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Our Mission

Glean Kentucky nourishes Kentucky’s hungry by rescuing and redistributing excess fresh foods.

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Let’s go gleaning!

Volunteers are our lifeblood at Glean Kentucky. So far in 2025 our staff and volunteers have teamed up to make over 870 gleaning trips to recover 221,603 pounds of produce for a total of 1,589 gleaning hours!

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Gather . Connect . Nourish

 

How does Glean Kentucky work?

Gleaning means to gather small amounts from a variety of sources. Studies estimate that up to 40 percent of food produced in the United States is never consumed but ends up in the landfill. Glean Kentucky’s founders saw that Kentucky’s food system didn’t have the infrastructure in place to get excess food from point A (growers and grocers) to point B (hungry bellies), giving birth to our work. Glean Kentucky is a vital link between programs working with food-insecure populations and sources of excess fresh fruits and vegetables. By gleaning Kentucky, we help to bring food security to those without it!