by Elaine Losekamp | Aug 5, 2024 | Gleaning, North Central KY, Partner
(L to R) Joseph, Kelsey, and Tyler harvesting spring beets and broccoli at Valley Spirit Farm. This National Farmers Market Week, we are celebrating the partnerships with farms and farmers markets across the Commonwealth that make our work possible! We...
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 | 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 Ben Southworth | Jan 31, 2022 | Gleaning, Partner
If you’ve paid much attention to Glean Kentucky over the last several years, you may have noticed a few key ways we talk about our work’s impact. We’re able to communicate this information thanks in large part to the feedback we receive from our...
by Ben Southworth | Mar 11, 2021 | Gleaning, Partner
By Friday, February 12, 2021 Central Kentuckians were growing accustomed to the frozen rain coating every outdoor surface. By this point, the roads were mostly clear, but more snow was expected over the weekend and through the next week. That morning, by 10 AM, we...
