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		<title>Local Farms: Harnessing the Power of Food</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How often do you think about where your food came from? Do you know where the lettuce from your salad was grown, or who grew it? If you’re like me, you typically don’t think about your food’s origins; you’re too busy doing other things while munching on the apple you packed in your lunch. But [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://campuskitchens.org/blog/2012/02/08/local-farms-harnessing-the-power-of-food/</link>
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		<title>Grants for Gardens</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Looking for funding for your campus garden? Annie&#8217;s Homegrown is offering a limited number of small grants to community gardens, school gardens and other educational programs that connect children directly to real food. These funds can be used to buy gardening tools, seeds or other needed supplies. If you would like to apply, please read the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://campuskitchens.org/blog/2012/01/23/grants-for-gardens/</link>
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		<title>Council for Community Solutions Looks to Link &#8216;Opportunity Youth&#8217; with Communities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many are feeling the impact of a sluggish economy and high unemployment rates, but 1 in 6 young Americans are in danger of being left behind. According to a report from Columbia University and CUNY/Queens College, 6.7 million young adults are out of school, unemployed, and not learning skills necessary for a successful future. &#160; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://campuskitchens.org/blog/2012/01/19/council-for-community-solutions-looks-to-link-opportunity-youth-with-communities/</link>
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		<title>Tools of the Trade II: Map the Meal Gap</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In order to address the problem of hunger, it is important that we first understand it. Feeding America undertook the Map the Meal Gap project to learn more about the face of hunger at the local community level. By understanding the population in need, communities and partners can better identify strategies for reaching the people [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://campuskitchens.org/blog/2012/01/18/tools-of-the-trade-ii-map-the-meal-gap/</link>
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		<title>Service Can Be Fun: Chili Cook-Off Feeds Those in Need</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, January 13th, five high school teams honored MLK Day by competing in a chili cook-off. The event, co-sponsored by The Campus Kitchens Project and St. Andrew’s Episcopal High School, was held in the Marriott, Inc. test kitchens in Bethesda, MD. This was, however, more than just a friendly battle in the kitchen. Chuck [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://campuskitchens.org/blog/2012/01/16/service-can-be-fun-chili-cook-off-feeds-those-in-need/</link>
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		<title>Tools of the Trade: New SNAP Tool</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; In fiscal year 2011, about 44.7 million people participated in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), on average, per month (USDA, 2011). Facts like this are great but how can we as Campus Kitchens across the country use this data to better address the needs in our individual communities? Until recently, many tools [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://campuskitchens.org/blog/2012/01/06/tools-of-the-trade-new-snap-tool/</link>
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		<title>Kerrygold/Irish Dairy Board Donates $10,000 to CKNU!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kathleen Quinn presents CKNU Coordinator Danny Burke with a $10,000 check on behalf of the Irish Dairy Board CKNU has received a $10,000 donation from the Irish Dairy Board, located in Evanston.  This amount of money will help CKNU ensure that those most in need continue to receive nourishing meals.  Additionally, the Irish Dairy Board [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://campuskitchens.org/blog/2012/01/04/kerrygoldirish-dairy-board-donates-10000-to-cknu/</link>
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		<title>Job Opening: The Campus Kitchen Coordinator at Northwestern University</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Job Title: Campus Kitchen Coordinator Employer: The Campus Kitchens Project Location:  Northwestern University- Evanston, IL Pay Type: $31,000 with benefits &#160; The Campus Kitchens Project (CKP) is a leader in community service and anti-hunger programming in communities around the country. The Campus Kitchens Project headquartered in Washington DC, oversees all Campus Kitchens. CKP has locations [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://campuskitchens.org/blog/2011/12/29/job-opening-the-campus-kitchen-coordinator-at-northwestern-university/</link>
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		<title>CNCS Visits DCCK</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This morning the DC Central Kitchen VISTA Corp members had the privilege of serving along side the CEO and other staff from The Corporation of Nation and Community Service (CNCS), the organization that administers the VISTA programs nation-wide. Powerful and unique connections were made as the group chopped onions, peeled turnips and exchanged stories, all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://campuskitchens.org/blog/2011/12/20/cncs-visits-dcck/</link>
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		<title>Turkey For All! Turkeypalooza 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyone loves turkey during Thanksgiving, right? How about over 10,000 pounds of it? This year, all of the Campus Kitchens stepped up their games and over 800 volunteers put in over 2,000 hours to collect and prepare record amounts of food to provide Thanksgiving meals across the country. From canned food drives, to family-style community [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://campuskitchens.org/blog/2011/12/06/turkey-for-all-turkeypalooza-2011/</link>
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