Ken Crowther takes a regular trip to the fruit farms at Tiptree in Essex.
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Strawberries are one of the sweetest fruits during the English summer and jam maker, Wilkin and Sons, has been producing quality preserves and spreads in Essex since 1885.
Ken visits the jam factory in Tiptree to talk with Farm Manager, Andrey Ivanov and see the latest strawberry harvest. To buy Tiptree jam and products online visit their website.
The farm manager at Tiptree Farms tells Ken Crowther how they are planning to recycle wasted heat from the Wilkin & Sons factory to extend the fruit season.
Ken Crowther has visited Tiptree Farms to find out how this years fruit harvest has been.
Ken’s been back to Tiptree farms where it’s be a great year for cherries.
Ken has an update on things happening at Tiptree Farms, and how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the sales of the world famous jam.