After an exhausting 2 weeks it’s time to stock take at end of year and get ready for the Easter Farmers Market at Jimmy’s Farm. We have a good stock of most things but we are longing for the new product season to start. The rhubarb is coming on which means that the Rhubarb and
After a VERY cold day at the farm yesterday, the weather is set a lot better today. We are part of the day. There is SO much to see from Titan the Robot to bugs, animals and meerkats, a flying pig helicopter and an inflatable assault course and lots of science experiments to watch and
Join us at the first monthly Halstead Farmers Market tomorrow Saturday 21st March. Apart from our fantastic preserves, there will the usual fantastic veg from Mitch, sausages, wonderful local honey, Leigh’s Fine Cheeses and much, much more. We will be at the top if the hill, so come and join us to taste our wonderful
You can now find us at http://www.leighsfinecheeses.co.uk/ and also http://www.thewinecentre.co.uk/ in Great Horkesley. Obviously these are both great vendors, and they are well worth seeking out for their fine products. Needless to say these fine products also compliment ours! So, we thoroughly recommend you seek out these great producers and tell them that Libby sent
Join us at Jimmy’s Farm Wherestead this Saturday 7th March from 9.30 – 2pm for the restart of the farmers markets. There will be plenty to see, taste and buy from wonderful soups and breads, preserves, cakes and coffee to crafts. And when you are full of tasters you can walk around the farm to
Leigh is opening his new shop of fine cheeses, pies and charcuterie at Baythorne Hall, Baythorne End next week. The Jam Shed is proud to be a supplier of fine chutneys and preserves to this wonderful new outlet for Leigh’s wonderful cheeses. Leigh is part of this new venture of the Unwin family of Baythorne
We entered the Dalemaine Marmalade Awards for the first time and achieved a “commended” with our Seville Marmelade. That’s an achievement, but our customers say more. Last year we sold over a thousand pound jars of Seville Marmalade from February to August, so this year we hand cut 1400 jars of Seville Marmalade, 800 of
Colchester is waiting hungrily for the opening on next Thursday 12th February of the Daisy Cup Flower Cafe. Fiona Watson is opening this wonderful cafe to refresh the shoppers and visitors to Colchester with fresh, locally sourced, seasonal, ethical food and drinks. She will have a florist and gift shop at the front of the
We’re at last coming to the end of the Seville mountain. We have processed over 150kg of Seville oranges and 75kg of lemons into hand cut marmalade. This brings our range of marmalade to Seville Marmalade, Oxford Marmalade (rich dark caramelised Seville), Whisky Seville Marmalade, Three Fruit Marmalade and Whisky Three Fruit Marmalade. All are
We are looking forward to a busy, exciting weekend at Jimmy’s Farm. We will be there both Saturday and Sunday with a full range and our wonderful mixed hampers. Come and taste and also look at the other 100+ stalls.
