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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
A Cow has One Tongue
‘Maggy, it’s Carolyn. Do you happen to have any extra tongues?’ This is a text I never imagined sending. Needing more tongue was also a...
Carolyn
Mar 27, 20192 min read
The Long Haul
I’m bleeding money and I’ve never been happier. Bizarre, I know. But as I watch my bank account drop, life is suddenly easier. This is...
Carolyn
Mar 20, 20192 min read
Calling in the Big Guns
‘After 21 years as a Marine, Joe and his wife retired and bought a few goats. Therapy goats.’ Alison is walking our team through to story...
Carolyn
Mar 13, 20192 min read
Week One in the Books
Today marked the end of the first “farm week” of 2019. The farm is working seven days a week, and the market is running six. There’s a...
Carolyn
Mar 6, 20192 min read
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 5, 20182 min read
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 30, 20181 min read
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 23, 20181 min read
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 16, 20182 min read
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 11, 20182 min read
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
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 21, 20182 min read
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 13, 20182 min read
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 21, 20182 min read
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
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
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 1, 20172 min read
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
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 18, 20172 min read
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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