Wait a minute…do Cranberries grow in Georgia? No, no - unfortunately, no. However, we don’t let it stand in our way. We have a mission: Make new farmer friends + bring home the best cranberries. Last season, we treated ourselves to a genuine cranberry adventure “up Nawth, in the bawgs ah Cape Cawd.”

We haven’t nailed the accent yet, but we have made some delicious and festive fall cranberry spreads for you to enjoy! Try Kickin’ Cranberry and Poached Pear & Cranberry now. Psst - Lemon Ginger is a fantastic addition to cranberry sauce and other holiday dishes. Need inspiration? Scroll down for an amazing Cranberry Pear & Lemon Ginger pie recipe.

Georgia Jams Harvest Journal

Safe & Clean: Our production areas are properly distanced, our team members safely masked, our cleanliness and sanitation continue to exceed high standards, and more.

Farm to Jam Kitchen: Last October (oh 2019, you seem so long ago), we visited the cranberry cradle of America: Cape Cod, MA. We arrived thinking - hey, we know a thing or two about cranberries: They’re red, they’re sour, they float. But wow - we learned a lot! Flashy helicopter action at dry pick farms, huge water vacuums and booms at wet pick farms, bog hockey, bog skating and a fantastic history of cranberry farming in America. What an incredible day eating everything-cranberry and making new friends at A. D. Makepeace and Flax Pond Farms, and bog-chasing to find active harvesting. We turned a few heads with our “I Love Cranberries” paraphernalia and wow!-wow! expressions, but earned the ultimate compliment - we were out in a drenching Nor’Easter…like real Townies!

Processing & Jam Sessions: Cranberry excitement continues - in the Jam Kitchen. Did you know cranberries…can EXPLODE? You must pierce or smash whole fresh cranberries before cooking, otherwise steam builds up and bursts the berries in a rather raucous display.

Best leave all that dangerous cranberry cooking to Chef Lori, and enjoy a heaping scoop of Kickin’ Cranberry with your turkey - or Tofurkey - and dressing this holiday season. She simmers them in the jam pot - just right, to release a symphony of gentle pops - and adds crushed red pepper, candied ginger and fresh pineapple for a Sweet’n’Sour Smokin’ Good Time. Thank you for your support, and enjoy!

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Chef Lori has an affinity for Boston (aka, Bean Town…get it?).
Townies and Out-of-Townies love Cranberries!

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Dot Angley/Flax Pond Farm’s Cranberry Pear Pie recipe, with a tweak by Chef Lori for Georgia Jams Lemon Ginger Spread:

We just can’t wipe this smile off our face, because we love what Late Summer entails: Warm sunshine, aromatic vineyards, plump muscadines, succulent wine, decadent jam and chevre! Join us on "Cloud Nine” as we celebrate the many fruits of Georgia vineyards. Enjoy Muscadine and our Late Summer spreads, Summer Berries & Wine, Blueberry Shiraz, and Blackberry Merlot.

Georgia Jams Harvest Journal

Safe & Clean: Our production areas are properly distanced, our team members safely masked, our cleanliness and sanitation continue to exceed high standards, and more.

Orchard to Jam Kitchen: We happily source Georgia Muscadines from our partners, Minter’s Farm in Inman, GA and Ison’s Vineyard in Brooks, GA. Keep an eye on their farm events: Minter’s hosts a variety of fun festivals, and Ison’s offers grow-your-own vines and plants.

Musca-What and Scupper-Who? Not yet acquainted with these super-duper grapes? A short primer: Muscadines are an American grape native to the Southeast. They are large and round, with thick hulls, juicy pulp and sizeable seeds - think “hardy Concord grape.” The pulp is sweet, the hulls are edible and offer a refreshing, tart burst. However, they can be quite a mouthful when eaten raw! Scuppernongs are a variety of Muscadines, named for a river in NC, and are beautifully bronze with a mild sweetness. Both make their way into delicious jams, jellies and wine.

Processing & Jam Sessions: Processing Muscadines is an all-day party. Can you picture us? It’s a Lucile Ball-scale endeavor: Fun and games in the morning, with the gloves coming off by afternoon.

But seriously, we keep our feet out of the Muscadines!

Our fruit crusher separates hulls from pulp. The gears are fixed at “wimpy wimpy” grape width, so our “hefty hefty” Muscadines enjoy a ride on the treadmill before we muscle them through. Our reward? The musky, sweet smell in the Jam Kitchen is divine! We separate the seeds and juice the pulp then - Surprise! - reintroduce the hulls during Jamming. Why? Because it would be a crying shame to exclude their beautiful color and luxurious mouthfeel.

A few more tidbits and tweaks result in a Muscadine spread we’re extremely proud of, that will most certainly whisk you away to Cloud Nine.
Thank you for your support, and enjoy!

