Campus Kitchens are no stranger to providing comfort through a home-cooked meal or companionship. In the wake of the recent Texas wildfires that resulted in the loss of 1554 homes in Balstrop County, the Campus Kitchen at Baylor University is reaching out to provide a different kind of comfort: stuffed bears. The Bears2Bears project, sponsored [...]
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New USDA Initiatives to End Hunger, and how Campus Kitchens Compare
Posted in March 1st, 2011
Last week the USDA announced new initiatives to end hunger in America, investing $4.98 million in grants to 14 communities in eight states. The goal of these tailored programs: end hunger and improve nutrition of low-income Americans. Communities in New York, New Jersey, California, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington and Maryland will receive the grants, which [...]
A Look Inside Campus Kitchen Holiday Feeding
Posted in November 30th, 2010
They came, they cooked turkey, they conquered. From distributing grocery bags at Baylor University in Waco, Texas to serving a large community dinner (with real pumpkin pie) near St. Lawrence University’s campus in Canton, NY, Campus Kitchens took to the ovens, finding creative ways to keep plates full in their communities this Thanksgiving. The Campus [...]
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 [...]
Watch Hungry for Justice Live on Ustream – Campus Kitchens Project Annual Conference
Posted in October 6th, 2010
Many Campus Kitchen volunteers and coordinators are hanging up their hairnets and heading to Texas this weekend for the joint effort of Baylor University’s Poverty Summit and The Campus Kitchens Project Annual Conference: Hungry for Justice. For Campus Kitchen volunteers and others who are staying home from the conference this year -we’ve got you covered! [...]
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 [...]
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
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- 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.