Behind the Misfits

Celebrating Difference At Misfit Garden, we spend our days rescuing fruit and vegetables that don't quite fit the mould. The carrot that's a bit crooked. The apple with a bump. The kumara that grew into a shape that only its...

At Misfit Garden, we talk a lot about reducing food waste, but there’s another part of the story we don’t always talk about enough. What happens to the surplus produce that doesn’t make it into our boxes? Some of it...

Okay, look. We’ve been meaning to talk about this for a while - not because we want to have a go, but because it keeps coming up and it’s too interesting not to chat about. Recently, a few people have reached...

This week, veggie grower, Tom Ato* rang Jen in a right tizzy. He’d just had a major supermarket return 200 kilograms of tomatoes. Months of hard work were about to go to waste. So why were they returned? 

If you’ve just opened your box and found a kamokamo staring back at you… hi. You’re not alone. Kamokamo is a traditional New Zealand vegetable, often described as a giant courgette or marrow. It’s commonly grown in home gardens and...

We're Expanding to the South Island: Saving Produce, Supporting Local Growers & Delivering Across New Zealand   Big news Misfit Garden (that's us!) are officially expanding to the South Island. After years of delivering rescued, seasonal fruit and vegetables to...