Shiro Plum with Mint Spoon Preserve

About the producer

Girl Meets Dirt produces fruit preserves and shrubs that encompass so many positive aspects of the food world. In addition to being artisan products, made from ripe, seasonal fruit that is often picked from century-old orchards, these blends have unique and unexpected flavors that set them apart from anything else we’ve tried. The old-fashioned preserves are a kind of love letter to Orcas Island’s heirloom orchard history. Founder Audra Lawlor moved to the island in 2011 after leaving a Wall Street job and the conveniences of city life. She, her husband and two dogs re-located to five acres of land on this small island off the coast of Washington state. They grow fruit and herbs that they preserve by hand, using traditional French methods and capturing the abundant tastes of summer. Girl Meets Dirt takes ripe naturally grown fruit and makes products with short ingredients lists and no commercial pectin, relying instead on time and concentration for the structure of the jams and preserves.