by Ben Southworth | Aug 26, 2022 | Board of Directors, Fundraising, Gleaning, Hunger, In the News, Networking, Partner, Supporter, Volunteer
I’m glad to write this as I settle into my role as Glean Kentucky’s new Executive Director. I’ve been with Glean Kentucky since 2016, when I started as the organization’s first full-time Development Director, and then transitioned in 2018 to...
by Jim Earley | Mar 29, 2022 | Gleaning, Hunger, Partner, Volunteer
Sadly, we learned two and a half weeks ago through a conversation with Costco Receiving staff, that as a result of decisions made between the Costco corporate office and the Lexington Costco location’s new manager, that Glean Kentucky would likely lose Costco’s...
by Jerilyn Bristow | Sep 13, 2021 | Gleaning, Hunger, Plant It Forward, Volunteer
I feel incredibly fortunate that I’ve never worried about a single meal in my life. I’ve eaten “government cheese” as well as WIC food when my newly single mother went to school to become a nurse. Even then, I gave little thought to the food that showed up in our...
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...
