Family Jam

At The Family JAM Production Co. we have been growing, picking and cooking as our parents and grandparents did before us. Our ethos is simple...we like to know where our fruit has come from and what goes into our jars.

My sister and I were brought up on our family dairy farm. After our father retired our parents moved to the nearby Yarrangall Green Farm. It is situated on the Sandstone Trail, backed by the Alvanley Cliff Woodland and has envious views toward the Welsh Hills (the word ‘Yarrangall’ means ‘a place with a good view’). While our mother continued to farm, our father developed the vegetable and soft fruit garden and made jam. When he died we took over the jam business in 2001.

We are passionate about growing the fruit and vegetables which go into our products. Our gardening is hands-on and traditional. We do not use chemical fertilisers or pesticides. Our recipes use natural preserving methods (sugar and vinegar but no salt, additives or artificial flavours). In this way we know what goes into each jar.

Conscious of climate change, we support the production of local food in order to reduce energy consumption. Our wish is to make the farm sustainable and to become an example of self sufficiency. We grow raspberries, currants, vegetables, herbs and plums. Extra apples and pears come from our sister’s farm or other family and friends. The woodland produces wild crab apples and rowan, and our hedgerows produce damsons and elderflowers. All of these we put into our preserves. I make the jams, my sister Pam is the farm manager, Monsieur Henri makes the mustards and my husband Steve designs and prints our labels.

So when you buy a jar of Family JAM you are not only buying a delicious natural product but you are also buying into a tradition of preserving for future generations…