Behind the Misfits

At Misfit Garden we want to make eating and cooking veggies exciting again! We want people to have the chance to try new veggies that can't be found at the supermarket. In last week's box, we were lucky enough to...

We rescue fresh, surplus & Misfit produce and deliver it to your door. We're on a mission to break the cycle of food waste in NZ.

FUN FACT: Putting your tomatoes in the fridge causes the DNA to change! Whaaaaa?? Yep, in a fridge, the genes that are responsible for making the tomato taste like a tomato get turned off! Luckily, your Misfit tomatoes this summer...

At the start of December we headed to Mangaweka to meet Sam, an asparagus farm manager who gave us a pretty awesome insight into the world of asparagus farming. We learnt a lot. Like, did you know that the small...

Hi there! We are Jen & Sofia and we are the faces behind Misfit Garden, a veggie rescue service in the Central North Island! We launched Misfit garden just after covid lockdown 2020 with one mission in mind; help stop...

This Thursday we went to Ohakune on a rescue mission and brought home 300kgs of carrots, 200kgs of parsnips and 100kg of swede! With just the carrots alone, WE SAVED OVER 96,600 LITRES OF WATER!! (because don't forget, when you...