OUR STORY
Carter Dodd began farming in 2012, making a career shift after years of managing a music venue in downtown Athens, GA. What began as a hobby garden soon blossomed into a shared passion for the entire Dodd family. For the first three years, Carter and his wife Shelley ran Diamond Hill Farm as a hardworking two-person team.
In 2017, the Dodds moved to a new home in East Athens and began cultivating the 9 acres adjoining their property, planting vegetables along with a small orchard of fruit trees and muscadines. Not long after, they began leasing nearby land a few minutes down the road, further expanding the farm’s growing capacity.
In recent years, Diamond Hill Farm has evolved to include a strong focus on specialty cut flowers while continuing to grow more than 100 varieties of vegetables. Today, the farm is supported by a team of over twenty employees growing the vibrant produce and flowers you’ll find at farmers markets in both Athens and Atlanta.
Diamond Hill Farm’s philosophy is grounded in a strong sense of community with customers, friends, other farmers, and employees of the farm, and a firm belief that locally, sustainably grown vegetables can’t be matched in quality or flavor by mass producers.
OUR Crew
Thirty farmers work the land at Diamond Hill Farm. Led by owner Carter and a core managerial team of eight, our farm crew is a vibrant mix of people at all stages in their farming journeys. Some have been farming for years, and others are just beginning to discover the joys of dirty fingernails and the woes of weeds! Farming on two parcels of land in the Athens area, our Veggie Teams and Flower Team work closely to keep the farm running smoothly… and everybody lends a hand where needed! Through this collaborative blend of personalities we are always learning, teaching, having fun, and setting ambitious goals for the seasons.
MEET OUR FARMERS
Carter
Farm Owner & Operator
Isaac
Farm Manager - Athens
Reid
Farm Manager - Winterville
Antho
Farm Manager - Winterville
Flower Manager
Kalyn
Casey
Flower Manager - Wholesale
Averi
CSA Coordinator
Carolyn
Communications Manager
Bekah
Lead Flower Farmer
Foster
Lead Veggie Farmer
…. & more beautiful faces!
At Diamond Hill Farm, sustainability is woven into everything we do. From nurturing the soil beneath our feet to supporting the hands that farm it, we are invested in seeing local values-based farming into the future. We’re proud to be a Certified Naturally Grown farm, a grassroots alternative to organic certification rooted in the same core values: no synthetic fertilizers, no harmful pesticides, and a deep respect for ecological balance.
We prioritize growing practices that give back to the land: building living soil, encouraging biodiversity, and growing with the seasons. But sustainability doesn’t stop in the field. A farm is only as healthy as the people tending it, and we believe deeply in investing in the farmers who make this work possible. Through fair pay, movement education, team-building practices, shared meals, good old fashioned fun, and an ethical workplace rooted in care, we aim to grow more than food and flowers. We are growing experienced farmers, connected community members, and whole people who feel nourished by purpose, belonging, and meaningful work. By caring for the earth and for each other, we hope to offer food and flowers that are not only beautiful and nourishing, but part of a more interdependent, compassionate, and responsible way forward.