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Berlin Rolls Out Potato Rescue From Saxony Surplus With 22 Tonnes for Berliner Tafel

A bumper harvest with collapsed prices left 4,000 tonnes unsold, prompting a farmer–Ecosia–Morgenpost effort to reroute food to aid networks.

Overview

  • The Berliner Tafel received 22 tonnes for distribution to 48 outlets and more than 400 social institutions across the city, a process expected to take up to three weeks.
  • Private groups and institutions in Berlin volunteered as pickup points with minimum one‑tonne drops, and several sites reported supplies gone within hours.
  • Sachsens Tafel secured roughly 12 tonnes for regional use after moving quickly, though limited storage and handling capacity prevented it from taking a larger 40‑tonne offer.
  • Osterland Agrar donated the potatoes, Ecosia arranged transport into the capital, and Berliner Morgenpost coordinated citywide drop‑offs and sign‑ups.
  • Shipments left Saxony overnight and were unloaded at Berlin’s wholesale market for safety checks before dispatch to charities and neighborhood distribution points.