We’d be hard-pressed to find a Campus Kitchen student who doesn’t love to pluck a fresh tomato from a farmers market stand in support of local food. What we didn’t expect: watching student-led Campus Kitchens take the lead in partnering with farmers markets to bring fresher food to those who can’t afford it. More Campus [...]
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Campus Kitchen at Augsburg College Helps with Tornado Recovery in North Minneapolis
Posted in May 26th, 2011
Yesterday, as communities continued the scramble to supply basic living necessities in neighborhoods devastated by tornadoes Sunday, May 22, volunteers at the Campus Kitchen at Augsburg College mobilized clean-up and feeding efforts for the North Minneapolis community. Campus Kitchen Coordinator Brian Noy helped devise a plan Monday morning after the storms hit: Augsburg’s Sabo Center [...]
Campus Kitchens Ready their Carving Knives for Season of Feeding
Posted in November 1st, 2010
Thanks to the work of 28 Campus Kitchens and a swelling volunteer force this November, hungry individuals and families will gobble up Thanksgiving meals with all the trimmings this Turkey Day. Turkeypalooza is the network-wide effort of The Campus Kitchens Project to ensure all mouths are fed during the month that many Americans share bountiful [...]
The Campus Kitchens Project Responds to Hungry for Justice
Posted in October 13th, 2010
by Jasmine Touton in Beyond the Campus Kitchen, Kitchen Advice, Kitchen Innovation, Kitchen Partners, Opening your Campus Kitchen
Local news coverage of Hungry for Justice: Social, Economic, Environmental The Campus Kitchens Project national office team arrived home Sunday, October 10 from three whirlwind days at Hungry for Justice: Social, Economic, Environmental in Waco, TX bearing new vintage boots, belt buckles – and a better understanding what gets the national network of Campus Kitchens [...]
Volunteering is up among Americans, Campus Kitchens
Posted in June 15th, 2010
Volunteering is undergoing its greatest spike in six years, up 1.6 million new Americans over last year, according to the Corporation for National & Community Service’s report released today, June 15. The annual Volunteering in America report found that more than 63.4 million Americans volunteered for more than 8.1 billion hours of volunteer service, saving [...]
A Look Inside the Campus Kitchen at Augsburg College
Posted in March 30th, 2010
Spring means time for Campus Kitchens to break out spades and shovels, break ground on new gardening products, and invite the neighborhood to plant community gardens that produce more than just veggies; they help the community grow. Whether its nutrition programming, science lessons, introductions to local food, or farmers markets – like the one mentioned [...]
Campus Kitchen Colleges make President’s Service Honor Roll
Posted in March 3rd, 2010
Over half of schools that partner with The Campus Kitchens Project – to bring student-led hunger relief to their adopted communities – received the distinction of the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, released at the end of February. Of CKP’s 26 partner campuses, 15 made a higher education community service distinction as [...]
Fools Gold? Nope, that’s Compost: Natural Recycling at your Campus Kitchen
Posted in February 19th, 2010
As the snow melts away and our snow boots finally start to dry, it’s safe to say that gardening season is almost upon us. This will be an exciting time for many Campus Kitchens who already have or are starting campus/community gardens. Come Spring, the Campus Kitchen at Wake Forest University will be using their [...]
Campus Kitchen Work Earns Scholarships for School, Provides Skills for Life
Posted in February 9th, 2010
The Campus Kitchen at Augsburg director nominated Jeanette Clark for a Sodexo scholarship in recognition of her work with the kitchen. The kitchen received funding, and Clark earned a scholarship toward her education. Beyond the scholarship, Clark found the Campus Kitchen provided her with skills she could use for the rest of her life. This [...]
‘New Millennium’ Kick-off
Posted in October 26th, 2009
by Joelle Johnson in
10.26.09: CKP’s ‘new millennium’ kicked-off this past weekend at the annual Leadership Conference in Washington D.C. There were over 60 attendees representing 17 different Campus Kitchens. The weekend began with the preperation and delivery of the millionth meal served since CKP’s inception 8 years ago. This was a major milestone for the organization and it went [...]
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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.