Today’s Washington Post features a short but informative article about the House’s vote on the new Food Safety bill. This stems of course from the numerous large-scale recalls that have taken place in the last year including tomatoes, spinach and frozen cookie dough. The bill failed to pass the House today as it was brought [...]
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Save Our Safety Net
Posted in July 29th, 2009
by Alex Carrick in
For those of you who have been living under a rock lately, the economy is dreadful. The District has been no exception. The Mayor has proposed about $100 million in budget cuts that will disproportionatly affect the hungry and the homeless. $52 million of those cuts are coming from Human Support Services and Other Low-Income [...]
Safe, nutritious, affordable and adequate food for all
Posted in May 28th, 2009
by Liz Whitehurst in
”All residents of Adams County will have access to a safe, nutritious, affordable and adequate food supply within a sustainable system which promotes the local economy.” This is the working vision of the Adams County Food Policy Council, and as part of the newly formed body, the Campus Kitchen at Gettysburg College is an active [...]
CKJHU’s got a seat at Baltimore’s food policy table
Posted in May 6th, 2009
by Liz Whitehurst in
The Campus Kitchen at Johns Hopkins University is the newest member of the national CKP network, but they’ve already got a seat at the table with some of Baltimore’s key stakeholders when it comes to food and hunger. CKJHU is part of Baltimore’s new Food Policy Task Force, founded by Mayor Sheila Dixon Share on Facebook
Call to young filmmakers: Faces of Hunger
Posted in April 10th, 2009
by Liz Whitehurst in
Faces of Hunger is a nationwide contest, launched today, in which young filmmakers will submit short documentary films visually portraying HUNGER in the United States. The film contest is open to young filmmakers, under the age of 25. The goal is to empower youth, the future generation of leaders and activists, to facilitate positive change. Prizewinners will [...]
Guest Blog: Child Nutrition Seder
Posted in April 9th, 2009
by Liz Whitehurst in
Healthy Returns Coordinator and Nutrition Educator, Dahlia Rockowitz, works at D.C. Central Kitchen through a partnership with AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps. Last night marked the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Passover. I observed the holiday by participating in a Seder, a festive meal and retelling of the story of the ancient Israelites’ exodus [...]
Joel Berg: We can end hunger in America
Posted in April 8th, 2009
by Liz Whitehurst in
Check out this interview with Joel Berg, director of the New York City Coalition Against Hunger, from Cooking up a story. Income disparity is the real problem, he points out, and then argues that the federal government should take the lead in the fight against hunger. Then check out part 2 of the interview. While I agree with [...]
The Campus Kitchens Advocates
Posted in March 30th, 2009
by Jordan Kough in
On Thursday night, at the City Plan Board Zoning Meeting an intense debate raged on. The local Community Center, Saint Francis House, was having it’s two special use permits up for renewal. One of the permits allowed them to house 35 homeless and the other allowed them to serve 130 meals as a Food Distribution [...]
Read, then digest: from tent cities to national service
Posted in March 27th, 2009
by Liz Whitehurst in
Desperate tent city revival for America’s homeless: In Sacramento, near the American River, homeless people live in a tent city that recalls those of the Great Depression. Here’s more coverage from the New York Times and an piece from from Slate.com that provides some historical background on squatting in the U.S. and puts forward innovative strategies cities might use to deal with root causes. Food [...]
Non-profits are like onions
Posted in March 11th, 2009
by Jordan Kough in
How does your Campus Kitchen get supported? Where does the money come from? For those of you who are involved in the process know that raising money for a Campus Kitchen isn’t exactly easy, and there are a lot of places to look in a lot of different ways. When I was thinking about this [...]