For those who have given up on their gloves.

  • 88%

    say fingertips are where their gloves fail first.

  • 67%

    say they don't want soggy hands when their gloves get wet.

  • 1 in 2

    told us they replace their gloves every few months because they aren't up to scratch.

You told us what you loved and didn't. So we're building The Foundation V2 from there.

The Foundation did these well: thorn protection, wrist seal, dexterity, leather quality, comfort. But...

  • Sizing was a hit and miss and our sizing guide wasn't perfect. We're fixing it.
  • The colour and waterproofing process was causing the leather to peel and hands to sweat. We're fixing it.
  • A few customers had fingertip failures and fraying seams under heavy use. We're fixing it.

So we're not touching what works but we surely are fixing the things that aren't working out so well on real hands, in real gardens.

That's been our action plan from day 1.

The Foundation V2 will arrive June 2026.

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The Foundation is not for everyone.

It's for you if:

  • working in the garden is your jam
  • you know quality and value comfort
  • you'd rather buy 1 good pair than 5 bad ones

This is not for you if:

  • you don't believe in using gloves
  • you prefer bulk-buying cheap and disposable
  • you don’t care if your tools last

And we're okay with that, truly.

We don't call ourselves sustainable yet. Here's why.

We haven't earned it yet. Plain and simple.

We believe there's an order that actually makes sense and that's why we're following it.

Durability first. A glove that lasts longer means fewer failures, fewer replacements, less waste. The Foundation Pilot was step one. V2 is step one, refined.

Engineered to be repaired next. When one area of your glove wears out, it shouldn't go in the bin. We're designing V2 so the parts that do fail can be fixed.

Circularity later. When we've proven durability and repairability in the real world, we'll build the systems that keep materials in use for longer.

We're not there yet. We'll tell you when we are.

I was tired of throwing away gloves.

I'm Carolyn, a gardener and horticulture student who started Bare Dirt Co. because I couldn't find a glove that lasted, and when I posted about it in a Facebook group, 37 strangers told me they had the exact same problem.

So I built the glove I wanted but couldn't buy.

Not because I had a background in manufacturing, which I don't. Not because I had funding or a team. I don't have those either. But because the problem was real and nobody was solving it.

That's still the only reason. Join me and let's build The Foundation together.

Carolyn,
Founder, Bare Dirt Co.

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