The shop also has a variety of freshly baked cakes from rich chocolate to a favourite, Jam & Vanilla. With the sunshine this week, the farm shop and the garden nursery were buzzing.

The little jars with quaint fabric tops are produced by a family-owned Vermont company that has made jam the old-fashioned way for over 40 years. Just fruit and sugar. No pectin or preservatives.

While her origin story is fairly typical of independent producers, what followed was far from. Out of the blue, Lywood received an email in 2009 from Asda, showing interest in her chilli jam. “I ...

The Wooden Spoon Preserving Company jams have been stocked by Newlyns Farm Shop in Hampshire since it opened nine years ago. Their 'Rum Gumbo' preserve - loosely named after a creole gumbo soup - ...

Among the highs has been Single Variety’s passionfruit preserve winning a gold award in the inaugural Farm Shop & Deli Product Awards last month, while its jalapeño jam took the silver. “We feel we ...