Over half of schools that partner with The Campus Kitchens Project – to bring student-led hunger relief to their adopted communities – received the distinction of the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, released at the end of February. Of CKP’s 26 partner campuses, 15 made a higher education community service distinction as [...]
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Newman’s Own Foundation Recognizes the Campus Kitchen at University of Vermont
Posted in March 2nd, 2010
One Campus Kitchen will get more than salad dressing from Newman’s Own this March: The Newman’s Own Foundation is granting 5 to 25 thousand for one standout, do-good organization per campus in the America East Conference.
The Foundation partnered with the America East Conference to choose one leading, service-focused student group – that is closely affiliated [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
‘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 [...]
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 [...]
Read, then digest: from harvest to laundromat
Posted in May 22nd, 2009
by Liz Whitehurst in
Ample Harvest? Pass some along: Wasted Food blogs about Ample Harvest, a high-tech way to connect gardeners with extra produce to food pantries that need fresh food. Perhaps it’s one of a number of ways that technology might change the food system, but in the meantime, the Campus Kitchen at the University of Vermont’s Plant a Row [...]
CKUVM revolutionizes the canned food drive
Posted in May 5th, 2009
by Liz Whitehurst in
As asparagus begins to pop up and tomato plants take root in gardens across the country, advocates are looking for ways to get that homegrown food to people in need. From New York to Denver, from fourth-graders to Rotarians, people are connecting food sustainability and hunger.
The Campus Kitchen at University of Vermont is no exception. Since its inception in 2008, CKUVM has [...]
UVM Food Summit: “A meal isn’t just about a meal”
Posted in April 20th, 2009
by Liz Whitehurst in
There are a lot of reasons I’m passionate about food. One of the main ones is that if we begin talking about food, before long we might be talking about hunger or social class or farming or animal rights or something I’ve never even heard of. In other words, food is a delicious way to expand our consciousnesses.
Or, as CKUVM [...]
UVM Food Summit: I want to go
Posted in April 6th, 2009
by Liz Whitehurst in
Of all the awesome, exciting events I’ve been hearing and writing about at Campus Kitchens, nothing has made me want to jump on a train/plane/automobile more than the UVM Food Summit, which starts tonight.
As someone who is fascinated/excited/inspired by the student movements for just, sustainable food, I’m so glad to see Campus Kitchens making connections with groups [...]