With summer’s alluring sunshine, work motivation often slumps. Not so for the Campus Kitchen at Northwestern University. This summer, a team of dedicated volunteers will produce an extra 5,000 meals a month through Sodexo’s Feeding Our Future to help replace the meals usually served in schools. Beginning in June, a group of interns and core [...]
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Campus Kitchen at Northwestern Feeds former Staff Member
Posted in November 29th, 2010
Three miles outside of Chicago, Wilmette, Illinois is the picture of affluence. Median household income sits somewhere north of $120,000. But as longtime resident of the Chicago-area, John Kapetan, knows first-hand, the need for well-balanced meals in his community still exists. “There are a lot of immigrants and seniors in my building,” said Kapetan. Kapetan [...]
Campus Kitchens Carve into Turkeypalooza
Posted in November 22nd, 2010
Baking. Basting. Brining. Braising Brussel Sprouts. For two weeks in the middle of November, Campus Kitchens really learn their “B”s. This year, The Campus Kitchens Project dug itself deeper into Turkeypalooza – an effort across the network to provide turkey and trimmings to those in need – than ever before. In the middle of this [...]
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 [...]
Campus Kitchen Reminder: Healthy Food can be Cheap
Posted in June 23rd, 2010
“When you look at the USDA’s “food pyramid”, many of the things we should be eating the most of – grains, legumes, fruits, and vegetables – happen to cost the least.” Or so writes Jeff Yaeger of the Daily Green and author of the recent blog post: “50 healthy foods for under $1 a pound.” [...]
Faces from the Campus Kitchen at Northwestern University’s Slow Cooker Program
Posted in April 13th, 2010
Gather football players, registered dietitians, children, families, students, and 23 slow cookers into a room, and you’re bound to come away with some great pictures, plus stories to share. That’s what happened during the three-part slow cooker series and partnership of the Campus Kitchen at Northwestern University and Nurture , a local nutrition education organization. [...]
‘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 [...]
Guest blog: Who gets hit hardest?
Posted in April 16th, 2009
by Liz Whitehurst in
Just back from her annual visit to the Campus Kitchen at Northwestern University, Western Region Program Coordinator Erin Yudchitz ruminates on what “economic hard times” mean for real people. I visited one of my former homes last week: the Campus Kitchen at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. In addition to a great trip to The [...]
GYSD 2008: Combining knowledge and service at CKNU’s First Annual High School Leadership Conference
Posted in March 26th, 2009
by Liz Whitehurst in
Plans for Global Youth Service Day 2009 are in full swing: Check out what people across the country are doing to serve their communities and read on to find out what’s going on at the Campus Kitchen at Northwestern University. You are a single mother with 3 children, a 3 year-old, 9 year-old and 13 [...]
Cheers to the Greater Chicago Food Depository
Posted in February 9th, 2009
by Liz Whitehurst in
When we told Joanna we wanted to feature one of CKNU’s partner organizations on the CKP blog, she thought immediately of the Greater Chicago Food Depository. But she said: “I don’t think it’s blog worthy, cause my love for the GCFD is a little weird. I know.” Then she related a story from a recent [...]
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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.