by Elaine Losekamp | Aug 4, 2024 | Farmers Markets, Gleaning
Happy National Farmers’ Market Week! Farmers’ markets support local farm economies, provide access to fresh, locally grown food, and create connections in our communities. What’s more, many farmers’ markets in Central and South Central Kentucky have...
by Elaine Losekamp | Aug 28, 2023 | Community Event, Farmers Markets, Gleaning, Partner
It’s hard to believe it, but we launched Glean Kentucky’s second region of service in southcentral Kentucky three years ago this month! Our first glean in the region took place at Top Crops Garden in September 2020. Later in the fall, we began gleaning surplus...
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 | Apr 9, 2019 | Education, Farmers Markets, Gleaning, Hunger, Networking, Partner, Volunteer
Our Master Gleaner Webinar Series is all wrapped up for the year, with all six videos now available online to view. The series covers everything from GleanKY’s history and a basic volunteer training, up through how to start gleaning in your community and...
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...
