Like Mana from Heaven: Free Potatoes attract thousands in Spokane County [Video]

AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Wash. – When the Hutterites, a small Protestant colony akin to the Amish or Mennonites, had a sudden surplus of potatoes due to a market crash, they decided to give back.

“These potatoes here, they were some of our best,” a Hutterite named Isaiah said. Isaiah’s words were posted to his neighbor Denise Bennett’s Facebook page since the Hutterites don’t use social media.

“We sorted these in the fall when we harvested them and put them in storage over the winter. They were supposed to be planted this spring but we got cut on our contracts and on our acres and we had to get rid of them – dump them. We’re really glad we could help people out, give them to the community.”

With the Hutterites generosity and Bennett’s social media reach, ‘Potato Hill’ quickly became the talk of the town.

“I actually prayed ‘Lord help me,’ …