by Jerilyn Bristow | Jun 15, 2022 | Community Event, Donations, Education, Fundraising, In the News, Networking, Volunteer
Last Thursday was a busy one! I knew my plan was a little crazy, but I really wanted to attend this event on behalf of Glean Kentucky. The day started very early picking up produce. My goal was to be able to pick up from all 4 retail stores before I had to be at the...
by Jerilyn Bristow | Apr 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
“An ounce of action is worth a ton…” Ralph Waldo Emerson Most people don’t deal in “tons” for anything they do. I certainly never had. In fact, I had trouble imagining a “ton” of anything. For perspective, here are some things that weigh about a ton: A baby...
by Jerilyn Bristow | Apr 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
How do you turn 1,000 pounds of packaged produce into one small bag of garbage? Glean Kentucky is about feeding people but that’s not all we do! The first thing we do is rescue produce from landfills. As this wonderful infographic from The National Resources Defense...
by Jerilyn Bristow | Mar 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
Volunteers needed! Spring has sprung and slowly but surely we are restarting retail grocery gleaning in Bowling Green! So far, in 2022, we have been able to redirect over 7,000 pounds of produce from landfills to families in need. Adding the retail grocery gleaning...
by Jerilyn Bristow | Feb 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
A Great Start We gleaned retail grocery for three days. I was over-the-moon at the quality and amount of produce we rescued and donated. Lifting the produce boxes was challenging but it felt good at the end of the day. The food pantries were thrilled and the process...
