We are a small family run preserves company...

We are a small family run preserves company based in the wonderful rolling countryside on the Essex/Suffolk border. Libby and her husband, Ted, started growing, picking and preserving when Libby could no longer work as a management consultant due to illness. It reawakened a passion kindled in her as a child, brought up on a smallholding in Wales, being taught to cook by her mother whilst standing on a chair at the Aga. Time spent with Ted’s family on the remote, mountainous sheep farm in South Africa taught her different preserving techniques and how to make the best of what is seasonal and around us. Many of us have lost this skill since the advent of air freight and supermarkets ensured that fruit and vegetables are no longer seasonal and as a result food has often lost its flavour. We seek to reawaken the love of local preserves by using our wonderful seasonal local produce.

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Hadleigh Show This Saturday

The Jam Shed will be in the Food Hall at The Hadleigh Show on Saturday 21st May. We are looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones.  The show is a brilliant local agricultural show with everything from cows to poultry, horses and horticulture. There will be lots to see, but, taste and

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It’s a Beautiful Day

 But we are inside making 100 Passion Fruit Curds for the weekend.  We will be at Halstead on the High St on Saturday (9-2pm) and Burnham-on-Crouch on Sunday in the Carnival Hall (9-12.30pm).    

Halstead on Saturday 

The second Food and Craft market will be held on Saturday (9-2pm) on the High St. As well as brilliant fruit and veg from Mitch and fantastic cheeses from Leigh there will be sausages, artisanal breads, honey gluten free products and of course preserves all from the best local producers. There will be lot s’more

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The Jam Shed Goes to Danbury

We will be at the Danbury Farmers Market on Saturday 2nd April for the first time. Held in the sports and community centre from 9-12 on the first Saturday of the month.  We are looking forward to seeing our old friends from the area and meeting new ones. 

Good luck to Little L’s

Little L’s run by Lisa Artus opens today in Coggeshall providing preserves from The Jam Shed, artisan breads, teas, coffees, oils, vinegars and homemade cakes and pastries amongst a host of other wonderful local foods.  Based opposite the Post Office near the crossing, it has all you you need for a treat or might need. 

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Suffolk Food and Drink Awards

Nominations close for the Suffolk Food and Drink Awards on March 4th 2016. The Jam Shed has been nominated in the Newcomers category. This is a wonderful local award from the Archant group and recognises local food enthusiasts and companies. This is your opportunity to nominate regional food companies or heroes for a prestigious award. 

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