It's a box of sometimes funny-looking, always delicious produce, designed to break the cycle of food waste. Think of us like an online fruit and vegetable store, except one that specializes in rescuing food that is unnecessarily thrown away. We source high-quality produce that has a few quirksâonions that are too small, potatoes that are shaped like your favorite celebrity, and carrots that fell in love and got twisted together. It may sound like a joke, but billions of pounds of this fresh and delicious food is tossed each year because grocery stores only want "perfect" foods on their shelves. We step in and buy this food from hundreds of farms across the country and bring them to your doorstep, saving you money and helping you save the world.
A common misconception is that fruits and vegetables only look strange if something is wrong with them or they are genetically modified (GMO). Quite the opposite: All-natural produce is apt to look funkier than the picture-perfect kind that is engineered in a lab. Unfortunately, funky fruits and vegetables are often rejected by grocery stores and supermarkets due to natural imperfections or variations in size. A watermelon that has its weight distributed oddly may develop harmless scarring. Carrots grow into each other and look twisted. Peppers get blemishes from the ground. Apples fall and get bruised. All are perfectly normal, nutritious and tasty, and they shouldnât be discarded. The produce we source may also be wasted for reasons beyond an ugly appearance. Sometimes there may be an over supply or a cancelled order. Weâll pick up the slack so that farmers still make money and nothing goes to waste.
There are a few reasons. First, youâre helping the earth in a very powerful way. Global food waste generates 3.3 billion tons of carbon dioxide annually, making it one of the single biggest contributors to planet-harming emissions. Saving this produce can actually help save the world. Second, you can save big on your grocery bill. Funky produce is up to 40% cheaper than grocery store prices, so the weekly savings add up fast. Third, youâre supporting local agriculture. By purchasing food that would otherwise go to waste, youâre letting regional farmers generate extra income.
We currently deliver to most locations in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and some surrounding addresses as well as most locations in the Gold coast and Sunshine Coast.
You can check if we deliver to your suburb here đ
The core measurement is the amount of people it feeds per week and the value/savings you can expect compared to grocery store prices. We also list an approximate weight for each box on our product page, but it's just an estimate and it's updated frequently for accuracy, as our inventory changes from week to week. Size, value, quantity, and weight are all taken into account when we assemble our hand-picked mix for each box. E.g., when there are less squash and potatoes but more microgreens or asparagus, youâll get a lighter weight estimate but lose nothing in terms of value.
It depends largely on how often you cook. Our Funky-licious box offers a larger quantity of the items in our Funky box, as well as a few extra pieces that you wonât find in the smaller box. The weight of our boxes varies depending on what fruits and vegetables that are in season, but you can generally plan on about enough food for 1-2 people for a week in our Funky Box and enough for 4-5 people in our Funky-licious Box.
Generally, itâs a very well-rounded group that varies by season. In Autumn and winter you can expect apples, potatoes, squash, sweet potatoes, broccoli, cabbage, citrus, lettuces/leafy greens, onions, and peppers, just to name a few. By spring youâll see more berries and asparagus and summer is prime time for peaches and tomatoes. The surprise is part of the fun!
All of our produce is sourced from Australian farms, we also try to keep it as local as possible.
Delivery is currently:
The cut-off time is Saturday 11:59pm the week before, we then deliver your order the following week based on your suburb.
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Expected delivery date emailed Monday morning of the following week.
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Shipment notification sent the morning of delivery.
Our in-house drivers will deliver your Funky Food box to your door. A tracking link will be sent the day before your delivery.
For certain areas, we use a third-party shipping and logistics provider to deliver your Funky Food box. You can track your box using the number provided in the shipping confirmation email that you will receive the day before your scheduled delivery. You do not need to sign for your box. The driver will typically ring your doorbell and leave the box at your doorstep.
Shipping is a flat rate of $7 in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. $11 to Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and certain suburbs in Sydney and Melbourne.
For QLD, if you order with meals, shipping is $9.90 in Brisbane and $13.90 in Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast
You can check if we deliver to your suburb here.
We accept all major credit cards for all online purchases as well as Google Pay and PayPal.
We do our best to take allergies into account, as well as extremely strong food preferences. Once youâve placed your order, please send us an email at contact@funkyfood.com.au and your preferences so we can make a note for the order underway as well as all future orders.
We try to minimize the use of bags as much as possible, however, in some instances itâs necessary to protect more sensitive items. When theyâre packed more compactly together, theyâre more likely to be protected. If the food is loose, it often gets banged around during transit until itâs inedible, which is at odds with our mission.
Unfortunately we do not currently have any pickup locations. For customers who canât receive home delivery, we suggest delivering it to your workplace if youâre able to transport it home easily or asking a friend or neighbour with a stable delivery address to let you deliver it to their home
Got additional questions? Email us at contact@funkyfood.com.au!
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