by Meghan Kontic | Jul 19, 2024 | Donations, Gleaning, North Central KY
Summer in North Central Kentucky has been quite bountiful! To date, 3,833.4lbs of produce have been moved from various donors–with Rootbound Farm being our largest donor with 3,263.3lbs! This is in part to what has been deemed...
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 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...
by Ben Southworth | Jun 18, 2019 | Donations, Eat Local, Farmers Markets, Gleaning, Hunger, Partner, Supporter, Volunteer
Every year, it seems like our farm gleaning season sneaks up on us out of nowhere. Grocery gleaning gets into a great, easy-to-manage routine during our ‘off-season’ from January and May, then suddenly we’re fielding calls from multiple farmers in a...
by Ben Southworth | May 13, 2019 | Donations, Gleaning, Hunger, Partner, Plant a Row, Plant It Forward, Supporter
Hey farms, orchards, and gardens all over Central Kentucky! As we all gear up for another busy gleaning season, here’s a reminder about GleanKY as an outlet for your excess produce. Thanks to our produce donors in 2018, we were able to distribute over a quarter...
by Ben Southworth | Mar 8, 2019 | CSA, Donations, Farmers Markets, Gleaning, Partner, Plant a Row, Plant It Forward, Supporter
Just a couple weeks ago, we were called to glean produce that was used to dress the set of The Stand-In (filmed right in Versailles)! We get these sorts of calls more than you might realize – from a hospital with extra boxes of vegetables, or after an event with...
