Twelve million pounds of potatoes are about to go to waste.
Idaho's growers had their best harvest in years. Now they need warehouses emptied before this season's crop comes out of the ground. We have weeks to move the food before it's destroyed.
Idaho had an exceptional growing season. The fields produced more potatoes than the market could absorb, fueled by changing consumer habits and softer demand at retail.
Now those same growers are mid-way through this year's harvest. The warehouses have to be cleared to make room. If the surplus doesn't move, it goes back into the dirt, literally plowed under within weeks.
These aren't damaged potatoes. They're food-grade, fresh, and ready to eat. They are just at risk of going to waste.
Why potatoes
One of the most valuable foods a family can receive.
Potatoes are calorie-dense, nutrient-rich, naturally gluten-free, and shelf-stable for weeks without refrigeration. More potassium than a banana, strong vitamin C and fiber, and they stretch further per dollar than almost any other fresh food in the aisle.
The solution
We've already moved 8 million pounds.
The growers donate the food. Sharing Excess coordinates the trucks. In the past two months this rescue has reached more than 250 unique organizations — every one of them now serving Idaho potatoes that would otherwise be in the ground.
8M
Pounds delivered
250+
Partner organizations
Outgoing deliveries from Idaho. Every dot is a community that has already received potatoes from this rescue.
A commitment on camera
Tony Robbins covered the first 100 truckloads.
Sharing Excess founder Evan Ehlers walked Tony through the rescue. On camera, Tony committed to sponsoring 100 truckloads on the spot — moving 4 million pounds of Idaho potatoes by himself.
We're now looking for one more sponsor to match him and close the rescue.
The full rescue
300 truckloads to move every last potato. 200 are covered.
Tony Robbins committed the first 100. Other donors covered 50. Sharing Excess is covering another 50 out of pocket. That leaves 100 truckloads, roughly 4 million pounds of food, still waiting for a sponsor.
100
50
50
100
Tony Robbins
100 trucks · 4,000,000 lbs
Other donors
50 trucks · 2,000,000 lbs
Sharing Excess
50 trucks · 2,000,000 lbs
Still open
100 trucks · 4,000,000 lbs
One sponsor at $160,000 closes the remaining 100 trucks and finishes the rescue.
How it works
01 · Harvest
Out of the bin, onto pallets
Growers pull the surplus from cold storage and palletize it for shipment — food-grade product, ready to ship same day.
02 · Transport
Idaho to anywhere
Sharing Excess books and pays the trucks. Each one carries roughly 40,000 lbs from Idaho to a partner city in 1–3 days.
03 · Distribute
Onto plates within days
Local food banks and community partners break down the pallets and move potatoes into homes the same week they arrive.
Landing across the country
Idaho potatoes are already showing up on doorsteps nationwide.
Family Life Center · Texas
What it costs
Because the food is donated, every dollar buys pure logistics.
The growers give us the potatoes. Sponsors pay for the truck, the diesel, and the driver. That's the entire equation.
$1
moves 25 pounds of potatoes
$40
fills a single family's pantry — 1,000 lbs delivered
$1,600
covers one full truckload — 40,000 lbs
$160,000
Moves the final 4 million pounds and closes the rescue.
100 truckloads. One sponsor. Every last potato saved.
If you can help cover the remaining loads, reach out now.
We have less than two weeks to save these potatoes before they're plowed back into the ground. Every truck sponsored is another 40,000 pounds of food on plates instead of in the dirt.
