Baylor Campus Kitchens will be partnering with the Waco Downtown Farmers Market by hosting a booth for donations.  The WDFM encourages Market costumers to purchase produce from local vendors and donate extra shares at the Campus Kitchens booth – to be delivered to area hunger programs, such as the Salvation Army Kitchen and the Family Abuse Center.

More about the Campus Kitchens Project, from BUCK’s website:

Campus Kitchens Projectis an emerging leader in community service for students and resourceful anti-hunger programs for communities around the country.

What we do is kind of a no-brainer. We know there are people in every community who need nourishing meals. And, we know that every college campus has unserved food in its dining halls and brilliant students in its classrooms. So we put them all together.

We empower thousands of students each year to recycle food from their cafeterias, turn these donations into nourishing meals, and deliver those meals to those who need it most. Then, we open up that on-campus kitchen space to teach culinary skills to unemployed men and women, who in turn teach the college students a thing or two about poverty,stereotypes, and what it takes to make it these days.

So far, we’re at 26 schools around the country: big schools and small schools; rural and urban; colleges and high schools (well, one high school).

The best part is that students run the whole show.They plan the menus, get the food, run the cooking shifts, organize the drivers, and teach culinary skills to unemployed adults. Then, they keep track of all of the paperwork (so we know everything’s being done safely), organize fundraisers, develop curriculum, and recruit new students to get involved. They accomplish an incredible amount of work every day. And then, they take those skills into their jobs when they graduate from school.