Oh, these sweet Georgia Pears…They are the Dawning of the Age of Deliciousness, they have let the Georgia sunshine in! (details, below). Apples may be crisp, but Georgia Pears have a juicy sweetness you just sink into, like eating honey in the comb. Enjoy our sweet, smooth Vanilla Pear now, and Poached Pear and Cranberry at the holidays. Try more flavors by adding cute mini jars to your order!

Georgia Jams Harvest Journal

Safe & Clean: Our production areas are properly distanced, our team members safely masked, our cleanliness and sanitation continue to exceed high standards, and more.

Orchard to Jam Kitchen: We are fortunate to source Georgia Pears from our partners, Judge & Mrs. Lewis, with orchards in Baxley, GA. Have you visited Baxley?

The Lewises kindly visited us, to say Hello, offer expert pear-peeling advice and deliver their beautiful Kieffer and Orient Pears. Say, do you know your pears?

The Kieffer tree likes it Hot! Hot! Hot! outside and is Peter Kieffer’s accidental hybrid turned American heirloom, a sweet 1850s-era boy-tree-meets-girl-tree cross-pollinator love story between the Bartlett and Sand Pears. Ah, so romantic!

The Orient tree is a hybrid of similar ancestry, but is the Seductress of the orchard - an “irresistible beauty” with white flowers, glossy leaves, shady canopy and delicious fruit. Pears are best picked before the Orient’s fruit-crazed wildlife arrive!

Jam Sessions: Pear processing is an effort. But we know how to have fun. Can you picture us? Colorful aprons, hair kerchiefs and face masks! Radio cranked, singing and Rotato-peeling our way through mountains of amazing Georgia Pears!—

When Chef’s whisk is “in the Seventh House
And Jupiter aligns with Mars”
Then paddle will guide the pectin
And ladle will fill the jars
This is the dawning of the Age of Deliciousness
Age of Deliciousness,
Deliciousness!
De - li - cious - ness!!

We hope The 5th Dimension-inspired fun and joy from our Jam Kitchen reaches you through each jar of Georgia Jams.Thank you for your support, and enjoy!

Have you enjoyed a fresh fig lately?
Plump, moist and sweet - such a delight. Yet fresh figs are fickle: Here today, gone tomorrow (details, below). We’ve been busy picking and preserving this year’s sweet, succulent figs for you to enjoy today - and tomorrow! Try our decadent Fig and Honey and Bourbon Fig now.

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Georgia Jams Harvest Journal

Safe & Clean: Our production areas are properly distanced, our team members safely masked, our cleanliness and sanitation continue to exceed high standards, and more.

Orchard to Jam Kitchen: Unlike our leisurely peaches, “[Figs and] time wait for no man.” Figs ripen on-tree and must be hand-picked the same day. In hot, steamy Georgia, figs ripen in 1-2 “flushes” each August.

The perils of fig-picking make for quite an adventure. Heat waves, humidity, sticky-itchy-sweaty-sappiness, and not to mention - Wasps and Mosquitoes and Ants, oh my!

We are fortunate to get delicious, succulent figs from our partner, Miss Wendy, in Fayetteville, GA, and
a special orchard right here in Griffin.

Jam Sessions: It’s no “fig”-ment of your imagination, Chef Lori’s Fig and Honey and Bourbon Fig elevate figs to the next, decadent level. She complements their richness with warm, late-summer flavors - wildflower honey, vanilla, and the earthy, caramel essence of good, Southern bourbon. You’ll love it!

It’s Peach Season, the other most wonderful time of year! We’ve been busy working “Peach Magic” in the Jam Kitchen to bring you the most delicious, low-sugar, prime-ripeness, packed-with-real-fruit, tastes-so-fresh, peach spreads available (more details, below). We love all our fruit spreads, but let’s be honest: It’s hard to beat a Georgia Peach! Enjoy Peach State, Honey Peach & Habanero Peach now!

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Georgia Jam Harvest Journal

Safety First, not Second: We have further upped our safety game during these times. Our production areas and transport are properly distanced, our team members wear face masks, our cleanliness and sanitation continue to exceed high standards, and more. We kinda like our new Jam Surgeon look! — “Whisk?” “Whisk.” “Yummy jam?” “Yummy jam.”

Farm to Jam Kitchen: Across July, we have literally picked up a TON of beautiful, plump, juicy peaches from our partner, Pearson Farm, just down the road from Georgia Jams, in Fort Valley, GA. Have you visited? It’s a treat! Try their homemade ice cream.

No-Rush Ripening: We don’t rush our jam, man! Did you know peaches aren’t actually ripe at picking time? Firm peaches travel better. Ripening is an art form - time, patience and a watchful eye!

Go Time: Once our fruit ripens to optimal, natural sweetness, we peel, pit and preserve it to lock in the flavor - primed for making into three delicious Georgia Jams peach spreads across the year!

Jam Sessions: The “secret’s in the sauce,” but we’ve crafted the right balance of low-sugar sweetness and acidity, which makes our spreads taste like fresh-picked, perfectly ripened fruit. Georgia Jams: Fresh fruit time machine! :)