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. aranjas: The Magic of Seville Oranges & Marmalade Winter is finally arriving, and once again, I’ve fallen in love with him. He is round, dimpled-skinned, and bitter, the Seville orange, or naranja as it is known in Spain. The word naranja originates from ancient Sanskrit, meaning "fragrant." If you ever get the chance to visit Spain in the spring, cities like Seville, Córdoba, and Málaga are filled with the intoxicating aroma of azahar (orange blossom). You will fall in love with the flower before you even taste the fruit. Now back in not-so-sunny England, I find myself dreaming of...

It has been a remarkably busy year, and I wanted to take a moment to share a major milestone in the Naked Jam story. Building our very own dedicated commercial kitchen! Back in January, I moved out of my previous unit in search of a new location that felt more authentic to the Naked Jam vision, a place where we could cook and produce our small-batch preserves. I searched high and low across the region, but nothing seemed quite right. That was until I stumbled across a premises that, at first glance, looked nothing like a kitchen at all it...

A Foragers Christmas Tree Christmas would not be the same without gifts, no matter what it may be. A little something goes a long way. I do find it so easy giving it makes me feel wonderful, knowing that the receiver recognizes how I do appreciate the moments when a kind word was said a little time given or a meal was shared. However I would not like to overlook one of the most important aspects of my life the seasons, and nature. I feel that this too needs a token of Christmas thanks.So not wanting to leave anyone thing...

Plum: Any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone. If only it were that simple! I always enjoy learning something new—especially things I’ve never heard of before. Recently, I’ve been on a learning curve with everyday problem-solving, like trying to get chewing gum out of a woolly jumper (spoiler: the freezer trick definitely doesn’t work on wool!). A Surprising Foraging Discovery Today, while researching something completely unrelated, I stumbled across a variety I’d never encountered before: the sand plum. Intrigued, I dove down a research rabbit hole. Feeling like an early...