Soon the Hillsboro Farmers Market will open on 3 May. Cottrell Country Farm has been busy not only planting, but canning too. In preparation for opening day, we’ve made several of our traditional homemade jams. All our jams are natural and made with the same care your grandmother did when canning. At least for those of you whom your grandmothers stayed home and canned and didn’t go off to the beach and casinos after retirement. We are starting with many of our favorite varieties, Jalapeno Jelly, Strawberry Mango, Strawberry Vanilla, and Carrot Cake. Later in the season, we’ll be adding some other (Mustang, Peach, and Pear, etc.) when the fruits come in season. Although you can purchase world market fruits most any time of the year now, we still find the best tasting jams come from the local grown fruits when they come in season. If you haven’t tried our jams, stop buy our booth at the market. We have samples. Once you’ve tried them, you’ll be hooked.
