Berlin's bumper potato harvest sparks citywide free-spud giveaway
Germany’s record potato harvest led to a citywide free-potato giveaway in Berlin, with around 4,000 tonnes redirected from landfill to residents, soup kitchens, shelters, schools and even the zoo; 174 distribution points opened, including shipments to Ukraine, as the event—organized with Ecosia and a Berlin newspaper—shows both the abundance of the crop and tensions in food markets, while sparking new potato recipes and debates over surplus farming.
