Think food stamps and envision lines at the local grocery store with people buying fresh produce items and ingredients for healthy, affordable, family-style meals. The last place we expect to see food stamps used is down the street at the local fast food chain. I was shocked when I first noticed the sign reading “EBT [...]
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300 Pounds of Thanksgiving, Stuffed in 3 Compact Cars
Posted in November 25th, 2009
by Jasmine Touton in
…the students must help label and load two types of meals serving 75 people in the community that morning. Among the dishes: 17 whole, roasted turkeys.
Read, Then Digest 8-14-09
Posted in August 14th, 2009
by Alex Carrick in
Turns out the beef recall was due to salmonella. Share on Facebook
Save Our Safety Net
Posted in July 29th, 2009
by Alex Carrick in
For those of you who have been living under a rock lately, the economy is dreadful. The District has been no exception. The Mayor has proposed about $100 million in budget cuts that will disproportionatly affect the hungry and the homeless. $52 million of those cuts are coming from Human Support Services and Other Low-Income [...]
Read, Then Digest
Posted in July 24th, 2009
by Alex Carrick in
Our friends at Beyond Bread picked tons of corn in their Glean for the City initiative. Jessica Biel has a bad habit of wasting food. Don’t mess with Texas, especially when it comes to restaurant waste. Chris over at First Helping explores how the recession has affected homelessness. With the Locavore movement gaining steam, local [...]
Read: Then Digest
Posted in July 10th, 2009
by Alex Carrick in
A city in Sweden has found a way to easily turn waste into energy. Our friends over at Beyond Bread have started a new “Glean for the City” initiative. They estimate that each volunteer group can glean enough food to feed 1750 people. Michelle Obama and her girls were in Rome this past [...]
Oral History: The Power of Stories
Posted in July 8th, 2009
by Jordan Kough in
For any of you that have actually met me, you probably know that I think history is shared orally. I’ll talk the ear off anyone who is willing to listen. Communication, connecting, story telling; these are all parts of the fabric of our day to day lives. And one that I think often goes unrecognized. [...]
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 [...]
Read, then digest: shelter controversy, downward mobility and Michelle Obama
Posted in May 15th, 2009
by Liz Whitehurst in
Helping the hungry eat well: Two of our favorite blogs, Beyond Bread and Change.org’s Sustainable Food blog, came together this week in a post that hits on some of my favorite things to talk about: cooking; the connection between hunger, obesity and malnutrition; food deserts; and last but never least, hummus. Share on Facebook
Read, then digest: tent farm bank bike manifesto
Posted in April 17th, 2009
by Liz Whitehurst in
Last Tent City residents move as homeless debate continues: In the latest from the tent city outside Sacramento, the approximately 150-200 residents have been moved out by the police as of yesterday. These somber photographs capture the lives of people who lived there and in similar camps throughout the state and this post from the Where blog provides a clear summary [...]
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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.