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A Week of ‘Peak Season’ at GleanKY

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...
Help Us Pack A Van With Produce

Help Us Pack A Van With Produce

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...
Gleaning the Lexington Farmers’ Market

Gleaning the Lexington Farmers’ Market

by Ben Southworth | Jun 12, 2018 | Community Event, Eat Local, Farmers Markets, Gleaning, Hunger, Neighborhood Ambassador, Partner, Recipient Hightlight, Volunteer

The vendors at the Lexington Farmers’ Market are some of GleanKY’s longest-standing supporters – back in the summer of 2010, GleanKY volunteers approached farmers at the market to ask what they did with all that produce they had left over at the end...
Our First Delivery from FoodChain’s Kitchen

Our First Delivery from FoodChain’s Kitchen

by Ben Southworth | Jan 9, 2018 | Community Kitchen, Eat Local, Farm-To-Kitchen, Preserving

After several months of construction and getting our systems down pat, the FoodChain/GleanKY Farm-To-Kitchen program made our first delivery to Embrace Church on Monday, December 11th.  We were able to provide a Fall Vegetable Soup Base comprised of produce donated by...
Neighborhood Ambassadors Make a Difference

Neighborhood Ambassadors Make a Difference

by GleanKY | Jun 2, 2015 | Community Event, Eat Local, Gleaning, Hunger, Neighborhood Ambassador, Partner, Preserving, Supporter

     It’s a Friday afternoon, the sun is shining, and folks from every walk of life are walking down our street towards their individual destinations; a runway of activity.      My husband arrives in a little red Toyota truck full of bread, fresh vegetables,...

Celebrity Chicken Egg Challenge!

by GleanKY | Dec 12, 2012 | Eat Local, Gleaning, Good Giving Guide Challenge, Plant a Row, Supporter, The Edible Garden, Volunteer

Gleaning Works; the board of Faith Feeds wants to make sure the program continues strong and is sustainable.  One way to be sustainable is through fundraising – this year, Faith Feeds|GleanKY joined the fundraising effort of the GoodGiving Guide Challenge....
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South Central Kentucky Update

South Central Kentucky Update

by Ben Southworth | Jan 12, 2021

From our South Central Kentucky Coordinator, Elaine Losekamp: Glean Kentucky officially expanded to South-Central Kentucky in September 2020.  In the four months since we began working in South-Central Kentucky, our program has steadily grown.  Produce has been...

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Central Kentucky Update

Central Kentucky Update

by Ben Southworth | Jan 12, 2021

From our Central Kentucky Coordinator, Jimmy Earley: I am happy to convey that my role with Glean Kentucky has expanded as we move into 2021.  With Ben Southworth, our Programming Director focusing more of his energy on our expansion of service into other regions, I...

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Brand New Volunteer System!

Brand New Volunteer System!

by Ben Southworth | Jan 12, 2021

From our Central Kentucky Coordinator, Jimmy Earley: Happy New Year, everyone. 2021 is getting off to a great start here in Central Kentucky for Glean Kentucky.  Most of our volunteers are aware of this already after being inundated with emails over the last several...

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2020 In Review

2020 In Review

by Ben Southworth | Jan 12, 2021

At the start of March 2020, we had all sorts of big plans - a 10th Birthday Celebration planned for the end of the month, our program staff were preparing to present at the International Gleaners' Symposium, and we had an exciting slate of fundraising and social...

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Meet our new VISTA Development Coordinator, Rachel!

Meet our new VISTA Development Coordinator, Rachel!

by Rachel Rubino | Nov 4, 2020

GleanKY is excited to announce a new team member joining as our Development Coordinator. Rachel Rubino will be serving through the AmeriCorp VISTA program in year ahead. With her efforts we will be able to expand our mission to serve more Kentuckians. Read on for more...

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Gleaning Field Guide Distributed to Every Kentucky County

Gleaning Field Guide Distributed to Every Kentucky County

by Stephanie Wooten | Aug 6, 2020

Interest in gleaning as a solution to food waste and food insecurity is at an all-time high as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic’s shake up of local food systems. Glean Kentucky, a Central Kentucky-based non-profit, has answered the call, writing, printing, and...

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