* re-posted from The Campus Kitchens Project website Cassie Powell, a student leader at the Campus Kitchen at William and Mary, spent the better part of two years leading meal deliveries to low-income neighborhoods in Williamsburg, Va. Now, she’s broadening the Campus Kitchen’s impact on local children with the start of a new mentorship program [...]
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Job Opening: William & Mary Coordinator-DC Office
Posted in August 3rd, 2010
The College of William & Mary is looking for a Coordinator to serve in the William & Mary Washington Office. This is a dynamic and demanding position that requires superlative detail orientation, good judgment, great people skills and the ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously. Those not possessing superlative detail orientation should not apply. The [...]
Campus Kitchens wrap up the semester
Posted in May 4th, 2010
As Campus Kitchens throw up their hairnets to celebrate the end of the semester, many are receiving final accolades and coverage to recognize them for a job well done, in time for the start of summer operations. Two Campus Kitchens, at Washington and Lee and William and Mary, received a $1000 Food Lion Charitable Foundation [...]
The Campus Kitchen at William and Mary Turns Heads
Posted in April 29th, 2010
As Gettysburg College was wrapping up its wacky Ten Ton event in Pennsylvania, a Williamsburg, Va. Campus Kitchen had a different way to celebrate reaching the milestone of 10,000 meals served. The Campus Kitchen at William and Mary recognized the amazing achievement by holding a ceremony – complete with food and entertainment – highlighting other [...]
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 [...]
Campus Kitchens Reach Tens of Thousands Milestones
Posted in April 21st, 2010
Ten is a favorite number of Campus Kitchens right now; many are hitting – or close to hitting – 10,000/100,000 meals. What are the most recent Campus Kitchen’s to hit a milestone up to? Gettysburg 10 Ton Event It’s only fitting that, just as we reach Earth Day 2010, the Campus Kitchen at Gettysburg College [...]
Campus Kitchen Colleges make President’s Service Honor Roll
Posted in March 3rd, 2010
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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- 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.