One Campus Kitchen will get more than salad dressing from Newman’s Own this March: The Newman’s Own Foundation is granting 5 to 25 thousand for one standout, do-good organization per campus in the America East Conference.
The Foundation partnered with the America East Conference to choose one leading, service-focused student group – that is closely affiliated [...]
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Fools Gold? Nope, that’s Compost: Natural Recycling at your Campus Kitchen
Posted in February 19th, 2010
As the snow melts away and our snow boots finally start to dry, it’s safe to say that gardening season is almost upon us.
This will be an exciting time for many Campus Kitchens who already have or are starting campus/community gardens. Come Spring, the Campus Kitchen at Wake Forest University will be using their MLK [...]
Go (Near) Paperless at your Campus Kitchen
Posted in February 8th, 2010
Are you all petered-out from paperwork? Coordinators at the Campus Kitchen at Gettysburg College discovered a more efficient way to manage numbers and names of those who pass through the kitchen – while reducing paper clutter and waste.
The price of going almost paperless: one mini laptop for $290. Kim Davidson, associate director of the Center [...]
Did you miss the Fair Trade/Sodexo discussion? Catch it here.
Posted in February 4th, 2010
Sodexo was the initial funder behind The Campus Kitchens Project. The food service company is also working to make the food they serve (and give to Campus Kitchens) more sustainable, and Fair Trade friendly. This week Sodexo Vice President of Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility sat down with thte CEO of TransFair USA (the U.S. [...]
What’s in Season? A Shopping Guide for Locovores
Posted in January 29th, 2010
by Joelle Johnson in
1.29.09: I am a self proclaimed foodie. I think about food constantly. I start planning what to make for dinner as I am eating breakfast. I also love farmers and farming and going to the farmer’s market. But, I never have any idea what food is in season or what kind of produce I can [...]
Join the Fair Trade live chat with Sodexo, funder of The Campus Kitchens Project
Posted in January 29th, 2010
Sodexo – a food service company that serves 10 million people daily – will test the waters of fair trade and sustainability issues Wednesday, February 3 (11 a.m. PST) with a live UStream discussion between company officials and TransFair, the U.S. Fair Trade labeling organization.
The Sodexo Foundation, which sponsors hunger initiatives that target the root [...]
Thinking Ahead: Be Ready to Squirrel Away Fresh Summer Harvests
Posted in January 15th, 2010
by Joelle Johnson in
1.15.10: Pressure Canning Tomato Sauce
Owning a pressure canner is your gateway to eating fresh and local, all year round. It is a safe, easy, and fun way to save those bountiful summer harvests and to make sure you’ve always got something in your Campus Kitchen pantry. Here, I will provide basic, step-by-step instructions for canning [...]
CK Blogfiles: What the Campus Kitchen at Wake Forest University and Amman, Jordan have in Common
Posted in January 4th, 2010
by Jasmine Touton in
The Campus Kitchens Project has always been dedicated to promoting sustainable and innovative means to serve communities and tackle the nationwide hunger problem, and I saw a similar type of thinking going on in Jordan.
CKWFU: Building Local Partnerships
Posted in September 1st, 2009
by Joelle Johnson in
9.01.09: Very local parnerships. In fact, right on campus. Thanks to the new Campus Garden at Wake Forest University http://sustainability.wfu.edu/2009/08/28/get-dirty-in-the-new-campus-garden/, CKWFU will be able to utilize donations of fresh produce, grown by students and faculty, right on campus, in their weekly meal preparations. Doesn’t get much more local or sustainable then that! Interested in CKWFU and [...]
CKCWM Gleans 550lbs of Produce!
Posted in August 28th, 2009
by Joelle Johnson in
The group at Hidden Brook Farm
8.25.09: The Campus Kitchen at William and Mary kicked off the 2009 school year with their very first gleaning trip. Jessica Kim and Timmy Siverd, two members of the CKCWM leadership team, coordinated the trip with William and Mary’s annual Students Helping Out Williamsburg (SHOW) Day. SHOW provided the [...]