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 [...]
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Campus Kitchen at Johns Hopkins University gets Cool Donation
Posted in November 8th, 2010
An unexpectedly cool donation from Aramark Dining Services will let the Campus Kitchen at Johns Hopkins University give more bread for breaking this holiday season. The Director of Dining Services learned from Coordinator Amy Bachman that the Campus Kitchen was shopping for a new freezer at the beginning of the semester. “We were looking to [...]
Groceries vs. Dining Out: A Map of Breakdown in Major Cities for Campus Kitchens
Posted in June 25th, 2010
Sometimes graphics speak louder than words. Ever looked around your adopted community and wondered how much families spend on dining out vs. grocery shopping? Campus Kitchens look at factors like these weekly as they decide who to serve, what’s on the menu, and how to infuse a meal drop off with nutrition. Recently, Flowingdata.com, a [...]
Bringing Service Back at Campus Kitchen at UVM
Posted in May 6th, 2010
Something must be in the food. Campus Kitchens are continually uploading hilarious, creative, student-produced videos to YouTube and other channels, giving us all a glimpse inside the amazing work they do daily at their respective Campus Kitchens. We’ve seen some truly outstanding feats of cinema. Among them: the Campus Kitchen at Johns Hopkins University’s old [...]
11 Campus Kitchens Named Among America’s Greenest Colleges
Posted in April 23rd, 2010
Even though Earth Day is behind us, Earth Day celebrations, especially those by Campus Kitchens, are still full of life. A report released by The Princeton Review in time for Earth Day, April 22, gives Campus Kitchens one more reason to celebrate: eleven CK sites were named in a list of the Greenest Colleges in [...]
The Campus Kitchen at Johns Hopkins U. Blows Out the Candles on an Avacado Cake
Posted in April 20th, 2010
About a year ago, the Campus Kitchen at Johns Hopkins University became the 20th Campus Kitchen to take underutilized resources and drive hunger relief. With nearly 7000 pounds of food recovered, inching closer to 2000 meals served, the Campus Kitchen recently celebrated its one year birthday. “We are such a food orientated organization, so we [...]
Become an AmeriCorps Vista Campus Kitchen Coordinator at Johns Hopkins University
Posted in March 4th, 2010
Jessica Zha, the current AmeriCorps Vista and Coordinator for the Campus Kitchen at Johns Hopkins University, will leave her position in July 2010 to pursue medical school. The school just listed the AmeriCorps position on idealist.org. Below, she describes her top five reasons why she loves her job. Also below: the job listing – or [...]
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 [...]
CK Blogfiles: Dear CKJHU Leaders, Helpers, Volunteers, and Friends
Posted in December 21st, 2009
by Jasmine Touton in
Every Monday, we’ll try to get a first-person account or post from one of our individual campus kitchen blogs featured on the national blog. Jessica Zha, Campus Kitchen Coordinator at Johns Hopkins University, just re-started her kitchen’s blog presence to end out the semester. Read what CKJHU did this semester, at a glance: Dear CKJHU [...]
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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.