Recently, the Campus Kitchen at Gettysburg College secured reusable plastic containers to replace Styrofoam shells for serving in their kitchen. Since then, several Campus Kitchens have followed suit, including the Campus Kitchen at Wake Forest University who will use plastic containers donated and washed by their dining services.
The Campus Kitchen at Washington and Lee University, [...]
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The Campus Kitchen at Gettysburg College Goes Virtually Delicious
Posted in March 8th, 2010
The Campus Kitchen at Gettysburg College recently jump-started two innovative programs for a community partner with funding from its MLK Semester of Service grant. Below, coordinator Megan Crowe tells how they did it…
The first Virtually Delicious lesson with local youth from The Center/El Centro, an after school program for children in first through eighth grades, [...]
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 MLK [...]
Go (Near) Paperless at your Campus Kitchen
Posted in February 8th, 2010
Are you all petered-out from paperwork? Coordinators at the Campus Kitchen at Gettysburg College discovered a more efficient way to manage numbers and names of those who pass through the kitchen – while reducing paper clutter and waste.
The price of going almost paperless: one mini laptop for $290. Kim Davidson, associate director of the Center [...]
The Campus Kitchen Project promotes service across the nation
Posted in January 26th, 2010
Mid-January, 18 projects across the country – sub-grantees of The Campus Kitchens Project – initiated service in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Some completed projects in one weekend. Others will complete their projects over the course of the semester.
These pictures come from a youth program, a high school, a service center, a [...]
Where to get Reusable Meal Delivery Containers for your Campus Kitchen
Posted in January 13th, 2010
by Jasmine Touton in
Campus kitchens get greener everyday. Some plant seeds in their community gardens. Others glean food from farmer’s markets. With the New Year, the Campus Kitchen at Gettysburg College made a green resolution too: replacing Styrofoam meal containers with reusable plastic ones – saving them money and waste.
Every time volunteers plate their individual meals to [...]
Pavo is Spanish for Turkey: Turkeypalooza, by the Numbers
Posted in December 4th, 2009
by Jasmine Touton in
Campus Kitchens across the nation were stuffed with activity this Thanksgiving for the annual Turkeypalooza project, a hunger relief initiative mobilizing kitchens to feed thousands on Turkey Day.
The Campus Kitchen at St. Louis University tacked on seven extra cooking shifts to roast 20 whole turkeys, which, when coupled with 20 precooked turkey breasts, served almost [...]
‘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 [...]
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 part [...]
Apply now for MLK Day of Service 2010 funding!
Posted in May 27th, 2009
by Liz Whitehurst in
“All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence,” said Martin Luther King, Jr.
In order to continue his legacy of labor that uplifts humanity, CKP will join with the Corporation for National and Community Service again this year to celebrate MLK Day 2010 as a day of service.
CKP [...]