by GleanKY | Nov 5, 2012 | Gleaning, Uncategorized, Volunteer
Gleaning – the act of collecting leftover crops from farmers’ fields Last week, Tiffany Thompson, manager of the UK Organic CSA, had greens ready to harvest. They were ready too early, but could be cut now to let regrow in time for the CSA Thanksgiving basket....
by GleanKY | Nov 3, 2012 | Community Event, Gleaning, Volunteer
Gleaning – the act of collecting leftover crops from farmers’ fields As the winter air blew across Central KY, crops were still growing in the fields. Blooms’ colors catch your eye as they are warmed by the sun only to bring a moment of excitement...
by GleanKY | Oct 2, 2012 | Gleaning
Founded by Marin Organic, the first annual National Gleaning Day was on September 20, 2010 – 6 months after the birth of Faith Feeds. Marin’s wanted to unite communities, farms and schools across the nation for a day of harvesting healthy food for kids as...
by GleanKY | Sep 6, 2012 | Gleaning, Hunger, Partner
1 in 5 children in America are hungry – that is also true in Fayette County and Kentucky Help your child help children in need Orchard gleaning is a great opportunity for families with young children – help teach our next generation how to make a...
by GleanKY | Jul 25, 2012 | Community Event, Gleaning, Neighborhood Ambassador, Volunteer
Overwhelmed with gratitude. By contributing author, Tanya Torp I just had the honor of knocking on some doors in my neighborhood and telling neighbors that the Faith Feeds|Glean KY delivery arrived. Several neighbors came and left with bags of fresh, healthy,...
by GleanKY | Jul 12, 2012 | Gleaning, Volunteer
When all the details are tallied, we will exceed 12,000 pounds of produce gleaned in 2012 by our volunteers and board members. This brings our total over the past 26 months to 122,194 pounds. We’ve seen record numbers this year at several sources. You can...
