Neighbors and friends of all ages are invited to plant, play, connect and learn at the Dig In! Yancey summer celebration on Saturday, June 18th from 10:00am – 12:00pm at the Seeds of Hope Garden, located at First Baptist Church…
We are excited to welcome Kavita Hardy as the new Executive Director of Dig In! Yancey Community Garden. A seasoned and skilled food grower in this area, Kavita comes to us from Arthur Morgan School where she worked for eleven…
Our 2021 Annual Report shares important insights into the values and work of Dig In to ensure that there is fresh food for all in Yancey County. Another year of challenging circumstances, significant change, and emerging truths created fertile ground…
Over 21 weeks from April – November, an average of 192 households participated in the weekly Harvest Share event, made possible in partnership with Reconciliation House, TRACTOR Food and Farms, and Dig In! Below is a summary of some of…
Dig In! invites everyone to honor and celebrate another extraordinary season of sharing food and caring for one another at the annual Empty Bowls event Friday, October 8 from 4 – 7pm at the Burnsville Town Square. To keep all…
The fields are green with spinach, lettuce, peas and waving garlic. It’s time to eat from the garden! Starting June 2, 2021 everyone is welcome to join us on Wednesdays from 10-12PM at the parking lot on N. Main in…
Our 2020 Annual Report shares valuable insights into the work of Dig In. Under unprecedented circumstances, we adapted by caring for each other and working to ensure that fresh, local food is a right – not a privilege – in…
Tell us a story! Dig In is collecting stories of food and gardens in our communities through the years. Now, more than ever, we want to keep the memories of our food traditions alive and share the knowledge of planting,…
Dearest Dig In! Community, Season to Season:The autumnal equinox last week marks the beginning of fall. We initiated our response to the COVID-19 pandemic on the spring equinox by cancelling a fundraiser on March 19 and expanding our gardens and food sharing programs days later….
Dig In! asks families to host an Empty Bowls meal this year and share what they can to keep our gardens growing Dig In! will not host a public Empty Bowls event in 2020 to protect the health and wellbeing…
People have been sharing from their gardens for generations in Yancey County. The Cherokee grew crops along the Cane River and shared the best of their harvest so that those who couldn’t tend a garden or hunt would eat well…