by Jim Earley | Mar 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
Last week I had the pleasure of speaking with Rachel Matthews, the Director of Journi’s Hope. Glean Kentucky and Journi’s Hope have been working together for a few months now. As soon as we began speaking with Rachel and Journi’s Hope I noticed how well...
by Stephanie Wooten | Mar 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
As I wrap up my first year of service on the Association of Gleaning Organization’s founding Board of Directors, I am more grateful than ever that Glean Kentucky has a seat at the table. The Association of Gleaning Organizations, or AGO for short, was created to build...
by Jim Earley | Feb 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
I think we can all agree that 2020 was an unconventional year in every respect. And gleaning was no exception. What began looking like a relatively normal year for Fayette County gleaning shifted to uncharted territory along with the rest of our lives in late...
by Ben Southworth | Jan 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
From our South Central Kentucky Coordinator, Elaine Losekamp: Glean Kentucky officially expanded to South-Central Kentucky in September 2020. In the four months since we began working in South-Central Kentucky, our program has steadily grown. Produce has been...
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 Stephanie Wooten | Aug 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
Interest in gleaning as a solution to food waste and food insecurity is at an all-time high as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic’s shake up of local food systems. Glean Kentucky, a Central Kentucky-based non-profit, has answered the call, writing, printing, and...
