B&B Jams

Steve "The Jam Man"

What began with a bushel of grapes is now a bustling business.

When Steven Geisel’s wife found him hammering down the walls of his bathroom shortly after his retirement, she went looking for inspiring projects. What she found was an enormous basket of grapes. Together they canned 150 jars of jam and happily shared it with their friends. They used the leftovers to sponsor a fund drive for a local child in need. They soon realized that locally made jams and jellies sell like hotcakes.

Today, Steven is The Jam Man. He picks fruit from orchards and berry patches all over the region. He cans thousands of jams and jellies during the season. Then he sells them at seven farmers’ markets in New York and New Jersey. Here are a couple of types of jams he made last season: Pear Pineapple Jam, Strawberry Plum Jam and many more.

The Ringwood Farmers’ Market is delighted to have him join our family.

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