Staff at a shop in Berrima been busy baking, bottling and jarring products and getting the store ready for returning customers, but this time, with some new additions.
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The Little Hand Stirred Jam Shop (TLHSJS) has expanded to include products such as homewares, tablewares and garden products from creators across regional NSW.
Customers can also enjoy a Secret Garden and courtyard.
Customers can wander through The Secret Garden. Picture: Supplied
"The premise is to focus on small artisan products," said TLHSJS owner Fiona David.
The artisan store became "super busy and built a strong online presence" throughout the lockdowns last year and this year.
It also featured on Masterchef winner and food presenter Adam Liaw's program Roadtrip for Good, a show where he visited towns impacted by the bushfires and lockdown.
Ms David said she has spent a lot of time baking because because the store "couldn't keep up with the demand" the last time TLHSJS opened.
Hundreds of bottles of the Indian Wedding Chutney and The Squatter's Worcestershire Sauce have been made weekly.
Ms David said the recent lockdown made her think about different products she could add to the store.
It was the opportunity to "branch out and make the shop a real hub for things".
"Having time to reflect during lockdown, and seeing what I love, I saw a gap in the market," she said.
"Sometimes you get caught up and lose the ability to think about the business, and what to do to make it special."
She wanted to provide regional creators who did not have shop fronts the chance to have their goods in a store.
TLHSJS customers can discover creators from areas like central western NSW, Tamworth and Oberon, as well as some local additions from the Highlands in the shop.
"I want it to be a one-stop-shop for artisan producers in the lead-up to Christmas," she said.
"Whilst we are including new things, we are still an artisan food store, those things are being lost.
"It is nice to recognise quality food products that are made in small batches that are considered homemade."
Highlanders can learn more about The Little Hand Stirred Jam Shop on their website, or follow the store on Facebook and Instagram.
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