by Ben Southworth | Apr 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
We’re so grateful for the work our volunteers do, and that’s remained true throughout the last couple months. We asked one of our newest volunteers, Alaina Nettro, to share about her experience gleaning during this time: I began Gleaning in February 2020....
by Ben Southworth | Apr 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
Our staff and volunteers spent the first few months of 2020 preparing to celebrate our organization’s tenth birthday – working behind the scenes on our rebranding project, compiling a special ten-year report on our work, and planning a big get together for...
by Ben Southworth | Nov 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
GleanKY is excited to introduce Deirdre Mikolajcik, our new Community Outreach & Development VISTA through the Americorps program! She’ll be working with GleanKY for the next year, helping us better serve more communities throughout Kentucky. Read a little more...
by Ben Southworth | Oct 8, 2019 | Community Event, Education, Gleaning, Hunger, Networking, Volunteer
Some of GleanKY’s most active and vital volunteers are those who spend a considerable portion of their retirement helping us connect excess produce to those who need it. It turns out, many of our volunteers are also busy all over the area with other groups when...
by Ben Southworth | Jul 9, 2019 | Donations, Eat Local, Farmers Markets, Gleaning, Hunger, Neighborhood Ambassador, Partner, Recipient Hightlight, Supporter, Uncategorized, Volunteer
This time of year, you’ll hear us talking a lot about it being our ‘peak season’ – the time when we’re out gleaning at our highest capacity. It’s when we start getting calls from farms, orchards, and home gardeners, and when even...
