by Stephanie Wooten | Sep 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
This op-ed was written by Kentucky’s Commissioner of Agriculture, Ryan Quarles. It has appeared in print in Kentucky Today, Georgetown News-Graphic, Hopkinsville Kentucky New Era, and Northern Kentucky Tribune. In the book of Matthew, Jesus tells his...
by Bekah Worster | Aug 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
Kentucky Bank supports GleanKY to provide food to those in need. Hunger is a fact of life everywhere, in every county, in Kentucky. The organization, GleanKY (gleanky.org) is making a difference. Kentucky Bank and GleanKY combined efforts to help make a...
by Ben Southworth | Aug 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
One of GleanKY’s oldest partnerships and sources of produce is with the great folks at Reed Valley Orchard – Trudie and Dana have so graciously allowed us out at the orchard each fall for nearly a decade, where we glean windfallen apples. It’s one of...
by Ben Southworth | Aug 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
It’s the busiest time of the year for us at GleanKY! We’re out dozens of times each week, working to ensure we can rescue as much excess produce as possible, while finding organizations and people who need it the most (see this awesome post about a recent...
by Stephanie Wooten | Aug 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
Just In Time Delivery is a common phrase among non-profits working to solve hunger. The idea is that food is delivered from it’s source (a grocery, farm, food bank) immediately before a scheduled distribution. This ensures that food distributed to the community...
by Bekah Worster | Aug 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
Hey volunteers! You are so awesome! You are so wonderful! You are the reason GleanKY was able to donate over 252,000 pounds of fresh produce in 2018. I mean, that is about 691 pounds (give or take) a day. Just last month you worked with us to glean almost...
