Madison McRill | Glean Kentucky

Volunteer Spotlight: Ned Wertz

by Madison McRill | Mar 30, 2023

Everyone, meet Ned Wertz! Ned is one of our amazing volunteers in Central Kentucky and has been a consistent gleaner since 2021. In 2022, he redistributed almost 2,500 lbs of produce to feeding programs in Lexington. Ned was initially inspired to fight food...

McBrayer PLLC is Committed to Reducing Food Waste and Hunger in the Commonwealth

by Bekah Worster | Mar 19, 2023

McBrayer PLLC is Committed to Reducing Food Waste and Hunger in the Commonwealth LEXINGTON, KY – McBrayer PLLC has committed $10,000 in fighting food waste and food insecurity in the Bluegrass. The firm has partnered with Glean Kentucky for its fourth year as...

New North Central KY Field Coordinator

by Kelsey Voit | Dec 19, 2022

Image Description: A young white human wearing a wide brimmed straw hat proudly holds just-harvested sweet potatoes over their head. Hey, folks! I’m excited to share that I will be working with Glean Kentucky as the new North Central KY Field Coordinator. I’ve been...

Our Work With Feeding EKY

by Madison McRill | Nov 28, 2022

This fall, Glean Kentucky had the opportunity to head out to Reed Valley Orchard to collect windfall apples. Despite being a tough season for open-air farming around Kentucky, we gleaned over 7,000 pounds of apples from August to October.

Program Director Update

by Jim Earley | Nov 28, 2022

As we move from fall into winter, the staff here at Glean Kentucky is in the midst of many positive changes. As you may have read above, Gaby Gonzalez has come on as our Development Assistant, which we are all very excited about. Gaby is the second former Americorps...

Meet Gaby Gonzalez!

by Bekah Worster | Nov 28, 2022

My name is Gaby Gonzalez and I’m thrilled to welcome you to my first official post as Glean
Kentucky’s new development assistant! To give you some background on me, I’ve actually been with Glean Kentucky for about a year now. I first started with the organization in November of 2021