REARDAN, Wash. — The Spokane Hutterite Brethren colony is sharing 250 tons of free potatoes with their neighbors for free.
They started unloading the spuds on Friday in Reardan at an open field located on West Sprague Road between Wood Road and Coulee Hite Road.
The Spokane Hutterite Brethren colony said a significant percent of their potato crop won’t be purchased by buyers this year. They say it’s due to inflation. And that many commercial restaurants already have an overabundance of potatoes.
"They could have just thrown it in a field to rot, but it was their intention to give back," Reardan resident Denise Bennett said.
Bennett's Facebook post about the free spuds spread quickly over the weekend. It led hundreds of people to the field off Highway 2 with bags and buckets in tow.
Many families made multiple trips while others even took truckloads of potatoes home.
As of Monday evening, there are still plenty of Russet and Yukon potatoes to go around.
Want to go grab a few spuds for yourself? You can find the potatoes on West Sprague Road between South Coulee Hite Road and Wood Road. For a more precise location, click here.
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