Cascadia Cares to hand out 1,000 heirloom tomato plants in Centralia

For the third year in a row, Cascadia Cares will be giving out 1,000 organic heirloom tomato plants for free.

Cascadia Cares has been giving out plant starts for over a decade. This year will mark 3,000 tomato plants distributed in the last three years, for a total of $9,000 worth of tomatoes, according to an announcement from Cascadia Cares.

In addition to the tomato plants Cascadia Cares gives out annually, it also provides free pizza to hungry individuals at George Washington Park every Sunday at noon.

This year's plant starts will be given out from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 2 at Pine Street Plaza, 100 E. Pine St., downtown Centralia.

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This story was originally published April 18, 2026 at 11:24 AM.