Jaya's Preserves is a mother-and-daughter team from West St. Paul, Manitoba, making homemade small-batch preserves using traditional methods. Arriving from India in 1970, Jayashri brought with her a rich cultural heritage of Indian cooking and food preservation techniques learned from her mother and grandmother on the family farm. Growing up in Southern India eating spicy pickles made from tender mangoes, lemons, limes and jackfruit, Jayashri developed a love for these spicy condiments.
In her new homeland, Winnipeg, Manitoba, many attempts were made to pickle various locally grown fruits and vegetables in the traditional Indian way. From crabapples to green beans and cauliflower, Jayashri's gardening and culinary adventures led her to try pickling carrots. After many years of experimenting, tasting and adjusting, Jayashri's Spicy Carrot Pickle has become a favorite among family and friends.
Jayashri's daughter, Sapna, also developed a passion for gardening, cooking and preserving. Living along the banks of the Red River, just north of the City of Winnipeg, the fertile farmland is the perfect location for fruiting trees, shrubs and vines. Our abundance of apples, sour cherries and grapes allowed for a lot of "jam sessions" and culminated in a love of jam and jelly making.
Our jams and jellies are made using traditional methods, without commercial pectin. With a focus on fresh and seasonal fruits and herbs, we love experimenting with flavors to create unique combinations.
“Food is our common ground, a universal experience.” — James Beard
Follow @jayaspreserves for new flavors, "jam session" updates and our market schedule.
So much beauty in the garden right now 😍 We could spend all day out there (even in this heat!) but we also need to restock for upcoming markets.
We’ve got 3 markets this week:
Wednesday, July 15th @sofarmersmarket 4-8pm
Friday, July 17th @alleyways.wpg 5-10pm
Sunday, July 19th @espfarmersmarket 10am-2pm
Stay cool out there! ✌️
#summergarden #summermarkets #winnipeg #manitoba
We’re back @stnorbertfarmersmarket tomorrow, July 11th from 8am-2pm with our spicy pickles, jam, jelly and marmalade 😋 You can find us in the centre aisle under the big canopy.
It’s going to be a hot one so if you’re venturing outside this weekend, make sure to stay well hydrated! 🥵🥵🥵
#stnorbertfarmersmarket #summermarket #winnipeg #manitoba
July garden 😊 Our boxes are coming along nicely…and so is our prairie fruit! We’re going to have a lot of raspberries and grapes this year, but those golden raspberries…😋👌😍
#homegarden #backyardorchard #manitoba #eatwhatyougrow
Today’s mini harvest - radish and haskaps 😋 Can’t believe July is already here!!!
We’ve got lots of markets coming up this month, starting with the @espfarmersmarket on Sunday, July 5th, 10-2pm
You can check out the new events page on our website with a listing of our upcoming markets, and you can also now use the “save a jar” option for carrot, cabbage and spicy carrot pickle, to ensure we have what you want set aside for you for specific markets. Thank you @shettreh for setting that up and helping us in so many ways 😘
And thank you so much for continually seeking us out at markets and supporting our passion for food - you have no idea how much it means to us!!! 🥰❤️🙏
#spicypickles #preserves #eatlocal #supportfarmersmarkets
June #garden views 😊 Planted a few more fruit trees & shrubs and added a few more cattle panels. Love watching the transformation as everything fills in 😍
#backyardgarden #eatwhatyougrow #raisedbedgardening #manitoba
Join us for our 2026 Growing Season Kick-Off event! Celebrate the start of the season with a variety of fun activities and local offerings.
New to the SSOCC gardens? Enjoy a garden tour to get acquainted to the space. Stock up on plants at our Toonie-plant sale, and don't miss our amazing vendors! New this year, we're participating in the Riverview Garage Sale! We're accepting donations of items to sell to raise money for our co-op!
Find these awesome vendors and community members this year (may be subject to change):
@jayaspreserves
@prairiesolarcafe
@northstarteaco
@danodoesthings
@mbenergyjustice
Come down for a day of community, growth, and all things green 🌱.
Find us at 250 Churchill Drive, the corner of Baltimore Road and Churchill Drive.
