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 project focuses on providing large quantities of potatoes to Northwest Harvest.
The name “Mashed Potatoes” reflects Jones's belief that mashed potatoes are the king of comfort food, describing them as “the top of the food chain of cool.”
In 2024 we celebrated 20 years of delivering mass spuds to King 5 Team Harvest food drive. Over the years, Mashed Potatoes has seen consistent growth, 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 so many more publications over the years!
As a grassroots organization powered by donors, our mission is to feed those in need. Our only currency is the oh-so-wonderful potato. We are proud to ensure that 100% of our food donations go directly to domestic hunger relief organizations. We direct all cash donations direct to Northwest Harvest.
PRESS
King 5 News - 90,000 lbs of spuds to food drive - Video by King 5 - Dec 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