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Team Dug In is Growing & We'd Like You to be a Part Of It. The following positions are OPEN immediately. If you are interested in...
Carolyn
Jul 22, 20192 min read
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Bugging Me Out
This time of the year is always a bit creepy. Ticks, mosquitoes, spiders are suddenly everywhere. The situation at the farm, after 7” of...
Carolyn
Jun 6, 20182 min read
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Gritty Greens
Last week my friend was in Richmond, eating at a swanky “farm” restaurant. He ordered the pork. It came on a bed of polenta and mustard...
Carolyn
May 31, 20181 min read
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Introduction to Pen & Ink Drawing
Dug In Farms presents Introduction to Pen & Ink Drawing The Fibonacci Sequence & other natural patterns Friday, June 8th 10 a.m. – 4 p.m....
Carolyn
May 24, 20181 min read
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Walk the Walk
My New Year’s resolution list was shamefully short this year. It was one item. Practice being a better grower. Practice. It’s a pretty...
Carolyn
May 17, 20182 min read
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The Privilege of Death
Last weekend was odd. The talk at the market was about the long, lingering winter and how Saturday’s snow would be it’s the last dying...
Carolyn
Apr 12, 20182 min read
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Contractor Count Down
If there is one thing I thrive on it’s a deadline. The house needs a deep clean, host a party. Want to knock out a project, set an alarm...
Carolyn
Mar 28, 20182 min read
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The Building Boom
Looking at the farm these days you’d think we specialize in growing buildings more than produce and flowers. We’ve been under...
Carolyn
Mar 22, 20182 min read
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Spring Training
This week a friend of mine is in Florida for Spring Training watching his favorite ball players get ready for a brutal 26 weeks season....
Carolyn
Mar 14, 20182 min read
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Leaning In
Thank you for taking the time to read a little more about volunteering at Dug In Farms! First of all, anyone can volunteer. The only...
Carolyn
Feb 22, 20182 min read
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Daydreaming
This week I’m indulging in a little daydreaming. I’m gathering all the notes I’ve made over the past year. The scratches of ideas that...
Carolyn
Nov 15, 20172 min read
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Are We There Yet?
There was a time in my life, not long ago, when I dreaded the coming of winter. Like so many unchecked neurosis that creep in with age,...
Carolyn
Nov 8, 20172 min read
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Will Work for Us All
It was Friday night, the farm party was in full swing when Joyce tabled the question. Her friend wanted to know why she (Joyce) would...
Carolyn
Nov 2, 20172 min read
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Bitter Sweet Goodbye
This time of the year I lose my edge. I get a little soft, a little sentimental. As farm life begins to slow, the few extra hours in the...
Carolyn
Oct 25, 20171 min read
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Empty Nester
It’s quiet in the farm house. Dishes are starting to pile up in the sink and the dining room table is slowly being swallowed by...
Carolyn
Oct 19, 20172 min read
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Flying High
‘So, what do you do in your off season?’ This is the question I’m asked most often this time of the year. Truthfully my ‘off season’ is...
Carolyn
Oct 11, 20172 min read
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Nourish Your Soul
If there were a farm initiation it’d probably be harvesting okra. Okra is relentless, growing several inches a day in hot humid summer....
Carolyn
Oct 5, 20172 min read
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We're All in This Together
Faith is a tricky thing. It’s fleeting and finicky. For me, at least. Relearning the ‘lesson’ of Faith is often a daily event. And so it...
Carolyn
Sep 28, 20172 min read
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Looking Back
I don’t spend much time looking in the rear-view mirror. Just ask my friend Don. Years ago, he and I went to a party. At the time, I was...
Carolyn
Sep 20, 20172 min read
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Conducting Chaos
Best decision I ever made. That may be a bit of an exaggeration, but ‘promoting’ Natalie to Farm Manager is definitely in the top five...
Carolyn
Sep 13, 20172 min read
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