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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An Excellent Food Experience

If you’re looking for something to do this week with those visitors or kids why not come to Sudbury Farmers Marketon Friday. It is a fantastic food and craft experience in St Peter’s Church on Market Hill in Sudbury. So much to see and taste all presented by the producers (so you can get to

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The Waiting is Over

It’s back!! The waiting is over!!  For those who have been craving Mirrabelle Jam since last year – it’s here.  My friend Jane yesterday picked nearly 40kg of mirrabelles from her tree for me before serious pruning. Today they are jam. I’m fed up with picking out stones from hot jam! Get it while you

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Second Coggeshall Farmers Market

We are looking forward to the second Coggeshall Farmers Market in the village hall in Coggeshall tomorrow morning from 10am. There will be over 60 stalls ranging from meat and vegetables, bread, cakes, preserves (of course) and crafts.  This is a wonderful opportunity to buy excellent high quality produce direct from the producer, talk to

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Sudbury Farmers Market Tomorrow 

Tomorrow (Friday) sees the monthly award winning farmers market in St Peters church on Market Hill Sudbury. Come and taste fantastic sausages, meats, poultry, game, pates and soups, also wonderful veg and local honey as well as preserves. There is also an excellent selection of local crafts from bee cosmetics, glass, jewelry to pottery.  We

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Jimmy’s Farmers Market on Saturday. 

After the soggy weekend last week we are back to Jimmy’s Farm on Saturday for the farmers market.  Last weekend we had a great time despite the weather providing a refugee camp from the rain on Sunday and great entertainment for those that found us on Saturday.   The music was good even though the

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Billericay Summerfest 2015

Sunday sees the 2015 Billericay Summerfest at Sun Corner Billericay. There will be list to see, do and taste – a great day out for all the family. Stalls from food to crafts, plants, toys and clothes. Hot and cold food on offer, music, dog and motorcycle displays.  Come and join us!

Nayland Farmers Market on Saturday 

Come and join us at Nayland farmers market in the church hall Nayland tomorrow. There will be over 20 stalls selling local produce from meat an bread to pies, strawberries and of course preserves. We will be there from 9.30 – 1.30pm so come and taste our local produce.