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Make this Christmas a little fruitier! And fight food waste, too.

Make this Christmas a little fruitier! And fight food waste, too.

It’s the giving season, so why not gift a loved one (or even yourself) something truly fugly (and delicious)? We’ve got special Christmas fruit boxes all ready to go, and they’ll have you sorted for the many Christmas parties and hot summer days ahead (and don't forget our gift cards).  Our Ultimate Food Saver Fruit Box is a celebration of Australian produce and innovation, and has a bit of everything. There’s the fruit itself, of course, and that’s packed with favourites that will go perfectly on a nibbling board, or as ingredients for your favourite pudding or fruit mince pie...

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Apple Peel Clothes? Welcome To Food Waste as Fashion

Apple Peel Clothes? Welcome To Food Waste as Fashion

At Good & Fugly, we take food waste seriously. Our guiding mission is to do our part to help limit the amount of fresh fruit and vegetables that goes into landfill, helping you, our farmers and the planet in the process. Our solution was to make it possible to buy fresh and delicious boxes of this produce directly from farmers, feeding families better and cheaper than what the supermarkets can and paying our growers a fair price. So we’re always looking out for innovations that are tackling the challenge from other perspectives.  And that’s why we think you’ll be fascinated...

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Not a fan of the heat? You can still use chillis!

Not a fan of the heat? You can still use chillis!

Some people just aren’t a fan of spicy food. It’s one of those things that you can’t really “teach” yourself, either – either you love a punch of heat, or you never will.  Sometimes you’ll find some chillies in your Good & Fugly box, and if you’re one of those who prefer a mellow flavour, it can be difficult to know what to do with it.  But don’t throw them out! You might be surprised by just how much you can still do with chillis! In fact, if you can cut through the heat, there is so much depth to...

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The Research Is In: Aussie Farmers Are Doing It Tough. But, You Can Help!

The Research Is In: Aussie Farmers Are Doing It Tough. But, You Can Help!

Good & Fugly recently undertook a major research project to analyse the causes behind food waste in Australia, and what it costs the nation.  Here's the scoop. Food waste is a $20 billion problem and while the climate impact of food waste is significant, the ones really bearing the weight of this cost are farmers.  So much of the hard, back-breaking labour that farmers provide goes to waste, and often for the most silly of reasons. But there are things that we can all do, that not only benefit our dinner plates, but will go a long way to helping our...

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