CKP National Blog » Detroit http://campuskitchens.org/blog Resources and Updates on Our National Initiatives Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:27:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Read, Then Digest http://campuskitchens.org/blog/2009/07/31/read-then-digest-5/ http://campuskitchens.org/blog/2009/07/31/read-then-digest-5/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:48:05 +0000 Alex Carrick http://campuskitchens.org/blog/?p=1418 beer_2_reuters_july_30_2009Food 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 political angles to make a beer selection?

 There was a great article in the Detroit News about how farms in Michigan have prospered by delivering their products.  The article goes on to describe Mind, Body and Spirits, a local organic restaurant, which resides in this bloggers hometown.   

 Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! Late blight is a huge problem affecting NE farmers.

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]]> http://campuskitchens.org/blog/2009/07/31/read-then-digest-5/feed/ 0 Read, Then Digest: http://campuskitchens.org/blog/2009/06/12/read-then-digest/ http://campuskitchens.org/blog/2009/06/12/read-then-digest/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:46:37 +0000 Erin Yudchitz http://campuskitchens.org/blog/?p=1160 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 community with its plan to create 500 jobs in the next four weeks. That’s good news for job seekers and in-need individuals alike.

 

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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 of purchase.  Have you been rea20090527-rooftop2ding what you eat?

Party on the roof?  How about a garden?  Check this out, what was a bagel factory now has a completely different use for producing food!

Are you a Campus Hellraiser?  Mother Jones is looking to honor “the most noteworthy student campaigns and other creative feats of campus activism”.  If you think your Campus Kitchen fits or a volunteer that you work with would be a good fit, feel free to nominate them!  Our President, Robert Egger, personally invites all young badasses to apply.

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