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Student-Powered Hunger Relief

We are the future of hunger relief. We’re training the next generation of leaders to implement innovative new models to combat hunger, and we’re bringing those models to communities around the nation.

We partner with high schools, colleges, and universities to share on-campus kitchen space, recover food from cafeterias, and engage students as volunteers who prepare and deliver meals to the community.

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Campus Kitchens Project Serves Millionth Meal

On Thursday, October 22, student volunteers in 20 cities across the nation will prepare and deliver the one-millionth meal to neighbors in need through The Campus Kitchens Project, a national student-powered hunger relief organization.

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UVM ranked #4 among Sierra Magazine's Top 20 Coolest School list

Picking Cherry Tomatoes at UVM

The University of Vermont is ranked #4 among Sierra Magazine's Top 20 Coolest Schools for their efforts to stop global warming. Sierra graded schools on a 1-10 scale in eight categories, awarding bonus points for exceptional categories.

UVM scored their high ranking by earning four of five bonus points for its unique initiatives, including The Campus Kitchens Project, its new Clean Energy Act and the Sustainable Food Working Group.

Congratulations to The Campus Kitchen at University of Vermont for contributing to the green campus! Keep up the great environmental responsibility.

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The Campus Kitchen at Gonzaga University begins Gleaning and joins the Local Food Movement!

Box of Fresh Picked Cherries

It all began with an article in the Inlander, a local newspaper for the Pacific Northwest. The article described Campus Kitchen Coordinator Emily Paulson's goals to begin a gleaning and local foods project that would bring local, fresh food to low income communities through the Campus Kitchen Project at Gonzaga University.

And then the phones started ringing. Two farm owners read the article and invited students to glean Rainier and Bing cherries and rhubarb, offering future gleaning opportunities for plums, pears and apples as they come into season. The next week's menu at Gonzaga University's Campus Kitchen offered rhubarb crisp and fresh cherries.

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