We’re hosting an Open House about the community composting program we implemented this year! Please join us on Saturday, September 28 from 10 am – 2 pm at our primary growing space on Blankenship Creek Rd. All are welcome to…
Congratulations to the “Magic Cornholers” Randall (Tree) Rountree and BJ McCurry of Burnsville for winning Dig In! Yancey Community Garden’s “Cornament” on Saturday, September 7. They beet 5 other teams to take home a one-of-a-kind pickle goblet made by Loretta Forde of…
Dig In! Yancey Community Garden invites everyone to celebrate another abundant season of growing and sharing together at our annual Empty Bowls fundraiser. This year, we will be hosting our fundraising dinner on October 4 at the Burnsville Town Center….
Calling all couch potatoes, dead beets, and schuckers! Lettuce entertain each other with some fun and good thymes at Dig In’s Cornhole Tournament benefiting our community gardens — where neighbors come together to grow food so everyone in our community…
Congratulations to the winners of Dig In! Yancey County’s second annual fruit pie bake-off on August 9. Tina Veitch won first prize in the adult competition with her delicious and creative Cherry Cardamom pie. In the youth competition, Maya Townsend…
Dig In! Yancey Community Garden invites everyone to celebrate summer’s abundance at our second annual Fruit Fest on August 9, 2024 at Birdfoot and Hearth Glass Gallery. We welcome bakers of all ages to submit a pie and test their…
Since 2010, Dig In! Yancey Community Garden has been dedicated to growing and sharing “Food for All”, grounded in the belief that everyone has the right to fresh and nutritious food. The garden builds on the long-standing traditions in these…
To kick off the summer planting season, we are partnering with the local business community to support our programs. Throughout the month of May, over 30 participating stores will be collecting donations to “Plant a Seed this Spring” at Dig In’s gardens.
Our 2023 Annual Report shares important insights into the values and work of Dig In over the past year to ensure that there is fresh food for all in Yancey County. It is impossible to capture all the ways we…
We are excited to announce the launch of a new community composting initiative in Yancey County! We will be collecting organic material from our community and turning it into fertile compost for our garden. Thanks to a grant by the…
We’re growing our team. We’re looking for enthusiastic and community-oriented folks to join our team to grow food, teach others about growing food, and share food. More specifics about each role, compensation, and how to apply can be found here.
Dig In! Yancey Community Garden invites everyone to celebrate another extraordinary season of growing and sharing together at our annual Empty Bowls fundraiser. This year, we will be hosting our fundraising dinner on October 6 at the Burnsville Town Center….
Dig In invites the community to spend a morning among the flowers! On Saturday, September 16, we are leading a cut flower workshop at our Blankenship farm. Come at 9:30 to learn about how we cut and care for our…
Congratulations to the winners of Dig In! Yancey County’s fruit pie bake-off on August 11. Danielle Creeksong won first prize in the adult competition with her beautiful lattice crust blackberry and chocolate pie. Keikichi Littleton placed second with her double…
Dig In! Yancey Community Garden invites everyone to celebrate summer’s abundance at our first ever Fruit Fest on August 11, 2023 at Birdfoot and Hearth Glass Gallery. We welcome bakers of all ages to submit a pie and test their…
We’re growing our farm team! Dig In is currently seeking a seasonal farm intern to work with us growing and sharing food for all in Yancey County. More specifics about the role, compensation, and how to apply can be found…
As the days get warmer and the growing season starts, Dig In! Yancey Community Garden is inviting past volunteers, potential volunteers, and curious community members to a virtual information session to learn more about what the organization does and how…
Our 2022 Annual Report shares important insights into the values and work of Dig In over the past year to ensure that there is fresh food for all in Yancey County. It is impossible to capture all the ways we…
Dig In! Yancey Community Garden invites everyone to celebrate another extraordinary season of growing and sharing together at the annual Empty Bowls fundraiser on Friday, October 14 from 4 – 7pm at the Burnsville Town Center. This year’s event will…
Volunteer Spotlight Here at Dig In!, we’re so grateful for our amazing and dedicated volunteers. Whether mulching, planting, weeding, harvesting, packing or sharing locally grown vegetables, volunteers are an integral part of who we are and what we do. …
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 first-ever Yancey “Cornament”, a cornhole tournament benefiting Dig In! Community Garden, will take place Saturday, July 24th at 3:00pm on the lower lawn of Homeplace Beer Company in Burnsville. Teams of two to four players are invited to register…
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…
Dig In! works in partnership with many organizations and agencies to ensure that people in our community are food secure (have access to food that is affordable, nutritious, and meets their needs). We’re also working to build community food security…
Dig In! is looking forward to adding a team member in the 2020 season. Thanks to funding from the AMY Wellness Foundation, Dig In! is hiring a Food For All Coordinator. The person in this role will help our community…
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We’re hosting an Open House about the community composting program we implemented this year! Please join us on Saturday, September 28 from 10 am – 2 pm at our primary growing space on Blankenship Creek Rd. All are welcome to…
Congratulations to the “Magic Cornholers” Randall (Tree) Rountree and BJ McCurry of Burnsville for winning Dig In! Yancey Community Garden’s “Cornament” on Saturday, September 7. They beet 5 other teams to take home a one-of-a-kind pickle goblet made by Loretta Forde of…
Dig In! Yancey Community Garden invites everyone to celebrate another abundant season of growing and sharing together at our annual Empty Bowls fundraiser. This year, we will be hosting our fundraising dinner on October 4 at the Burnsville Town Center….
