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...
by Bekah Worster | Jun 11, 2018 | Fundraising, Gleaning, Supporter, Uncategorized, Volunteer
Hey everyone! You may have heard of Glean League. If you follow our blog or social media, there have been mentions of our Glean League and asks for people to join. So what is it exactly? Glean League is a monthly donor membership. It is an investment in our...
by Ben Southworth | Apr 10, 2018 | Farmers Markets, Gleaning, Hunger, Uncategorized, Volunteer
This winter has to come to a close at some point, right?! We’re hoping it ends sometime soon, because we’re looking forward to ramping up towards gleaning farms, orchards, and farmers’ markets. Gleaning at farmers’ markets can be a...
by Ben Southworth | Feb 20, 2018 | Board of Directors, Gleaning, In the News, Volunteer
In 2017, we focused on intentional growth. We shared the gleaning model with communities in 15 different counties. We established regularly scheduled gleaning trips in 3 additional counties to increase the predictability of our services. We sought out recipients in...
by Bekah Worster | Feb 13, 2018 | Board of Directors, Donations, Fundraising, Gleaning, In the News, Supporter
Hi everyone! This is my first post as the new Development Director here at GleanKY. I am excited for this challenging, yet rewarding, position. GleanKY has always been on my radar as an organizations to work for. I have always admired the work they have done for the...
by Ben Southworth | Jan 18, 2018 | Fundraising, Gleaning, Hunger, In the News, Networking, Uncategorized
Working with GleanKY these last two years has been a total dream – I’ve been so grateful to put my education to work right out of school, to meet the incredible people in and around the organization, and to contribute to something so vitally important in...
