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 [...]
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Hungry for Justice: Social, Economic Environmental
Posted in August 4th, 2010
Now that new coordinators have CKP Boot Camp under their belts, Campus Kitchens are focusing on getting Fall operations flowing smoothly, and getting to this year’s annual conference in Texas (y’all). We’ll have a forum posted on CKP’s social network, The Kitchen Table, soon to help with coordinating travel and lodging arrangements. We’re also re-opening [...]
The Campus Kitchens Project Teams up with Baylor’s Poverty Summit, Calls for Presenters
Posted in July 8th, 2010
We’ve mulled over ideas in Minneapolis, mowed through curriculum in Milwaukee – even brought The Campus Kitchens Project to its national headquarters in Washington, D.C. This year, the Campus Kitchens Project’s Annual Conference will bore right to the heart of hunger, visiting its Baylor University site to partner with the annual BU Poverty Summit with [...]
Campus Kitchen at Baylor University farms alongside World Hunger Relief Haiti Effort
Posted in June 7th, 2010
Most Campus Kitchen farms and gardens get direction from master gardeners and local farms in their communities. Some receive expert advice from more prominent farming voices: the operators of the World Hunger Relief farm. The Campus Kitchen at Baylor University has a unique advantage: it’s situated in Waco, Texas, the same location as the World [...]
Save-the-Date: The Campus Kitchens Project Annual Conference
Posted in June 4th, 2010
Campus Kitchens give Meals, Programs an Earth Day Twist
Posted in April 9th, 2010
Washington, D.C. – Campus Kitchens across the country are eco-focused and eco-friendly, recovering unused food from school cafeterias and restaurants while providing nutritious meals to their communities. With April events nation-wide, below are Earth Day examples from three cities: Pennsylvania: Celebrating nutritious recovery of 10 tons of food and serving its 10,000th meal, the Campus [...]
MLK Day 2010: Looking Back on Last Year’s Service
Posted in January 6th, 2010
As the 18 organizations participating in The Campus Kitchens Project’s MLK Day/Semester of Service finalize plans and fire up their ovens, hundreds of volunteers are readying to grab a fork and pitch in, holding inaugural meal services, jump-starting culinary training programs, carpooling to under served communities, and tilling gardens in honor of Martin Luther King [...]
Top CKP Moments of 2009
Posted in December 31st, 2009
by Jasmine Touton in
We cooked. We fed. We conquered. The family of 20 campus kitchens that make up The Campus Kitchens Project saw a lot of highs and lows, cabbage and carrots, PB&J’s and pastas, tomatoes and turkeys in 2009. The year of an ill economy, swine flue epidemic, and a healthcare overhaul also marked a period of [...]
‘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 [...]
ABP Recognizes 2 Campus Kitchens
Posted in October 1st, 2009
by Joelle Johnson in
10.1.09: On September 23rd the Associated Baptist Press highlighted the Campus Kichens at Baylor and Wake Forest University. The article takes a look at the people who are directly involved with the programs at each, featuring quotes from leadership team members and coordinators. At Wake Forest, student volunteer Andy Ronan points out how the Kitchen has been a [...]