by Jordan Engel | May 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
Hello Friends, After two years as GleanKY’s Fayette County Service Coordinator, Jordan Engel is moving to Atlanta, GA with his partner as she pursues her Masters Degree in Public Health at Emory University. While we are saddened at the prospect of losing his...
by Jordan Engel | May 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
A little over two years ago, Lucky’s Market opened its doors in Lexington, providing a source of fresh produce in a part of the city that lacked a major grocery store. With the news this week that Lucky’s has decided to close, we’re saddened...
by Jordan Engel | Apr 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
Last year, GleanKY excitedly attended the inaugural International Gleaners Symposium in Salt Lake City. We came back from that conference inspired and reassured that we’re not alone in this work. Last week, we met with our gleaner friends from around the country (and...
by Jordan Engel | Feb 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Do you want to become a gleaner? In order to accomplish GleanKY’s mission of preventing food waste and nourishing Kentuckians, we rely on the help of our dedicated volunteer base—people like you! While gleaning is really pretty easy, there are a few...
by Jordan Engel | Jan 5, 2018 | Gleaning
New Volunteers Are you curious what gleaning is all about? Come to one of our upcoming volunteer trainings in Lexington to learn more about how you can help prevent food waste and fight hunger in our community. Simply put, gleaning and food redistribution...