Community Kitchen Collective

03/16/2020

08/24/2019

Please attend a City Park "community workshop" Sept 12 @ 4 or 6:30pm. This is a community input meeting on the Wisner tract, the area encompassing Grow Dat Youth Farm, Pan-Am Stadium, the grassy open areas south of Harrison Blvd, and the disc golf course. The future of this land will be discussed, and your voice is important! Let's secure our green open spaces!
More info here: http://neworleanscitypark.com/in-the-park/wisner-tract-master-plan

05/31/2019

CK BENEFIT TONITE @ PARASITE!! eat som tacos, support an amazing 8-year-old community food share, and thrash till you mash

08/28/2018

WIN!
Having ruled that Food Not Bombs does have a First Amendment right to share food, the 11th Circuit sent the case back down to the lower court to determine if the city’s ordinance violates those rights. The City of Fort Lauderdale did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

“The court’s opinion recognized sharing food with another human being is one of the oldest forms of human expression,” said Kirsten Anderson, litigation director at the Southern Legal Counsel and lead attorney on the case. “We think this decision strengthens our message to cities across the country that they need to invest in constructive solutions to homelessness instead of wasting government resources on punishing people who seek to offer aid.”

Fort Lauderdale police have even arrested a 90-year-old man and two ministers who were simply trying to share food with the homeless.

06/10/2018

"Louisiana will end the food stamp program that helps almost one in five residents by January unless lawmakers add more money to next year's budget for the social services agency. The Department of Children and Family Services is set to take a cut of about $34 million."

State agency faces $34 million budget cut unless Legislature acts

04/29/2018

sellin this here cargo van. 1998 dodge ram B1500 shorty. cute as hell and hauls all your crap. carried many an amplifier, drum kit, and pot of hot red beans. holler with questions. it needs a lil work. sale $ will go towards community kitchen's new van

Selling a great cargo van. Needs transmission work & engine tuneup. I've owned this van since 2013. I'm the 3rd owner. It's first life was a service vehicle in Metairie and was kept in pristine...

11/01/2017

Hollygrove Market & Farm has supported Community Kitchen for all of our 5 years of existence with weekly donations of unsellable produce. They're hanging on by a string economically, but are looking to grow into the future. Please consider supporting this 7-day-a-week farmers market with a donation.
"Despite being open for 9 years, Hollygrove Market survives week to week. We are funded almost entirely by market sales. Our profit margins are thin and we pay a fair wage to our employees and fair market value to our farmers. The disruption caused by Hurricane Nate affected us greatly. The weekends bring in 75% of our income. Closing part of the weekend, loss of perishable products, and other expenses incurred will bring total weekend losses to over $5,000.
A building renovation project [will] allow the Market to generate another stream of revenue by hosting community meetings, outdoor special events, educational workshops, and possibly renting office space to local nonprofits and businesses."

Hollygrove Market & Farm survives week to week; Nate reduced our revenue and jeopardized our sustainability. Forced closing/product loss will cost us over $5,000. We have a plan but we need your help!

10/19/2017