Girl Meets Dirt

There is EVERYTHING to love about this place: the name, the concept, the people, the products. We spent a good while chatting with the staff and tasting both preserves and shrubs. No silly, not bushes— the vinegar and fruit syrup drink. The flavors are so cleverly devised and so clean and tangy in taste, there’s no doubt you’ll find more than one to take home or ship to be there when you return home. Their line is enriched by artisanal home goods, apparel, and additional tasty offerings from other small batch folks. We are gardeners and trail runners: obviously we needed “Girl Meets Dirt” T-shirts. These products are a distinctive souvenir of the island and excellent gifts to have in hand. Ya gotta check it out.

What a lovely visit yesterday! I’ve had their products for years in Seattle from grocery stores, so I was excited to visit their full store for the first time. The samples of jams and shrubs were awesome, they had all sorts of wonderful flavors, and the staff was really friendly. Hearing the stories about how they use all parts of the fruit and collaborate with other businesses was super interesting. Definitely worth a stop!

Kelsey was a joy to meet! Delightful store! I loved the plum and the hot pepper jam.

Unfortunately we made our trip to Orcas island with the main intent of visiting this store. The store was open when we arrived, but no staff was present for about 15 minutes. We didn’t have much time to wait since we had a return ferry so we did not get to experience the store as we intended. Products are great from what we had before at least!

We looooooove this shop full of unique eats and drinks made from local finds. Jellies, jams, oils, wines, artisan sausage…and there are samples ❤️❤️❤️

Friendly and knowledgeable sales staff help provide access to heirloom fruit products. Don't miss sampling the variety of preserves and jams available daily that higlight the surprising flavor blends created by this strong female run company. They now offer wines and it would be easy to miss the bitters, but worth asking to sample the aroma. Nice little space outside the shop to sit and relax after watching staff in the kitchen create the jams of the day.

Their Italian Plum spread is outstanding. After checking multiple local grocery stores for it after moving from WA to AZ, we were thrilled to discover we could order it from directly Girl Meets Dirt. We had a shipping mishap but they worked with us to get it sorted out and we look forward to ordering many more jars of that wonderful plum spread!

Great experience, we will definitely​ visit again! Staff was very friendly and the jams and preserves were very good. We especially enjoyed the Quince, along with other other flavors including the rhubarb and lavender. We are excited to share these with our friends back home.

So glad I made a wrong turn and saw their sign!!! They have a good sized parking lot however right now due to construction I think it is a bit cramped but still had enough room. Only thing I am not sure of is where the limited mobility spot was as they have a small gravel hill to walk down to the store and the sign was down there. We had a fee in our party with unsteady feet walking down the hill was manageable. They care and it shows in the business, flavors and quality. Their shop also features other products from female owned companies, awesome.

I was gifted a bottle of their shrub for Christmas. Unfortunately the bottle was not sealed properly and leaked all over the gift bag. I haven't opened it but It fizzes out of the edge of the cap and doesn't seem safe to drink. I have tried contacting this company twice but haven't gotten a reply back. Disappointed to receive a flawed product and then no customer service whatsoever.

I don't think you would plan to make a day of it, but this is a fun little stop in Eastsound, and if you're in town tasting all the things, you're definitely going to want to swing by Girl Meets dirt to do some sampling. I saw their products in the market, and found out online that they have this small tasting room. It's not on the main drag in Eastsound, but just barely around the corner in a new development, with plenty of parking or a stretch-your-legs walk back out on the main road into town. I was very charmed by the packaging and info from the products I saw, and that charm continues in the tasting room, with products on the shelves, some merch, and a few other friendly products (San Juan Islands salt, for example) and that's about it. The nice person at the counter was busy in the back with jamming tasks, so they let us just taste each of their jams and shrubs at will. I like that they have in-store flavors only, as they just landed a big deal with Safeway and the product will become more ubiquitous in the Northwest, they'll still have plenty of reasons to visit in person, and those flavors are said to change every month or two (or three). I loved hearing the story of the company, the history, the connection to the island and as a lifelong devotee of heirloom varietals of fruits and veggies, I'm loving the vertical integration that helps the company preserve the island's agricultural heritage and their friendly stewardship of those old old trees in partnership with the landowners. It's a fun way to spend 20-30 minutes, grab a unique gift, and taste all the lovely flavors of jam. Donut peach and lime, though. That's the one!

Delicious and unusual flavors of preserves. Fun tasting room. They have small jars your can take on the plane.

I'm such a fan girl of Girl Meets Dirt. I love everything about them from their story, to the their packaging, to their products. I haven't been to their newly renovated space yet but I'm starting to see more of their products around Seattle suburbs now!! They have GREAT gift options. Everything I've tried (which is a lot) tastes so fresh, I'm constantly reaching for seconds. This is the kind of company I'm more than happy to support.

Amazing Jams! You just want to sit down and eat them with a spoon right out of the jar!