More than your usual strawberry jam
Preserves that change with the seasons,
elevating your pantry and adding a unique touch to your meals
At The Little Preservatory, we believe in capturing the essence of nature’s finest flavours each season. Our preserves are crafted with locally grown and foraged ingredients, creating bold, exciting artisanal jams and chutneys, infused oils and savoury ketchups, cordials, compotes and more.
We aim to bring the vibrant taste of the wild into every jar, celebrating the diversity and richness of Suffolk’s bounty. Our flavours are always changing, reflecting what’s in season in Woodbridge and the surrounding area.
Current stockists
Grange Farm Shop,
Grundisburgh Rd, Hasketon, Woodbridge IP13 6HN
Open Monday – Saturday 08.30 – 17.30 and Sunday 10.00 – 16.00
Stag & Hare Butchers,
8 Hamblin Rd, Woodbridge IP12 1DE
Open Monday – Saturday 08.00 – 16.30
(Savoury & honey items only)
This season:
Level up your BBQ
We may not be able to guarantee the weather, but we can promise to bring bold flavours to your BBQ spread.
From wild garlic and green tomato chimichurri, to rhubarb ketchup, and from hot honey to leek and roasted garlic chutney, we’ve got you sorted.
Keep an eye on our social media for the latest BBQ sauces, dry rubs and more.
Surplus Swap
If you have surplus fruit, veg, berries, nuts, herbs (really anything… I’m always up for a challenge!) of 1kg or more, I’ll take it off your hands.
In return, you get a share of whatever I make to devour and gift as you wish!*
*For herbs, the minium quantity is 100g. While I will try to meet dietary requirements, in providing your surplus, you also hand over decisions about what is made with your surplus. Quantity returned will depend on quantity made.
Contact me
Hello! My name is Ellie, and I’m the maker behind The Little Preservatory.
I’m a real foodie, and have always loved to cook all sorts of foods and flavours. I also love to travel, and my (French foodie husband and I take cooking courses wherever we go (most recently Myanmar and Vietnam) in order to join our two passions together.
The Little Preservatory was born in early 2024, a silver lining out of a cloudy time; I suddenly developed insomnia (a hazard of ME/CFS), and needed a calm, mindlful activity to do overnight. Researching unusual recipes, sourcing local ingredients, and stirring pots of bubbling preserves not only served as the ideal insomnia activity, but also started to heal my relationship with food after I lost the ability to eat in 2020.
In fact, in 2022 I had to have a central line put into my chest, the end sitting in the top of my heart, for food, medication and hydration, after I stopped tolerating a feeding tube. I still have and rely on that central line today.
Chronic illness has been a part of my life for a long time. At 22 I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, and since then I’ve had more than a dozen diagnoses of incurable disease, plus deep vein thrombosis, sepsis and thyroid cancer. Despite these disabling conditions that affect almost every aspect of my life, I consider myself incredibly lucky; I grew up here and love living in Suffolk, I have a support system and two great dogs. And I have The Little Preservatory too!
This little endeavour suits me to a T. Not only does it bring joy and creativity back to food, as well as an ability to share food with people again given I can’t share a meal, it is also something I can pick up and put down as needed. Need another surgery? No problem. In an ME flare, I can rest!
I hope that The Little Preservatory can provide as much joy and discovery as I experience through it, and I thank you for supporting an independent, local, disabled-owned business!