9.25: CKWLU connected with their local Wal-mart earlier this month to rescuse many pounds of quality food from its inevitable dumpster destiny. To find out more, check out the full story below.
A mere two days before the class of 2013 began to arrive at W&L, I went with Jenny to make CKP’s first food pickup from [...]
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A Presidential Day of Service
Posted in September 22nd, 2009
by Ariel Gold in
On September 12, 2009, Johns Hopkins University commemorated the formal inauguration of its new president, Ron Daniels, with a university-wide Day of Service. More than 1,000 faculty, staff, and students signed up to participate in service projects on campus and in the Community. The Campus Kitchen at Johns Hopkins University sponsored a gleaning trip to [...]
Read, Then Digest
Posted in August 7th, 2009
by Alex Carrick in
The Discovery Channel’s SHARK WEEK is bringing attention to the horrors of a certain Asian cuisine.
Michelle Obama makes a return visit to Good Stuff. I recommend Spike’s Sunnyside (a bacon cheese burger with a fried egg on top).
Another Type 1 beef recall. New food safety bill to the rescue!
Civil Eats has a good write up [...]
Almost a New Food Safety Bill?
Posted in July 30th, 2009
by Alex Carrick in
Today’s Washington Post features a short but informative article about the House’s vote on the new Food Safety bill. This stems of course from the numerous large-scale recalls that have taken place in the last year including tomatoes, spinach and frozen cookie dough.
The bill failed to pass the House today as it was brought to [...]
When the Safety Net Rips
Posted in July 15th, 2009
by Alex Carrick in
A story in yesterday’s New York Times revealed how close to 300 people are going to lose their food stamp benefits in NYC for failing to disclose the fact that they were legally married. The kicker is that food stamp benefits are based on people living inside the home, not marital status. In some cases [...]
Great Leap Forward
Posted in July 7th, 2009
by Alex Carrick in
There has been another innovative idea in the quest for fresher food. Thanks to the Wholesome Wave Foundation, certain farmers markets in eight different areas are starting to participate in the Double Value Coupon Program.
The program itself is very simple. People come to the farmers markets with their food stamps and get twice the value [...]
Is being poor expensive?
Posted in June 3rd, 2009
by Jordan Kough in
When is the last time you went to the bank? Hopped in your car to go shopping? Did your laundry at an opportune hour?
My daily life is pretty easy. Mostly everything is scripted and generally painless. I check my bank statements online, I do my laundry at 9pm on weekdays and I pay higher rent [...]
Read, then digest: Obesity, bucket, backlash
Posted in May 29th, 2009
by Liz Whitehurst in
Sodexo pledges to help fight childhood obesity: The dining services company just announced that through their work with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, they’ve come up with a new set of guidelines for the 2.8 million school lunches they provide each day.
Bucket gardens will offer ‘food security’ to needy families in Oswego County: The Food Bank of Central New York [...]
Safe, nutritious, affordable and adequate food for all
Posted in May 28th, 2009
by Liz Whitehurst in
”All residents of Adams County will have access to a safe, nutritious, affordable and adequate food supply within a sustainable system which promotes the local economy.”
This is the working vision of the Adams County Food Policy Council, and as part of the newly formed body, the Campus Kitchen at Gettysburg College is an active part [...]
Part 2: Why can’t everyone eat local food? CKGC on the Food Justice Immersion Project
Posted in May 21st, 2009
by Liz Whitehurst in
Food immersion: Harvesting spinach
Start with a question, like: Why can’t everyone have local food? And you’ll find more questions: Where does my food come from? How is it picked, processed, packaged and sold? Who does the picking, processing, packaging, and selling? Where is fresh food available? When? To whom?
Christine Nemetz, the coordinator at the Campus Kitchen at Gettysburg [...]