Compared April 1, 2026
Misfits Market vs Cardiff Tiny Farm
Misfits Market began by finding customers for surplus and cosmetically imperfect produce. It has since grown into a nationwide online grocer offering rescued food, seasonal produce, pantry goods, household products, and its own Odds & Ends line.
Cardiff Tiny Farm operates at the opposite scale: a small, San Diego-centered farm box built around regional sourcing and direct grower relationships.
Full Breakdown
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| Category |  |  |
|---|---|---|
Our box contains salad mixes and microgreens grown on our own farm and produce sourced from farms in San Diego County. | National sourcing. This is not a regional farm box. | |
All produce is grown without the use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, or herbicides. Some farms we source from are certified organic, the rest are trusted growers using organic practices. | Organic options across a large catalog. | |
A good medium box for a couple or a small household. | You choose the quantity — more grocery order than CSA share. | |
Home delivery across coastal San Diego County, plus neighborhood pickup points. We are in the process of expanding our delivery area to include more of San Diego County. Ask us if we deliver to your area. | Nationwide home delivery. | |
Credits system instead of a recurring subscription. Order the weeks you want, skip the rest. | Recurring subscription by default. Skip, customize, and shop thousands of products on your own schedule. | |
Much of our produce is harvested shortly before packing (1-2 days on average), and our shorter regional supply chain helps reduce the time between farm and box. | Grocery-supply-chain freshness. | |
We offer organic dry goods (nuts, dried fruit, grains, etc.) and other local products. But we are not a full grocery run. | Thousands of products — the closest thing here to a full grocery run. | |
Every item is listed with the farm that grew it and information about the farm and the grower. | Producing farms are generally not identified at the item level. | |
Every box comes with its own speacially crafted interactive information card that includes facts about each farm, featured recipes and other information about regenerative agriculture. | Misfits publishes recipes and food-waste education on their website. | |
$32-$37 per box depending on the number of credits you purchase in advance. Our bulk discount pricing makes our box a great value compared to most delivery services. | $42.41 for a customized box containing 7 items. |
Our Relative Strengths
The Best of Both Boxes
Misfits Market is not trying to be a CSA, and we are not trying to be an online grocer. If selection, customization, and one-stop shopping matter most, they will win. If you want to know the farm, they will not.
What Misfits does well
- 01Selection, full stop
Thousands of products, including produce, pantry, and household goods. They even have their own branded collection of products (Odds and Ends).
- 02Full Customization
Misfits lets you build your entire order. That is a genuine advantage for households that already know what they will use.
- 03National scale
Misfits has a national footprint and is able to offer a wider selection of products and delivery options than we can.
Different boxes. Same goal.
Misfits Market has helped expand the market for rescued, surplus, and upcycled food while building a grocery service with far greater selection and delivery coverage than ours. If you want one customizable order to cover much of your grocery list, Misfits is the stronger choice. If you want a curated regional box and a direct connection to the farms behind it, Cardiff is built for that.
Think we got something wrong?
Scores and notes come from boxes we ordered ourselves. Contents and prices change. If a fact here is off, email david@cardifftinyfarm.com and we will correct it.
