by Jerilyn Bristow | Dec 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
When the weather alert on my phone went off a little before 1am, I jumped out of bed. I expected this, so I grabbed the flashlight I left by my bed. First, I tried the television but we had no cable. Next, I tried my phone but didn’t find live information that was...
by Bekah Worster | Dec 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
Glean Kentucky has been working hard this holiday season to ensure feeding programs in Central Kentucky have fresh fruits and vegetables for the holidays. The feeding programs use the produce in their holiday meal baskets, food pantries, and hot meals. Our staff and...
by Jerilyn Bristow | Nov 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
Retail Grocery Gleaning Retail grocery gleaning will drastically change the face of Glean Kentucky in the South-Central region. I love working with the local farmers and dropping off produce that I know was in the ground just days before. But, now that we’re heading...
by Jim Earley | Oct 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
The end of the year is rapidly approaching, temperatures are dropping, fall seems to have finally arrived, and our farm partners are inviting us out for final gleanings. The season is closing out and 2021 is nearly over. This has been a very different year from 2020...
by Bekah Worster | Oct 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
Gaby Gonzalez will be joining the Glean Kentucky team this Fall 2021 as our VISTA Grants Coordinator. A recent Eastern Kentucky University alum, she graduated in December of 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in Social Justice Studies. She hopes to return to her alma...
by Jerilyn Bristow | Oct 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
I believe in children seeing communities and circumstances different from their own, especially if their own circumstances are relatively easy. I seem to have been born with inherent empathy and it’s taken a lifetime to realize that many people have to learn empathy....
