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December 18, 2025 by the life I picked

November 2025, and here is the latest for the fruits and flavors of les collines–please scroll down to the flavors for individual updates and expected arrival dates for summer and fall returns….

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holiday 2025

November 25, 2025 by the life I picked

les collines can be found in these amazing artisan + farmers markets and in brick and mortar retail stores in New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Nebraska, New Jersey, and Vermont.

And our online store is always well stocked! We ship throughout the US and offer pickup for local folks.

Wholesale inquiries, please email us or find us on Faire.

Continuing to spread the les collines love, one jar at a time xo

Market schedule
fall to winter 2025

Holiday Markets 

Festive at Greylock WORKS, 508 State St, North Adams, MA
Saturday November 22, 10 – 4

Berkshire Grown Winter Market at Greylock WORKS, 508 State St, North Adams, MA
Sunday, November 23, 10 am – 1 pm

Basilica Farm & Flea Holiday Market Basilica Hudson, 110 Front St., Hudson, NY
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, November 28 – 30, 10 am – 5 pm 

Churchtown Dairy Holiday Market Churchtown Dairy, 357 Co Rd 12, Hudson, NY 
Sunday, December 7, 12 pm – 4 pm

Holiday Shindy 116 South St, Pittsfield, MA
Saturday December 13, 10 am – 4 pm, special preview shopping at 9 am

 

Brick & Mortar

sold and/or served here

New York

Babette’s Kitchen, Millbrook

Bar Bene, Hudson

Batterby House, Hudson

Bread Alone, Rhinebeck 

Breezy Hill Orchard, Staatsburg

Churchtown Dairy, Churchtown

Cook and Larder, Hillsdale

The Farmer’s Wife, Ancramdale

Gem Home, Manhattan

Hawthorne Valley Farm Store, Ghent

Hillsdale General Store, Hillsdale

MX Morningstar Farm Store, Hudson

Olde Hudson, Hudson

Random Harvest, Craryville

Rigor Hill Market, Manhattan

Slope Home, Brooklyn

Connecticut

100 Main, Falls Village

Blue Gate Farm Bakery, Cornwall Bridge

Jam Food Shop, Sharon

The Smithy Market, New Preston

Massachusetts

Berkshire Mountain Bakery, Housatonic

Black Birch Vineyard, North Hatfield

Farm Country Soup, Great Barrington

Provisions Williamstown, Williamstown

Railroad St. Collective, Great Barrington

Nebraska !!

Allsorts Boutique and MUG Coffee, Sutherland

New Jersey

Lucy’s Kitchen & Market, Princeton 

Vermont 

Regional Character, Manchester

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Gluten Free Blueberry Olive Oil Cornbread

April 6, 2025 by the life I picked

From Catherine Tingey, this is a delicious, lightly sweet hearty cornbread perfect for breakfast and tea time.

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les collines in The New Yorker!

January 15, 2025 by the life I picked

Pleased as punch to receive such a glowing review from Rachel Syme in The New Yorker.


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Ham & Jam

January 25, 2024 by the life I picked

Adapted from Ali Slagle.

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Hot Pepper Jelly, any way you want it

January 24, 2024 by the life I picked

This jelly really does go just about everywhere–though we have not yet worked on Hot Pepper Jelly cocktails, that can still happen….

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Linzer Hearts

February 3, 2023 by the life I picked

Bite-size, melt in your mouth, and perfect for Valentine or anytime gifting. Adapted from the Silver Palate Cookbook, where the recipe is accompanied by this quote:

The rule is jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.

Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll

We say, everyday!!

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les collines in La Briffe!

October 30, 2022 by the life I picked

We are honored to have been mentioned by the great Ruth Reichl in her Substack La Briffe this week. Her words carry a lot of weight, and for good reason…we are so grateful.

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jambon beurre-confiture

June 2, 2022 by the life I picked

Here is Ali Slagle’s recipe for Ham and Jam in @nytimescooking.

We will be posting our own soon!

confiture for jambon beurre

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Lavender Martini/mocktini

May 28, 2022 by the life I picked

The sister of le Thom Collines, this is a lovely light variation on the classic cocktail with a hint of Provence. Feel free to experiment with botanical/infused vodkas or gins.

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