Our first labels and photoshoot! it seems so long ago.
I was born in Kwazulu Natal in South Africa and I virtually grew up in the food business as my parents owned a steak house. Once I started school the afternoons of my school years were spent helping my mother in her delicatessen. My passion and understanding of different food types, cuisines and flavours from around the world was awoken here.
After my studies I worked in the world of beer and wine, all the while thinking of my real passion for food! I would spend free time making chutneys and pickles for ourselves with the produce from our garden. This soon got out of hand as friends and family started tasting our products and wanting more. So we upped our batch sizes to accommodate the demand and expanded our range to include jams and spices. The next thing we knew we were selling products at our local farmers markets and farm shops as well as to friends and family. At this point I took the brave step of quitting the corporate world and making the products that I love full time.
This put a huge strain on our small kitchen in Lilley, Hertfordshire and soon plans were afoot to expand our production capabilities and a move was on the horizon….
This finds us here in the peaceful village of Clifton upon Teme in The Malvern Hills. Most importantly the house has a fantastic size artisan kitchen for me to continue my true passion for making food. We are surrounded with fruits which are great ingredients for our product range.
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People have been using natural preservation methods to preserve and store food for hundreds of years. They did this without the use of unnatural and synthesized ingredients, but through method alone.
This is where our ethos is born from. We produce high quality jams, pickles and preserved foods without the use of man made preservatives and additives. We use age old and time tested methods of preservation to create interesting and natural products with the highest quality ingredients.
We source our products from local producers and suppliers where possible. When we look further afield, we only use the highest quality products we can find.
Our products are packed full of ingredients, we don’t believe in half measures. The ingredients are the flavour, and we love flavour!
Thank you for choosing our products and we hope you enjoy our ever changing selection of interesting and exciting products.