by Ben Southworth | Jun 12, 2018 | Community Event, Eat Local, Farmers Markets, Gleaning, Hunger, Neighborhood Ambassador, Partner, Recipient Hightlight, Volunteer
The vendors at the Lexington Farmers’ Market are some of GleanKY’s longest-standing supporters – back in the summer of 2010, GleanKY volunteers approached farmers at the market to ask what they did with all that produce they had left over at the end...
by Bekah Worster | Jun 11, 2018 | Fundraising, Gleaning, Supporter, Uncategorized, Volunteer
Hey everyone! You may have heard of Glean League. If you follow our blog or social media, there have been mentions of our Glean League and asks for people to join. So what is it exactly? Glean League is a monthly donor membership. It is an investment in our...
by Ben Southworth | Apr 10, 2018 | Farmers Markets, Gleaning, Hunger, Uncategorized, Volunteer
This winter has to come to a close at some point, right?! We’re hoping it ends sometime soon, because we’re looking forward to ramping up towards gleaning farms, orchards, and farmers’ markets. Gleaning at farmers’ markets can be a...
by Ben Southworth | Feb 20, 2018 | Board of Directors, Gleaning, In the News, Volunteer
In 2017, we focused on intentional growth. We shared the gleaning model with communities in 15 different counties. We established regularly scheduled gleaning trips in 3 additional counties to increase the predictability of our services. We sought out recipients in...
by Rachael Dupree | Oct 10, 2017 | Volunteer
Julie Crum is one of our founding gleaners in Clark County. She helped at the very first gleaning of the Winchester-Clark County Farmers Market in early August 2017 and has been a dedicated gleaner since. She helps deliver gleaned produce to Beacon of Hope Emergency...
by Jordan Engel | Sep 28, 2017 | Volunteer
Are you curious what gleaning is all about? Come to one of our upcoming volunteer trainings in Lexington to learn more about how you can help prevent food waste and fight hunger in our community. Simply put, gleaning and food redistribution depend on passionate...
