Our story

Our goat Dill carried the picnic in panniers to the blackberry patch at the edge of the wood or the bilberry patch up on the hill and we returned home to help turn these jewels into edible feasts.

We come from a line of keen foragers who used the very same wood and hill as us, our great-grandmother, grandmother and then our mother and father. We were taught to appreciate our regular foraging places as a valuable resource, to consider the environment and not be wasteful.

Self-sufficiency in fruit and vegetables, growing and foraging, was our way of life in childhood and preserving our produce as the seasons unfolded was part of the rhythm.

We have spent the last few years turning what was a way of life for us into a business which has enabled us to share our products with others… so go wild preserves was launched.

Our family business now operates from our kitchen in Portishead, North Somerset where all our products are made in a truly traditional artisan way with our focus and the most vital part of our business being the taste and flavour of our products. The wow factor comes from the quality of the original produce combined with the magic in the kitchen.

The majority of our products are based on seasonal, locally sourced, garden grown and hedgerow foraged fruit and vegetables. Every batch made will be as different as the day the fruit or vegetables have been harvested or picked. We take our cue from nature, so our selection of products reflects the changing seasons.

Care of our environment and sustainability is at the heart of our business. We reflect this in how we grow and source our produce, our care in recycling our waste and use of recycled and recyclable packaging.