Food Safety Act passes! Look here to see how your congressmen voted. Slow Food has a great post about saving the Gravenseteins. Millions of people have quit drinking soft drinks. Here are the Top 9 reasons why. Obama Foodrama has a great recap on yesterday’s Beer Summit. Who would have thought there were so many [...]
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Posted in June 12th, 2009
by Erin Yudchitz in
Last week we told you about Detroit’s food deserts. This week, we bring happier news: 25 nonprofits received surprise grants of $25,000 each in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan. Hope in a flagging economy: Boston-based Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America is giving a boost to the Charlotte, NC [...]
Read, Then Digest: Deserts, Food, Bagels and Activism
Posted in June 5th, 2009
by Jordan Kough in
Ever been to a food desert? Half of Detroit is, that’s 450,000 people. Wish Kerriem Beyah the best of luck as he brings healthy foods into urban areas. Read what you eat: Massachusetts just joined California and New York State in having food establishments with 20 or more locations provide calorie information at the point [...]
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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.