by Ben Southworth | Mar 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
Read Our 2021 Annual Report Here 2021 was a big year for us – a shift back towards the direction of normalcy for our programming, and for many of our partners. We saw some great traction as we started our second year of work in South Central Kentucky, returned...
by Jerilyn Bristow | Mar 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
Volunteers needed! Spring has sprung and slowly but surely we are restarting retail grocery gleaning in Bowling Green! So far, in 2022, we have been able to redirect over 7,000 pounds of produce from landfills to families in need. Adding the retail grocery gleaning...
by Jerilyn Bristow | Feb 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
A Great Start We gleaned retail grocery for three days. I was over-the-moon at the quality and amount of produce we rescued and donated. Lifting the produce boxes was challenging but it felt good at the end of the day. The food pantries were thrilled and the process...
by Stephanie Wooten | Feb 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
After careful consideration, I have decided that 2022 will be my last year as Glean Kentucky’s Executive Director. My last decade with Glean Kentucky, first as a Board Member and then as the organization’s first full-time employee, has brought me some of the...
by Jim Earley | Jan 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
We have several open gleaning spots this week (and will have them for the foreseeable future) as a handful of our usual gleaners have had to step away for a little while. If you have any extra time or energy over the next several weeks, we’d certainly appreciate...
by Jerilyn Bristow | Jan 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
Retail grocery gleaning has begun! Glean Kentucky has partnered with Feeding American, Kentucky’s Heartland (FAKH) to bring retail produce gleaning to Warren County. FAKH knows how to move food to where it needs to be. They have an amazing warehouse in Elizabethtown...
