social good? Well make sure to tell Barack and Michelle Obama. I know the number isn’t listed. But in 2010 they are creating a brand new office to support awesome projects like CKP. It’s being [...]
Are you a Locavore?
Posted in June 18th, 2009
by Jordan Kough in
Yesterday the CEO of our very own DC Central Kitchen was on the Kojo Nnamdi Show, a local NPR show in the greater Washington, DC area. I thought I’d bring you some highlights from the show about local food sustainability. Kojo aptly named shoppers who look to eat and buy local foods “Locavores”, a term [...]
Think BIG!
Posted in June 16th, 2009
by Jordan Kough in
Another guest blog from our own Ariel Gold: I guess it is true: all I really need to know I learned in kindergarten. This is the year that I learned to share and play fair; when I learned that cookies and milk are good for me; when I learned that when I go out in [...]
Day in the Week of an Intern 2
Posted in June 15th, 2009
by Jordan Kough in
Today we’re welcoming back our guest blogger Alex Carrick. This is what he had to say about meeting the DCCK President Robert Egger: Last Thursday Robert Egger held a meeting of the V3 Campaign. I was lucky enough to have a seat at the U-shaped table in the confined space that is the DCCK lunch [...]
First time for everything
Posted in June 12th, 2009
by Jordan Kough in
Today at Lee University I participated in the first delivery shift for their Campus Kitchen. Last night we had their first cooking shift. I honestly forgot how much fun it is volunteering. Every time I go to a new Campus Kitchen I work with some great students, great administrators and great dining services managers. This [...]
Meet our new blogger: Alex Carrick
Posted in June 10th, 2009
by Jordan Kough in
My name is Alex and I am the new social media intern for CKP. I am from Rochester Michigan and will be a senior at the University of Michigan in the fall. I am a die-hard Michigan football fan and also like sailing, music, and a good Happy Hour Special. The other 5 interns and [...]
Arrrr or Arrrrgh
Posted in June 8th, 2009
by Jordan Kough in
Greetings from Greenville, North Carolina. As CKP continues our expansion across the country we hope to keep you more in the loop or where we are going and what’s going on. Today I’m at ECU. Where I learned that there is a distinction between Arrr and Arrrgh. The Pirates, the mascot of ECU, may say [...]
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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.