April 5, 2024
Easy swaps for a waste-free Easter
It is possible to find Australian-made, ethical, package-free chocolate - including for Easter!
You're in the right place - we've found some great Aussie brands to help, and they'll ship directly to your door in time for the Big Hunt.
Find Australian-made, package-free Easter choccies:
Wasteless Pantry has locally-made package-free Easter eggs of various sizes, and they have a huge confectionary range with things like dark chocolate goji berries and chocolate malt balls that make perfect ‘bunny droppings’!
Wasteless Pantry ship carbon-neutrally all around Australia from their home base in Perth.
The Source Bulk Foods have milk chocolate Easter bunnies, as well as vegan-friendly chocolate eggs. With 50+ stores around the country, pick them up locally or have them shipped from your closest store no matter where you live.
Eumarrah in Tassie has vegan Easter hunting packs, as well as organic carob Easter goodies, made using no refined sugar, and gluten free. Eumarrah delivers all over Tasmania.
DIY Easter goodies wrapping
Ok, so you’ve chosen package-free chocolate - now you want to hide them in the garden!
Try wrapping them yourself using soft paper, small scarves or fabric offcuts, or add them directly to a basket, bowl or table spread.
Furoshiki wrapping is a lovely way to prepare gifts using beautiful fabric and scarves.
Eat a local Easter lunch spread
Choosing fresh produce boxes is a great way to eat locally, help Aussie farmers and fight food waste by choosing imperfect produce!
We’ve curated fresh produce boxes from Aussie brands, covering almost all of Australia, check ‘em out! And don't forget to compost your food scraps after the feast :)
Funky Food rescue imperfect fresh produce, and it's cheaper than the supermarkets! BONUS! Get $7 off with code THEFILLMARKET.
They deliver to:
- Brisbane
- Sunshine Coast
- Gold Coast
- More Qld locations
- Sydney
- Regional NSW
- ACT
- Melbourne
- Regional VIC
Check your suburb as they’re always expanding.
Dirty Clean Food work with local regenerative farmers, delivering across the greater Perth area. Alongside their seasonal produce boxes, they also offer meat, dairy, bread, ready meals and more.
Eumarrah is for the Tassie locals, they’re based in Hobart and Launceston and deliver local, organic, healthy foods all across the island. Check out their fresh produce box, full of organic, Tasmanian, chem-free produce.
House of Health is based in Adelaide and deliver seasonal produce boxes across Adelaide and surrounds, with their non-refrigerated items available across Australia.
Good & Fugly also buy perfectly imperfect fruit and veg from Aussie farmers, so we can help fight food waste and save money! They deliver:
- Brisbane
- Melbourne
- Sydney
- Sunshine Coast
- Gold Coast
- Mornington Peninsula
- Geelong
- Blue Mountains
- Central Coast
- Wollongong
- Adding more areas - join their waitlist!
Farmer's Pick are also on the food waste fight, with customisable ‘wonky’ fruit and veg subscription boxes and pantry staples like oat milk, coffee and peanut butter too. They deliver to:
- Greater Brisbane
- Sydney
- Melbourne
- Canberra
- Large part of regional Victoria
- Large part of regional South East Queensland
- Large part of regional NSW.
Greenie's Real Food is based in Darwin and delivers organic, local produce to the metro, regional and remote communities of the Northern Territory.
Know another brand forging forward with waste-free, tox-free, healthy alternatives to everyday staples? We'd love to hear about them!
