⚲ Dorset, England • Est. 2010

From Dorset With Love

Award-winning preserves handmade in the heart of Dorset.

FOUNDED

2010

FOUNDER

Chrissy and Karl Regler

LOCATION

Blandford Forum, Dorset

CATEGORY

Preserves

 

About From Dorset With Love

 

From Dorset With Love turns carefully sourced fruit, vegetables and local ingredients into generous small-batch preserves, handmade with open pans and a genuine affection for the county that inspired them

 

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Made in Dorset, England

 

Dorset’s identity is written across its landscape, from the limestone cliffs of the Jurassic Coast to the farms, orchards and villages of the Blackmore Vale.

Food traditions here feel closely connected to the seasons and to the people who grow, cook and preserve local ingredients. Alongside long-established rural skills, a new generation of independent producers is finding thoughtful ways to share the county’s character more widely—without smoothing away what makes it distinctive.

 
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""All of our products are handmade in small batches using the open pan method using as much locally sourced ingredients as possible.""

– Chrissy and Karl Regler

Meet the people behind From Dorset With Love

Chrissy and Karl Regler founded From Dorset With Love in 2010. Both were born and raised in Dorset, and their knowledge of the county’s ingredients and producers informs a broad range of preserves handmade in the Blackmore Vale and now produced from their base in Blandford Forum.

SENSE OF PLACE
Made between the hills and the sea.
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From Dorset With Love – Raspberry Jam

Signature product

From Dorset With Love – Raspberry Jam

A bright, fruit-forward raspberry jam made in small batches for a generous homemade flavour and a beautifully balanced finish.

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VALUES & SUSTAINABILITY

Made by hand, rooted in Dorset.

The range is made in small batches using open pans, with locally sourced ingredients used wherever possible. Working this way gives the team close control over quality and allows the flavour and texture of each ingredient to remain central to the finished preserve.

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Why we love From Dorset With Love

This is a brand whose name genuinely describes the product. Each jar feels generous, rooted and personal, balancing familiar British preserve-making with flavours that reward curiosity. The continued use of open pans gives the range a reassuringly hands-on character.

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The craft of Preserves

 

Preserving turns the abundance of a season into something that can be opened and shared months later. Fruit becomes jam, vegetables become chutney, and familiar ingredients gain new depth through sugar, vinegar, spice and patient cooking.

Britain’s independent preserve makers keep this tradition alive while refusing to make it predictable. The best jars balance generosity with precision: full of recognisable ingredients, layered flavour and a strong connection to the places in which they are made.

 
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