Behind the Misfits

Winter called. It brought snacks. Winter is actually one of New Zealand's best seasons for produce, If winter gets a bad rap for anything, it's probably the weather.  Cold mornings.Frozen windscreens.That moment you consider wearing your duvet to work. But fruit...

Six years ago, we were just two gals at the local Taupō Sunday Market with a big idea.

Bruce is the grower behind Snow Country Gardens in Ohakune, and he's been growing vegetables for 27 years. Tucked beneath the slopes of Ruapehu, Bruce grows some seriously good Brussels sprouts and parsnips. While Ohakune might be best known for...

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...