Our next market is coming up this Saturday, May 2nd, 9-3pm @leila_north_craft_vendor_sale 🌱 Come check out their plant sale and 50+ local vendors! Admission is $2. Love this school and the amazing teachers here! 😍❤️ @capture_explore_grow @food.nutrition.sustainability
#winnipeg #craftandplantsale #preserves #marmalade
You can find us @luckygirlpopup this Sunday, right on the main floor as you enter, sharing a space with our friend Jordan @sweetmakershoneycompany 💕
Luckygirl Spring Pop Up
April 26th 11-5pm
@centennialconcerthall
Tickets $10 at Luckygirl.ca
One week until the @prairiespringmarket in Lockport!!! Working on restocking jam and marmalade this weekend 😅
#lockport #manitoba #makermarket #homemade #preserves
New batch of Grapefruit Orange Marmalade is ready for @luckygirlpopup 🍊 Loving this marmalade in my breakfast bowl! 😋
Luckygirl Spring Pop Up
April 26th 11-5pm
@centennialconcerthall
160 vendors on 3 levels
Loads of Vintage & Thrift
Vintage Photo Booth
MSP Fundraiser
Tickets $10 at www.luckygirl.ca
#winnipeg #manitoba #springpopup #marmalade
You can find us @wpgpunkrockflea this Saturday, April 11th 11:30-6pm, along with 130+ vendors! There will be live DJs with the last hour dedicated as low sensory. It’s pay what you can entry donation and the market is fully accessible 😊
We’re bringing lots of spicy pickles, jam, jelly and marmalade! Love this market!!! 😍
#winnipegmarket #shoplocal #spicypickles #preserves
Anyone else ready for garden season?? This Saturday, April 4th is Garden Day @stnorbertfarmersmarket 🌱 Whether you already have a green thumb, or are just thinking of getting started, you don’t want to miss this!
#gardenday #stnorbertfarmersmarket #manitoba #homegarden #gardenlove
We’re restocked on our big jars and ready for @herbivorehavenmarket this Sunday, March 22nd!!! We love being part of this great community market organized by 2 lovelies @realswanky & @plantkitchenwpg 🌱💕 Swipe for more details 👉 and hope to see you this Sunday!
#herbivorehavenmarket #vegan #winnipeg #market #spicy
We’re back at the St. Norbert Farmers’ Market this Saturday, March 7th, 10-2pm 😁 Can’t hardly wait!!!
#wintermarket #stnorbertfarmersmarket #winterpeg #supportlocalmb #winnipeg
So grateful for another year of getting to do this! Thank you for all the kind words, support and love…You have no idea how much it means to us! Thank you 🙏❤️
📸: @pam_godfredsen_photography
#jayaspreserves #smallbatch #artisanal #preserves #manitoba
We’re so excited for the LUCKYGIRL HOLIDAY POP UP 🤗Mark your calendars!!! We’re bringing lots of our #spicy pickles, jam, jelly and marmalade 😋
🎀HOLIDAY POP UP
🎀DECEMBER 14th 11-6pm
🎀 @centennialconcerthall
🎀3 levels 170 vendors
🎟️Tickets available now at luckygirl.ca
#luckygirl #holidaypopup #winnipeg #jayaspreserves
Marmalade making season is now in full swing! This #smallbatch of Meyer Lemon Grapefruit Gin Marmalade will be available this Saturday, November 22nd @stnorbertfarmersmarket Featuring @patent5distillery Original 3 Citrus Gin 😍
#stnorbertfarmersmarket #finditatthemarket #smallbatch #artisanal #preserves #marmalade #meyerlemon #grapefruit #gin #madeinmanitoba #winnipeg #manitoba
We’re so thrilled with these beautiful photographs taken in our backyard by the extremely talented @pam_godfredsen_photography 💕 Thank you so much Pam!!!
Mother, daughter and granddaughter - 3 generations of women living together, working together and learning from each other 😅 It’s not always easy, but there’s always love!
#fallphotography #fallphotoshoot #multigenerationalliving #weststpaulmb #jayaspreserves
First batch of the summer is ready! Our Rattlesnake Pole Beans are growing like crazy right now 😁
We’ll have a few jars with us today @espfarmersmarket from 10am-2pm
#rattlesnakepolebeans #spicy #indianpickles #achar #winnipeg #manitoba #madeinmanitoba #manitobamarkets #eaststpaulmanitoba #farmersmarket
A little smoky out there today, but still beautiful! Picking the last of our apples left on the tree and restocking for our next market, coming up on Sunday, August 3rd 10am-2pm @espfarmersmarket
We’ve got a few jars of #applejelly all ready - a Bourbon Apple Jelly and a super spicy Carolina Reaper Hot Pepper Jelly 🥵
#appleseason #local #garden #apples #jelly #homegrown #weststpaulmanitoba #eatlocal #supportlocal #eaststpaul
Our homegrown #kohlrabi are HUGE!!! We’ll have jars of our Kohlrabi Pickle ready just in time for this Friday night’s @alleyways.wpg market 💚 See you in the alley!
