Designed with 180+ Aussie gardeners. Built around high-wear zones, not shelf appeal.

  • 88%

    Say fingertips are where their gloves fail first.

  • 67%

    Want gloves that handle long sessions without sweaty, soggy hands.

  • 1 in 2

    Replace gloves multiple times a year because they wear out too fast.

We didnā€™t guess. We asked, then built from the answers.

Garden gloves are disposable by design.

If you garden regularly, you already know the loop:

  • Fingertips wear through
  • Seams split
  • Palms thin out
  • You throw your gloves away and buy another pair

It's not a you problem. It's how gloves are made.

If your gloves fail every season (or faster), youā€™re exactly who we built this for.

Most brands optimise for cost. We optimise for lifespan.

Most gloves are built to hit a price point and look good on a shelf. Durability is an afterthought.

Bare Dirt Co. starts from the opposite assumption: What if gloves were designed to last, not be replaced?

This one question changes the whole build.

Meet The Foundation, Pilot Edition.

This is our first release: a durability-first gardening glove engineered around high-wear zones, real hand movement and long hours in the garden.

No gimmicks. No green buzzwords. Just better design choices.

  • Reinforced fingertips and seams where gloves usually fail
  • Premium materials chosen for longevity and comfort
  • Designed with feedback from Australian gardeners and trade professionals
  • Built for hard work, in the real world
Join The 100-Pair Pilot Waitlist

Proof over promises. Always.

We tested early prototypes in real gardens. One version failed under heavy use.

So we changed the design.

That failure is the point. Weā€™re not here to pretend. Weā€™re here to build the glove you canā€™t currently buy.

Weā€™ll share what worked, what didnā€™t, and what we changed. Thatā€™s the deal.

A community-led pilot, not a mass-market launch.

Weā€™re releasing 100 pairs only to:

  • validate durability in the real world
  • gather wear data and feedback
  • refine the next production run

As a Founding Community member, you:

  • get first access to Pilot Edition V1
  • help shape V2 through real-world feedback
  • receive direct updates from the founder
  • become part of the Bare Dirt Co. origin story

This isnā€™t a discount program. Itā€™s a seat at the table.

Replacing cheap gloves is the expensive option.

Most gardeners spend $10ā€“$20 a pair, multiple times a year, on gloves that fail the same way.

The Foundation is $68.

If it lasts longer than the cycle youā€™re already stuck in, it pays for itself.

Founding Community members get first access before we open wider.

This glove is not for everyone.

This is for you if:

  • you garden regularly
  • youā€™re tired of fingertip breaking
  • youā€™d rather buy one good pair than five bad ones
  • you care where your tools end up when they fail

This is not for you if:

  • you want the cheapest option
  • you replace gloves without thinking
  • you donā€™t care if they last

Weā€™re fine with that.

From the founder.

Iā€™m Carolyn. Iā€™m a gardener too. And a horticulture student.

I started Bare Dirt Co. because I was fed up of throwing gloves away when the fingertips wore out.

Weā€™re building the glove I wanted but could not buy.

Carolyn,
Founder, Bare Dirt Co.

Durability now. Repairability next. Circularity later.

Most ā€œsustainableā€ products skip the hard part and go straight to marketing.

Weā€™re doing it in the only order that actually works:

1) Durability now: Build a glove that lasts longer in the real world. Fewer failures. Fewer replacements. Less waste.

2) Repairability next: Design the glove so it can be repaired instead of tossed when one zone wears out.

3) Circularity later: When weā€™ve proven durability and repairability, weā€™ll build the systems that keep materials in use for longer.

No greenwashing. No shortcuts. We earn ā€œsustainableā€ by building tools that stay in your hands, not in landfill.

If youā€™re in the Founding Community, youā€™re helping us prove step 1 and build the roadmap for steps 2 and 3.