by GleanKY | Dec 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
About four years ago, I read a story about people in California called “gleaners” who would go to the farmers market and pick up extras—“seconds,” as I knew them from my high school summers working at a farmstand—to donate to soup kitchens and the like. The idea...
by GleanKY | Dec 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
“Thanks for the zucchini and squash. Can you tell us how to prepare it? Many of our recipients have never seen them before!” In my role as Gleaning Coordinator, I have heard this statement or something very similar at our recipient sites. With little...
by GleanKY | Dec 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
Here at GleanKY, we are committed to building relationships to better address the nutritional needs of our recipients. We won’t get to meet every recipient of our fresh produce or shake the hand of every individual who volunteers at our 60 partner agencies, but...
by GleanKY | Dec 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
Every Thursday at her home in the East End of Lexington, Rosie receives produce from Good Foods Market. After a full day of cleaning houses, she prepares meals at her small church on Thursday night for those on her street, in her church, and in her community. She may...
by GleanKY | Nov 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
GleanKY supplies agencies with fresh, quality, edible produce free of charge and ask that they pass on this level of integrity and access to their recipients. These quotes collected from the over 60 partner agencies that receive GleanKY produce speak to our collective...
by GleanKY | Nov 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
Every night before close at Aldi, Barbara, a manager, would gather 3 or 4 carts of produce and take them to the dumpster. She was crushed that she had to throw away something she knew could help nourish the hungry. There were perfectly edible bananas with...
