Seed Potato Giveaway

Saturday, March 29, 2025

10 AM - 5 PM

ACEnet Nelsonville

296 S Harper Street

Nelsonville, OH 45764

Community Food Initiatives’ Annual Spud-tacular Seed Potato Giveaway is around the corner! CFI will be distributing over 80,000 pounds of potatoes, including seed potatoes and baking potatoes.  All are invited to come grab as many as you can handle, plus some for your friends and family. 

The community distribution will take place on Saturday, March 29th, 10am - 5pm, at the Nelsonville ACEnet Business Center, 296 S. Harper Street in Nelsonville, Ohio.

This is a free event and all are welcome. Individuals picking up more than 200 pounds of taters should please contact CFI to reserve their order: 614-565-2647 or drew@communityfoodinitiatives.org.

Volunteer with us!

Want to lend a hand with this event? We're looking for volunteers to help prepare bags of potato sacks and distribute them to community members. Sign up at the links below. Thank you!

Sign Up to Volunteer on Friday, March 28th

Sign Up to Volunteer on Saturday, March 29th

More info

CFI will also host seed giveaways at Athens County Public Library branches beginning  April 1 while supplies last. A plant-start giveaway will occur in early May. Details of these upcoming garden giveaways will be available on the CFI website, Instagram and Facebook page.

CFI’s spring garden giveaways are supported in part by Jackson Area Ministries, an organization based in Jackson, OH, that coordinates the delivery. 

Seed potatoes are intended for planting, each potato is typically cut to create 2-3 plant starts. Average yield is 6-10 potatoes for each potato section that is planted. This means that 10 seed potatoes could yield 120 potatoes for eating. With proper care, seed potatoes should yield a harvest after 100 days. CFI will provide planting instructions at the giveaway.