Rescue perfectly edible (wonky) bread, veggies and vegetables from landfill, using this fab Wonky food subscription service.
Discover how factory seconds, wonky bread products can help save food waste and fill your tummies!
Earth & Wheat are the UK’s first wonky bread box supplier! They gather fresh bread from UK bakeries that the baker's regular customers may reject, often due to the products being the wrong size and shape, not meeting expected appearance standards or due to excess stock being produced. They send out wonky bread boxes full of tasty fresh bread straight to your door, with free delivery.
It's a great concept. These wonky warriors gather up bread that would typically go to waste, and you get it delivered at a reasonable price. All the while, you know that you are enjoying good food and a great alternative to extra food waste!
You can choose a flexible subscription with a weekly or fortnightly delivery or a single-purchase box (more on this later), which is excellent as you may not get through a whole box a week (each box contains around 2kg of bread items at minimum). It allows you to spread the deliveries out.
Of course, I have tried out the service, as I do for most of the products and services I recommend, and I can confirm that it's really good! Trust me, I will always be first in line to try out tasty treats!
Over the course of several deliveries, I have received a selection of the below products. They alternate from delivery to delivery, so you don't always have the things every time, which is nice.
I've had:
Corn Tortilla Wraps
Mini wraps, various flavours, including garlic and tomato, as well as the original varieties
Signature flatbreads
Wholemeal Wraps
Focaccia
Naan bread
A combination of crumpets
Pitta breads, including normal and wholemeal pitta
For every box ordered, Earth & Wheat also donate a meal to UK food banks to help fight food poverty, so that's a pretty generous gesture by the company and a good indication of the brand's values, showing they have innovative ways to help food waste reduction and those struggling with the cost-of-living crisis.
Earth & Wheat's mission is that every box you rescue helps save the planet. Each box rescues around 3240 litres of fresh water and 3053 grams of CO2 from going to waste, which is why the company uses the tag "The first wonky fresh-bread box that helps save our planet."
As a consumer, being able to stop or pause the service is essential; I have tested many a subscription basis service, and sometimes the companies make it hard to cancel or pause a service, which I find to be annoying and does not always give the best experience; however, I'm pleased to say, you can easily pause or cancel your Earth & Wheat customer subscriptions at any time, so you aren't stuck in a never-ending subscription service, which is reassuring.
It's not just the one Wonky bread box available; Earth & Wheat actually offer two different varieties.
The Essential Box - Priced at £7.99
This gets you an assorted box containing a selection of plant-based products, weighing between 1.5kg and 2kg.
Crumpets Tortilla wraps Folded Flatbreads Pitta Naan or other flatbread
The Variety Box - Priced at £8.99
This gets you an assorted box with a selection of the following products, and weighs between 2.5kg and 3kg
Crumpets
Pancakes
Tortilla Wraps
Sliced Focaccia or Folded Flatbreads
Naan or other flatbreads & Pitta
I order this box and receive one every two weeks. A useful feature is that you can change the delivery schedule to suit your preference, so if you don’t think you need as much, you can reduce your delivery schedule; if you need more, you can increase it!
Freeze it!
All the bakery products can be frozen, as they are fresh. I often freeze the bread when I receive it and then take it out when I need it. The bread normally defrosts in a couple of hours.
I usually toast the crumpets straight from the freezer; it takes about an extra 30 seconds to heat through. This is a handy way to get a quick snack. (It’s even better if you top the crumpet with cheese and pop it in the air fryer or under the grill for a few minutes; delicious!)
Freezing the bread extends the life of the bread for many months and means you have zero waste, which when you are buying food that otherwise might be thrown out as they don’t ‘conform’ to set, usually aesthetically themed, requirements, means it would even more of a real shame to waste!
I got my first box at a discount, and as an opening offer, you can grab £3 off for new users via their referral scheme. You can grab the £3 using our referral LINK
Earth & Wheat also offers a wonky veg and bread box service option, which is a good alternative to the very popular OddBox veg box service, helping the company on its way to being a one-stop wonky food market.
The boxes contain a selection of excess vegetables that might otherwise have gone to waste and a selection of Wonky bread products, so you get a bit of everything!
Each box contains 2kg of fresh bread products in 6 different packs and more than 5-6kg of 10 fresh good, wonky, and surplus vegetables.
What might be in your box, could include:
Crumpets
Pancakes
Tortilla Wraps
Sliced Focaccia or Folded Flatbreads
Naan or other flatbreads
Pitta
A selection of Wonky vegetables ranging from:
White potatoes
Red onions
Peppers
Cauliflower
Broccoli
White cabbage
Chillies
Courgette
Corn on the cob
Green beans
The amount you get in your box depends on which price point box you choose, and prices start at £19.99 per box, which includes delivery, up to £22.99.
There are also plant-based versions of the boxes.
You can order for delivery weekly, fortnightly, three weekly or monthly.
I've bought one of these, and as with all these types of veg boxes, and in honesty you will save more money by buying fruit and veg from your local supermarket; however, it's a fab way to ensure that wonkier fruit and veg don't go to waste, helps out a small business, and actually, the vegetables supplied were really good, so I think it's worth the little extra in price!
Of course, not everyone wants a subscription service, and Earth & Wheat have now accommodated this by adding a single purchase option, where you can order just one box as and when you want one. It's slightly more expensive, 50p extra per box, but it does mean you can order adhoc and grab a box as little or as often as you like, or you can send one to your friends or family if you want.
I got my first box at a discount, and so can you! Our referral code lets new users grab £3 off their first box.
To sum up, is it cheaper than buying in a supermarket? The answer is probably not, but what you are buying here is not just bread or vegetables; you're helping to reduce food waste, as well as helping feed people in need, thanks to Earth and Wheat donating a box for every box sold, and for me, that's worth the extra money, and as I really the products, it's a no brainer for me!