Small-batch · Stoneware-fermented · Atlanta, GA

Kind of a big dill.

Pickles made slowly, in actual crocks, by people who think about brine more than is strictly healthy.

No high-fructose anything Fermented, not faked Annoyingly good crunch
Three Big Dill pickle jars with dill sprigs
Why we're a big dill

Three things we refuse to rush.

Real fermentation

Salt, water, time, and a stoneware crock. No vinegar shortcut, no panic. The bubbles do the talking.

Stubbornly local

Cucumbers from growers we can drive to and have, on occasion, argued with about cucumber size.

A serious crunch

We test every batch by ear. If it doesn't snap with conviction, it doesn't get a label. Simple as that.

The lineup

Six pickles. Each one means it.

Made in small batches, which is a tasteful way of saying we sometimes run out. Sorry in advance.

The Classic dill pickle jar
Bestseller

The Classic

A dill pickle, fully realized. Garlic, dill, a little black pepper, and the quiet confidence of a thing that doesn't need to prove itself.

Bread and Butter pickle jar
Crowd-pleaser

Bread & Butter & Existential Calm

Sweet, tangy, and so soothing it has talked at least one of us out of quitting. Mustard seed, turmeric, and a long exhale.

Garlic pickle jar
Not for first dates

Garlic So Assertive It's Basically Rude

We added garlic. Then we added more. Then a quiet voice said stop, and we ignored it. You'll taste this one tomorrow. So will everyone near you.

Spicy pickle jar
Means it

Spicy Enough To Mean It

Habanero, a little smoke, and no apology. Not the hottest pickle on earth. Hot enough to remember where you were when you ate it.

Cornichon jar
Très petit

Cornichon, But Make It French

Tiny, tart, and faintly judgmental. Tarragon, white wine vinegar, and the unspoken sense that you're holding the fork wrong.

The Whole Dill gift box
Gift box

The Whole Dill

All five pickles in one box, plus a hand-stamped card and our genuine respect. The correct gift for someone who has, frankly, enough candles.

Our story

It started with one crock and a bad idea.

In 2019, our founder Margo Dunleavy put a single stoneware crock in a one-bedroom apartment and announced to no one that she was going to make the best pickle in the state. The cucumbers were fine. The confidence was excessive.

Six years and a great many crocks later, we still brine the same way: slowly, on purpose, and with the radio off. We brine on Mondays. We do not discuss Mondays.

The whole brine-soaked saga
A stoneware fermentation crock with dill
Brine Time

Dispatches from the crock.

Occasional notes on fermentation, crunch, and the slow art of leaving things alone.

May 6, 2026

The Monday Brine

Why we brine on Mondays, and why we'd genuinely rather not get into it.

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