• Friday, July 18th
• 5-10pm
📍Elgin Ave + Bertha St adjacent to Market Ave
@luckygirlpopup @exchangedistrictwpg
#alleywaysmarket #luckygirlpopup #winnipeg #exchangedistrict
Love the colour of this Pineapple Mango Jam 😍 We’ve been busy restocking in preparation for the start of our outdoor market season 😅 You can find us at 2 markets this weekend:
Saturday, June 7th @sustainableso
Growing Season Kickoff
9am-1pm
250 Churchill Drive
Sunday, June 8th @espfarmersmarket
East St. Paul farmers market
10am-2pm
302 Hoddinott Road
#farmersmarketseason #smallbatch #artisanal #preserves #jam #pineapple #mango #pineapplemangojam #yummy #winnipeg #manitoba #madeinmanitoba
We’re restocked on spicy pickles, jam & marmalade and will be at two markets this weekend!
Saturday, May 10th, 10am-2pm at the St. Norbert Farmers’ Market @stnorbertfarmersmarket
Sunday, May 11th, 11am-3pm at the Fireweed Food Co-op (M)other’s Day Farmers’ Market and Plant Sale @sofarmersmarket
Hope you’re enjoying the beautiful sunshine out there today!
#smallbatch #artisanal #preserves #jam #marmalade #spicy #indianpickles #achar #yummy #winnipeg #manitoba #madeinmanitoba #shoplocalsupportlocal
While we’ve been enjoying a break from markets, we’re still busy making preserves with seasonal citrus. We love the way this special #smallbatch of Lemon Pickle made with organic virgin coconut oil turned out! A big thank you to the lovely Jackie for encouraging us to try making this pickle. Any other #coconutoil fans out there? 😍
Our first market of the year will be on Saturday, March 1st @stnorbertfarmersmarket We’ll make sure to have a few jars of this pickle with us 😊
Stay warm out there!
#stnorbertfarmersmarket #finditatthemarket #jayaspreserves #spicy #indianpickles #achar #lemonpickle #vegan #delicious #winnipeg #manitoba #madeinmanitoba #supportlocalmb
Our Lime Pickle is back in stock, just in time for the Market at the Greenhouse @theshopsofstandrews 🌶️🍋🟩🔥😍
The Shops of St. Andrews
5607 Hwy #9, St. Andrews
Saturday & Sunday, October 26th & 27th,10am-4pm
Free entry
#jayaspreserves #smallbatch #artisanal #preserves #spicy #indianpickles #achar #lime #limepickle #yummy #spiceitup #winnipeg #manitoba #madeinmanitoba #manitobamade #manitobamarkets #standrewsmb
Who needs the gym when you can just head to the garden and pick beans?? 😂😂😂
We’ve got two markets coming up this weekend:
Friday, September 13th, 12-4pm at IKEA @seasonsoftuxedofarmersmarket
Sunday, September 15th, 12-4pm @charleswoodmarket
Hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful weather!
#gardening #gardeninglife #winnipeg #manitoba #jayaspreserves
We’re back at the Wellness Institute Farmers’ Market tomorrow, Tuesday August 27th from 9:30am-2pm! Come on down for fresh veggies, flowers, baking, and preserves 😊
📷: @wellnessinstitute
#thewellnessinstitute #sevenoakshospital #farmersmarket #veggies #baking #preserves #jayaspreserves #smallbatch #artisanal #winnipeg #manitoba #eatlocal #supportlocal #lovelocal
It’s a beautiful day @wolseleyfarmersmarket 💕 We’re right beside @sweetmakershoneycompany set up on Ethelbert Street until 6:30pm 😊
#wolseleyfarmersmarket #winnipeg #farmersmarket #supportlocal #eatlocal #lovelocal
We’re restocked and ready for all our August markets! First up @stnorbertfarmersmarket this Saturday, August 3rd 8am-2pm. This Spicy Pole Bean pickle is a true labour of love as we use our homegrown Rattlesnake pole beans and hand chop them in 5lb batches 😅😍
Here’s the full list of what we’ll be bringing to the market:
Carrot pickle
Cabbage pickle
Garlic scape pickle
Kohlrabi pickle
Spicy Beetroot pickle
Spicy Carrot pickle
Spicy Carrot pickle with Sesame Oil
Spicy Daikon pickle
Spicy Pole Bean pickle
Spicy Rhubarb pickle
Apple pie jam
Blueberry rhubarb gin jam
Pineapple mango jam
Raspberry rhubarb vanilla jam
Rhubarb Vanilla bean jam
Sour cherry amaretto jam
Sour cherry gin jam
Strawberry chocolate balsamic jam
Strawberry rhubarb jam
Spicy tomato jam
Happy long weekend! ☀️
#jayaspreserves #smallbatch #artisanal #preserves #spicy #indianpickles #southindian #achar #polebeans #rattlesnakepolebeans #homegrown #handmade #madeinmanitoba #manitobamade #manitobamarkets #finditatthemarket #stnorbertfarmersmarket #winnipeg #manitoba
Spicy Garlic Scape pickle is back in stock, thanks to the hardworking folks @hnatiukgardens 💕
Just in time for our market this Sunday, June 30th, 12-4pm at the Charleswood Market, located at the Roblin Park Community Centre. Happy Friday all!!
