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Farm gives away potatoes after growing too many

Jan 31, 2026
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A farm in Saxony, Germany, is offering free potatoes after spud surplus left it with unsold inventory. The bumper crop resulted in nearly 9 million pounds (4500 U.S. tons) of them; the alternative is that it goes to waste.

While one might think free potatoes for all could only be considered a universal boon, famers’ organization, the Brandenbu…

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