Calling all couch potatoes, dead beets, and schuckers! Lettuce entertain each other with some fun and good thymes at Dig In’s Cornhole Tournament benefiting our community gardens — where neighbors come together to grow food so everyone in our community…
Congratulations to the winners of Dig In! Yancey County’s second annual fruit pie bake-off on August 9. Tina Veitch won first prize in the adult competition with her delicious and creative Cherry Cardamom pie. In the youth competition, Maya Townsend…
Dig In! Yancey Community Garden invites everyone to celebrate summer’s abundance at our second annual Fruit Fest on August 9, 2024 at Birdfoot and Hearth Glass Gallery. We welcome bakers of all ages to submit a pie and test their…
Since 2010, Dig In! Yancey Community Garden has been dedicated to growing and sharing “Food for All”, grounded in the belief that everyone has the right to fresh and nutritious food. The garden builds on the long-standing traditions in these…
To kick off the summer planting season, we are partnering with the local business community to support our programs. Throughout the month of May, over 30 participating stores will be collecting donations to “Plant a Seed this Spring” at Dig In’s gardens.
Our 2023 Annual Report shares important insights into the values and work of Dig In over the past year to ensure that there is fresh food for all in Yancey County. It is impossible to capture all the ways we…
We are excited to announce the launch of a new community composting initiative in Yancey County! We will be collecting organic material from our community and turning it into fertile compost for our garden. Thanks to a grant by the…
We’re growing our team. We’re looking for enthusiastic and community-oriented folks to join our team to grow food, teach others about growing food, and share food. More specifics about each role, compensation, and how to apply can be found here.
Dig In! Yancey Community Garden invites everyone to celebrate another extraordinary season of growing and sharing together at our annual Empty Bowls fundraiser. This year, we will be hosting our fundraising dinner on October 6 at the Burnsville Town Center….
Dig In invites the community to spend a morning among the flowers! On Saturday, September 16, we are leading a cut flower workshop at our Blankenship farm. Come at 9:30 to learn about how we cut and care for our…
Dig In! Yancey Community Garden invites everyone to celebrate summer’s abundance at our first ever Fruit Fest on August 11, 2023 at Birdfoot and Hearth Glass Gallery. We welcome bakers of all ages to submit a pie and test their…
We’re growing our farm team! Dig In is currently seeking a seasonal farm intern to work with us growing and sharing food for all in Yancey County. More specifics about the role, compensation, and how to apply can be found…
As the days get warmer and the growing season starts, Dig In! Yancey Community Garden is inviting past volunteers, potential volunteers, and curious community members to a virtual information session to learn more about what the organization does and how…
Our 2022 Annual Report shares important insights into the values and work of Dig In over the past year to ensure that there is fresh food for all in Yancey County. It is impossible to capture all the ways we…
Volunteer Spotlight Here at Dig In!, we’re so grateful for our amazing and dedicated volunteers. Whether mulching, planting, weeding, harvesting, packing or sharing locally grown vegetables, volunteers are an integral part of who we are and what we do. …
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…
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…
Join us on June 12, 2021 for our Dig In Garden Day
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…
Dig In! works in partnership with many organizations and agencies to ensure that people in our community are food secure (have access to food that is affordable, nutritious, and meets their needs). We’re also working to build community food security…
Dig In! is looking forward to adding a team member in the 2020 season. Thanks to funding from the AMY Wellness Foundation, Dig In! is hiring a Food For All Coordinator. The person in this role will help our community…