Now that summer is almost a memory, many are thinking of their next move, whether it be back to school or seeking employment. For those going the employment route, why not bunk down with your favorite parent organization to The Campus Kitchens Project, DC Central Kitchen? Two semi-entry-level jobs are available now, working with some [...]
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Former Campus Kitchen Leader? Join the National Board for Young Nonprofit Professionals Network
Posted in September 8th, 2010
When Campus Kitchen volunteers finally hang up their aprons and hairnets, graduate, and move on to pursue their futures, national staff members at The Campus Kitchens Project aren’t surprised to hear that many of these conditioned leaders choose to pursue graduate school or careers in public service. Students who spend their free college hours doing [...]
Contest: Capture What Ending Homelessness Looks Like to You
Posted in September 2nd, 2010
Campus Kitchen volunteers regularly snap and send us wonderful images of students preparing a meal in the kitchen, community partners attending a Campus Kitchen event, or community garden openings. It’s evidence that there’s a group of talented photographers among the Campus Kitchen family. Now, there’s another way to showcase your passion and talent. The National [...]
Savor Summer Bounties: Grow and Dry Herbs!
Posted in September 1st, 2010
The Story: For all the fans of flavor out there, let’s talk about herbs. Herbs are tasty, smell great, have impressive medicinal value and can take any dish to a new level of deliciousness. While herbs are readily available this time of year at the store and on most farmers’ market stands, they also happen [...]
Graduate Programs Fit for a Foodie (or Campus Kitchen Volunteer)
Posted in August 31st, 2010
Campus Kitchen students hold a range of interests: we’ve met marketing majors, public health students, political science junkies, and literature gurus. After that initial Campus Kitchen volunteer cooking shift, there’s one more interest that reverberates across all Campus Kitchen volunteers: a passion for, or interest in, food. It’s something about suiting up in hairnets, aprons, [...]
Service-Learning Grant Opportunity for Campus Kitchens
Posted in August 26th, 2010
Campus Kitchens participate in some aspect of service-learning every day – and most of them either are housed on a public school campus or somehow work with a public school through a community partnership. As State Farm and Youth Serve America announced today, these Campus Kitchens are also eligible for a $1,000 grant to complete [...]
Savor Summer Bounties: Its Pickle Time!
Posted in August 25th, 2010
The Story: On sandwiches, as a side dish or straight out of the jar, pickles are a fun and easy thing to make. Pickling was invented at the dawn of civilization in Mesopotamia. It was – and still is – a great way to preserve for out-of-season consumption, and important to the many cultures that [...]
Hungry for Justice: A Waco, Texas, Pay-what-you-can Cafe
Posted in August 24th, 2010
As Campus Kitchens and other thought-leaders in the poverty community gear up for Hungry for Justice: Social, Economic, Environmental – a collaboration between Baylor University’s Poverty Summit and The Campus Kitchens Project – one café quietly continues to feed the Waco, Texas residents and build community, one plate of food at a time. Gospel Café [...]
Schedule for Campus Kitchen Annual Conference and Baylor Poverty Summit
Posted in August 19th, 2010
With under two months to go to Hungry for Justice: Social, Economic Environmental (a joint effort by Baylor University’s Poverty Summit and The Campus Kitchens Project Conference), many participants are making arrangements to arrive in Waco, Texas for the poverty event, October 8 – 10. As we clarify details of the conference, we will post [...]
Savor Summer Bounties: Got Cabbage? Make Sauerkraut!
Posted in August 18th, 2010
The Story: Think sauerkraut, and you might dredge up images of bratwurst or hot dogs recently dressed from Frank’s can or a Bubbie’s Jar. But there’s more to sauerkraut then our current popular culture definition – and two good reasons why you might want to consider creating your own. First, it’s healthy. The sauerkraut fermentation [...]