Mashed potatoes are the king of comfort food!
MASHED POTATOES
MashedPotatoes.org is a community project founded in 2005 by Seattle artist and entrepreneur Matt Jones. Our work centers on providing large quantities of potatoes to Northwest Harvest.
The name “Mashed Potatoes” comes from Jones’s belief that potatoes are the king of comfort food — “the top of the food chain of cool.”
In 2024 we celebrated 20 years of delivering mass spuds to the King 5 Team Harvest food drive. Since our early days, Mashed Potatoes has grown steadily, delivering nearly 2 million pounds of potatoes to Northwest Harvest.
Our efforts have been featured on King 5 News, KOMO News, NWCN News, and in Seattle PI, Seattle Magazine, The Seattle Weekly, Seattle Metropolitan Magazine, Real Change News, and many more publications over the years.
A huge part of our success comes from our main spud donor, F.C. Bloxon Co., whose generous, long-standing support has made it possible for us to send semis full of potatoes year after year. Their partnership is at the heart of what we do.
As a grassroots project powered entirely by donors, our mission is to feed those in need. Our only currency is the humble potato. We ensure that 100% of our food donations go directly to domestic hunger-relief organizations, and all cash donations are directed straight to Northwest Harvest.
See our very first delivery of spuds to Jean Enersen and Dennis Bounds at the King 5 Team Harvest food drive in 2005. VIDEO
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Celebrating our 20th anniversary with 40k lbs of spuds to Team Harvest - Facebook - Dec 2024
A load of spuds to King 5 Home Team - Facebook 2023
40,000 lbs of spuds to Home Team Harvest - Video by King 5 - Dec 2022
40,000 lbs of spude to Team Harvest - Facebook - Video by King 5 - Dec 2021
42,000 lbs of spuds to Team Harvest - Facebook - Dec 2020
45,000 pounds of onions to Northwest Harvest - Video by King 5 - Dec 2019
Fremont Health Club member spotlight - Matt Jones of Mashed Potatoes - 2019
80,000 lbs Spuds to Team Harvest - Video by King 5 - Dec 2018
Mass spuds to Team Harvest and Bloxom's 135k lb delivery to Puerto Rico - Facebook - Dec 2017
84,000 lbs of spuds to Team Harvest - Facebook - Dec 2016
Altra Running shoes posts my Altra paint shoes on their facebook page - Oct 2016
Seattle Times shares custom pumkin painted by Seattle artist, Matt Jones for halloween - Facebook - 2016
Seattle PI tours former home of Steve Miller in Medina decorated with Jones paintings - Seattle PI - 2016
80,000 lbs of spuds Home Team Harvest - Video by King 5 - Dec 2015
84,000 pounds of spuds to Home Team Harvest - Video by King 5 - Dec 2014
85,000 lbs of spuds to Team Harvest - Video by King 5 - Dec 2013
90,000 lbs of Spuds to Team Harvest Food Drive - Video by King 5 - Dec 2011
90,000 lbs of spuds to food drive - Video by King 5 - Dec 2008
Matt Jones thanking the crowd at David Lanz concert for 50k pound donation - 2008
Paint Dancing rocks hip TV show "City Stream" - Seattle Channel Video - June 2008
Paint plus Dancing equals Freedom! - Apple and Orange, NYC - June 2008
Art studio gives patrons a brush with boogie nights - Seattle PI - April 2008
Studio offers toe-tapping artistic outlet - Chicago Tribune - April 2008
Seeds of Compassion welcomes The Dalai Lama with Paint Dancing - Video - April 2008
Evening Magazine presents Paint Dancing - Video by King 5 Feb 2008
PaintDancing - what will they think of next? - DOGO news - Feb 2008
Passion for Mashin' parties in Seattle's "Top To Do's list" - Seattle Magazine - May 2007
Paint Dancing video #2 released on You Tube - Video by Jones - March 2007
Matt Jones on "Chat with Women" radio program - Personal interview - Feb 2007
Paint Dancing hits Trend Hunter Magazine - TrendHunter.com - Feb 2007
Matt Jones on "Chat with Women" radio program - Charity auction - Feb 2007
Seattle declares Paint Dancing "The latest craze" - Video by James Goldsmith - Jan 2007
Paint Dancing outside my comfort zone - Curt Rosengren - Jan 2007
MashedPotatoes.org supports Northwest Harvest - The Culinary Fool - Jan 2007
Conscious Talk Radio interviews Matt Jones about his life - Dec 2006
90,000 lbs of spuds to Northwest Harvest - follow up story - Video by King 5 - Dec 2006
King 5 News - 90,000 lbs of spuds to food drive - Video by King 5 - Dec 2006
Seattle Weekly - City Life - Passion for Mashin' - The Seattle Weekly - Nov 2006
KOMO News - Passion for Mashin' interview segments - KOMO News Radio - Nov 2006
What a Gas! "Passion for Mashin' Party" review - Marlowe T. Brown - Oct 2006
Jones makes "Seattle's Most Eligible Singles List" - Seattle Metropolitan Magazine - Aug 2006
Giving Rocks - Pirates of the Caring Beings - Aug 2006
Gasworks Gallery in Sarah's Blog - Sarah Wysocki - Aug 2006
Jones and Mashed Potatoes in the news - Real Change News - July 2006
Who Matt-ers - Marlowe T Brown - Jun 2006
2 abstract artists named Matt Jones. One decides to change his name - May 2006
6 semi-loads of potatoes - North Seattle Herald - Apr 2006
Over 300,000 lbs of potatoes - Northwest Harvest - Apr 2006
NWCN follows Mashed Potatoes to Northwest Harvest - Video by NWCN - Mar 2006
Monster Mash - QueenAnne News - March 2006
King 5 at Northwest Harvest warehouse - Video by King 5 - Dec 2005
Jean Enerson's playful interview with Matt Jones - Video by Real Eyes Solutions - Dec 2005
50,000 lb of potatoes to King 5 food drive - Video by Real Eyes Solutions - Dec 2005
A passion for life - A story about the life of Matt Jones - North Seattle Herald - Nov 2005
Certificate of appreciation - Northwest Harvest - Nov 2005
Fun story about the Passion for Mashin' gallery party - GypoLife.com - Nov 2005
High Art and Lowly Potato for Hunger Relief - Northwest Harvest - Nov 2005
MashedPotatoes.org story - Spud.com's Garlic Press - Oct 2005
Virtual reality tour of Gasworks Gallery and Jones's studio - VR Seattle - Jun 2005
Gasworks Gallery Causes Global Warming - Real Eyes Solutions - Oct 2004