Our Mission
Glean Kentucky nourishes Kentucky’s hungry by rescuing and redistributing excess fresh foods.
Let’s go gleaning!
Volunteers are our lifeblood at Glean Kentucky. So far in 2025 our staff and volunteers have teamed up to make over 870 gleaning trips to recover 221,603 pounds of produce for a total of 1,589 gleaning hours!
Gather . Connect . Nourish
How does Glean Kentucky work?
Gleaning means to gather small amounts from a variety of sources. Studies estimate that up to 40 percent of food produced in the United States is never consumed but ends up in the landfill. Glean Kentucky’s founders saw that Kentucky’s food system didn’t have the infrastructure in place to get excess food from point A (growers and grocers) to point B (hungry bellies), giving birth to our work. Glean Kentucky is a vital link between programs working with food-insecure populations and sources of excess fresh fruits and vegetables. By gleaning Kentucky, we help to bring food security to those without it!
Read the latest news from the Glean Kentucky blog:
Five Years Serving the Commonwealth with McBrayer PLLC
Glean Kentucky Celebrates Five Years of Support from McBrayer, PLLC Lexington, Kentucky – October 10, 2024 – Glean Kentucky is proud to announce the fifth anniversary of its partnership with McBrayer, PLLC, amounting in a total of $50,000 in support from...
Executive Director Transition
After much thought, I've decided to transition out of my role as Glean Kentucky's Executive Director over the coming months. I've now spent nearly nine years with Glean Kentucky, as Development Director, then Program Director, before serving the last two years as...
Farm Partner Feature: Valley Spirit Farm
(L to R) Joseph, Kelsey, and Tyler harvesting spring beets and broccoli at Valley Spirit Farm. This National Farmers Market Week, we are celebrating the partnerships with farms and farmers markets across the Commonwealth that make our work possible! We...
National Farmers’ Market Week
Happy National Farmers' Market Week! Farmers' markets support local farm economies, provide access to fresh, locally grown food, and create connections in our communities. What’s more, many farmers' markets in Central and South Central Kentucky have partnered with...
Apple Gleaning Season Is Nearly Here!
It’s difficult to believe, but 2024 is going by at such a rapid clip that we begin gleaning at Reed Valley Orchard next month!  Glean Kentucky has been partnering with Reed Valley Orchard and now Stepping Stone Farm, who took over management and operations of the...
Reflecting on a Busy Spring in Bowling Green
The second quarter of 2024 was a busy one! In addition to our gleaning activities, we’ve been spending time in the community, raising awareness for what we do. On April 12th, Jerilyn attended the ribbon cutting for Realtors Hope for Hunger. She spent some time...
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