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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Sudbury and Wyken Vineyards

We’re at the Sudbury Farmers Market tomorrow Friday 31st on a sunny Market Hill! Then on Saturday we’re at our first market at the lovely Wyken Vineyard. That should be great fun, and well worth a visit. The restaurant opens for the first time since lockdown. Treat yourself to a great day out!

Lavenham on Sunday 26th

We’re back at the excellent Lavenham farmers market on Sunday. Weather seems to be set fair, so it should be a great trip out. We’ve the first batch of mixed tomato chutney from this year’s crop, and yummy blackcurrant jam. Hope to see you there!

Sudbury and Lavenham are Go!

The excellent Sudbury and Lavenham farmers markets are kicking off again this weekend. Sudbury will be back in St Peter’s and also on the square outside from 9:30 till 2 tomorrow. Then on Sunday the Lavenham market will resume outside the village hall from 10 till 2. Lots of great products to restock since the

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Bures is on!

The lovely Bures Farmers Market is on again this Saturday 13th June. There should be about a dozen stalls, so come and stock up on the things you’ve been missing during lockdown! We’ll be on the river meadow from 10 till 1.

Markets starting to open up again

At last the farmers markets are getting going again! Katy’s checking with traders whether we should restart Bures on the second Saturday in June. Sudbury should be going on the last Friday of June, with stalls inside and outside St Peters. Then Ipswich should restart as soon as the work on Cornhill Square has been

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The Jam Shed’s gone solar!

We’ve been busy here during lockdown, building up stock and supplying our farm shops who have been manic. We’ve also installed solar PV panels, which on a good day generate an amazing amount of power. So we hope to do most of our cooking on solar – sunshine in a jar! We’ve sent out the

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Bures Market on hold

The Bures Farmers Market has been put on hold for now. Normally on the second Saturday each month. it’s just not feasible at the moment. Katy will be restarting just as soon as possible. In the mean time feel free to contact us if there is anything that you want. Keep safe. The

Farmers markets cancelled

It is with much disappointment that we have to pass on the news that all the Suffolk Market Events farmers markets have been cancelled for March and April. Justine will review the situation for May. This will affect The Jam Shed for the Sudbury and Ipswich markets. We have yet to hear whether the Bures

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We’re at Lavenham

The Jam Shed will be at the Lavenham Farmers Market this Sunday 22nd March. There will be some great stalls, so avoid the supermarket madness and come and get some quality produce. Some things are becoming hard to get hold of, but we should be able to tick over through these crazy times. We are

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Bures on Saturday 14th

The lovely Bures Farmers Market kicks off for 2020 on Saturday. Come down to the green alongside the river and restock! We have Mint and Raspberry dressing again at last. Plus all the other regulars. The market runs from 10 till 1, so come early.