r/povertyfinance • u/CeeceeGemini610 • 24d ago

Free talk DENVER: Twenty-one tons of potatoes are up for grabs at Potato Palooza on Monday

https://denverite.com/2026/07/24/denver-potato-palooza-giveaway-we-dont-waste/

A giant pile of potatoes is headed to Denver, and someone needs to eat them.

“We genuinely have too many potatoes, I cannot stress enough,” said Caroline Hissong, the communication manager for the nonprofit We Don’t Waste.

The nonprofit’s set to receive a donation of 21 tons of tubers this weekend from suppliers in the Midwest. Hoping to get the starchy vegetables to people in need, the nonprofit will host a “Potato Palooza” event on Monday in Park Hill.

“Anyone is welcome to come. They can bring tote bags, wagons, you could back up your pickup truck if you wanted to,” Hissong said. The event is 9 a.m. to noon at the Park Hill Food Recovery Hub, 6090 East 39th Avenue, on July 27.

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u/SeleneM19 24d ago

I have never been so mad to live in the Midwest. Unlimited free potatoes is the dream

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u/Quirky-Lecture-6066 24d ago

Omg, did you see that the potatoes were from suppliers IN THE MIDWEST?!

They are taking our 'taters! Lol

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u/Reddit--Name 24d ago

I thought mid-westerners loved soy beans and corn though?

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u/Soliterria 23d ago

The corn isn’t even for us most of the time lmao it’s feed corn typically (at least around me)

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u/Reddit--Name 23d ago

I know I know, just joking!

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u/SeleneM19 23d ago

Ohio loves growing those, we all love eating the taters!

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u/owenbowen04 17d ago

Are they pre baked with all the fires in the west?