Alchemist Origins
We enjoy the process of combining healing herbs with berries and fruit to make jam in much the same way that an alchemist works.
Alchemy is, in its essence, a spiritual practice involving the self-transformation of the practitioner as they transmute a common substance into something of great value.
Small Batch
We make our jams in small batches and do all of our processing of the fruit and ingredients by hand and cook down the berries in large copper pots over the stove, and hand-pour into jars.
Organic & Local
We use organic ingredients whenever possible. The cane sugar and lemons used in our jams is organic. Our bakery grains are 100% local and organic. We are the only place in McMinnville that offers organic cow’s milk for our coffee drinks.
Our fruit is locally sourced from farmers throughout Oregon. The coffee beans used on all of our coffee items are roasted for us by Portland small roaster, Bastion Coffee Co.
Mindful
Sustainability and care of the environment are extremely important to us. We work hard to eliminate waste in our shop, using cloth towels in our kitchen as well as reusable trash can liners. All of our food waste is composted, and we recycle everything that is recyclable.
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FAQ
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Danny first learned the ropes while working for a local jam company in his mid twenties. He later expanded his repertoire while making all of the jam for a local brunch restaurant. After he and Jennifer started dating, they spent the winter of 2016 trying different combinations at home and experimented with adding herbs. They came up with their current recipes together after lots of trial and error.
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We make all of our jam by hand in copper pots at our tiny jam shop in McMinnville, OR. Our address is 207 NE Ford St, McMinnville, OR 97128.
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During the summer season, we directly purchase berries from local farmers at the farmers markets that we sell at. Or, we go to farms in Yamhill, Clackamas, Lane or Multnomah county and purchase fruit directly from farmers. Occasionally (if we’re really lucky) then neighbors and community members drop fruit off at our jam shop, especially if they have a bumper crop that year. During the off season we get our berries and fruit from Blue Reaven in Amity, OR, and they locally source the berries for us. All of our fruit and berries are local!
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We use fair-trade and organic sugar which we source from a local distributor for all of our jams. We also use organic lemon juice for every recipe. All of our herbs are organic and are sourced from Mountain Rose Herbs, Starwest, or purchased directly from growers in our area.
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We try our very best to make all shipments within 1 week of your online purchase. Sometimes we have to make a batch of jam in order to fulfill a purchase and we make jam on Tuesdays. Most shipments will be made within a few business days and our shipments usually go out on Tuesdays or Fridays.
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We sell our jam every at our jam shop in McMinnville Oregon, online, and at the McMinnville Farmers Market on Thursdays during the growing season.
We also sell at a few select locations in the Pacific NW. Contact us by email to inquire about retailers.
Which jam is your favorite?
For Jennifer, it's Pear Butter. It’s so sad when the last jar of Pear Butter gets eaten and we have to wait months before the next pear season starts.
For Danny, it's Morning Marionberry (because, COFFEE!)