by Ben Southworth | Jan 12, 2021 | Gleaning, Uncategorized
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...
by Ben Southworth | Oct 8, 2019 | Community Event, Education, Gleaning, Hunger, Networking, Volunteer
Some of GleanKY’s most active and vital volunteers are those who spend a considerable portion of their retirement helping us connect excess produce to those who need it. It turns out, many of our volunteers are also busy all over the area with other groups when...
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 | Jun 6, 2019 | Community Event, Education, Gleaning, Networking, Partner, Recipient Hightlight
From our Fayette County Coordinator, Jimmy Earley: “A few weeks ago I received an email from Family Care Center informing me that they had chosen GleanKY as their Community Partner of the Year. The award was to be presented at the 2019 Family Care Center...
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...