#garlicscapes #spicy #garlicscapepickles #achar #smallbatch #artisanal #preserves #indianpickles #manitobagrown #manitobamade #madeinmanitoba #winnipeg #charleswood #charleswoodmarket #farmersmarket #mbfarmersmarket #supportlocalmb
Loving our nighttime garden view 😍
We’ve got 2 markets coming up this week:
Thursday, June 6th, 3-6:30pm @wolseleyfarmersmarket
Sunday, June 9th, 10am-2pm @espfarmersmarket
Looking forward to the start of outdoor market season!
#gardenlife #nighttimegarden #jayaspreserves #smallbatch #artisanal #preserves #winnipeg #manitoba #manitobamarkets #summermarkets #outdoormarkets
We worked furiously to get our garden box revamp project in place and ready for spring planting! So grateful for my awesome family for pitching in to get this done in record time! #teamworkmakesthedreamwork
It’s still a work in progress but I love the way this is coming along. The cattle panels we picked up from @lakelandfarmandranchdirect make the perfect arches for vertical growing! Seeds have been sown, just in time for the rain 😅 We’ve planted peas, pole beans, cucumbers, squash, beets, carrots, Swiss chard and spinach so far. Can’t wait to watch things grow! 😍
What are you planting this year?
#gardenproject #gardenboxes #springgarden #cattlepaneltrellis #winnipeg #manitoba #canada #homegrownveggies #eatwhatyougrow #growwhatyoueat #getplanting
Luckygirl Spring PopUp is tomorrow!!! We’re bringing along lots of Spicy Carrot Pickle, as well as the following spicy pickles, jelly, jam and marmalade:
Cabbage Pickle
Carrot Pickle
Kohlrabi Pickle
Lime Pickle
Spicy Beetroot Pickle
Spicy Daikon Pickle
Plum Cardamom Gin Apple Jelly
Chokecherry Plum Apple Jelly
Spicy Tomato Jam
Raspberry Jam
Raspberry Strawberry Jam
Raspberry Chocolate Balsamic Jam
Blueberry Amaretto Jam
Pineapple Mango Jam
Tangelo Lemon Marmalade
Raspberry Citrus Marmalade
Citrus Gin Marmalade
Citrus Ginger Marmalade
Blood Orange Grapefruit Marmalade
Blood Orange Rose Marmalade
Blood Orange Tangelo Grapefruit Marmalade
Blood Orange Citrus
Bourbon Vanilla Orange Marmalade
Cranberry Orange Ginger Marmalade
Orange Lime Amaretto Marmalade
Mandarin Grapefruit Gin Marmalade
Mandarin Habanero Lime Marmalade
Head to Luckygirl.ca to get tickets online and hope to see you there!
luckygirl SPRING POP UP
APRIL 14th 11-5pm
Sunday afternoon at the Centennial Concert Hall
@centennialconcerthall
buy tix www.luckygirl.ca
140+ vendors
@luckygirlpopup #shoplocal
#luckygirlpopup #centennialconcerthall #spicycarrotpickle #smallbatch #artisanal #preserves #spicy #indianpickles #spiceitup #jam #jelly #marmalade #winnipeg #manitoba #madeinmanitoba #manitobamade #manitobamakers #supportlocalmb
So thankful for another year of getting to do what we love! Our local market community is the best and we’re so grateful to be part of it! Thank you for all the kindness, encouragement, love and support you’ve shown our #smallbusiness ❤️
Happy New Year and much love,
Jayashri & Sapna
#jayaspreserves #gratitude #thankful #motherdaughter #womenentrepreneurs #thankyouforsupportingsmallbusiness #smallbatch #artisanal #preserves #winnipeg #manitoba #canada #happynewyear
