---- years ago, Maui Upcountry Jams and Jellies originated as a hobby in a small kitchen where we made preserves from fruit (lilikoi, papaya, strawberry guava) growing on our farm for family and friends. Soon farmers who had heard about us and who had enjoyed our products began to bring a wide variety of fruits to us, urging us to concoct jams, jellies, fruit butters, and spreads from the abundance of tropical, locally-grown fruit.

With the very positive response from the community, we began to expand our product line and incorporated even more varieties of fruit in our jams and jellies (jaboticaba, pineapple, mango, banana, Kula blackberries, and more). Soon we were able to offer our jams and jellies in a few select stores. The stores provided us a venue for sharing our product to more consumers.

More recently, another avenue opened for us, creating specialty foods for a number of local companies. Some of these products include lavender flavored baking mixes and drinks, and preserves and breads made specifically with organically grown fruit.

Over the years, we have expanded the variety of fruit grown on our own farm so that we have a ready supply of fresh fruit on which we base our products. We use quality ingredients in our products with no preservatives added. Maui Upcountry Jams and Jellies has quickly grown. By responding to the suggestions and offerings from our fellow farmers and our community, we now have a product line of more than 30 items.

Our company started as small operation to make use of the abundant fruits that were on our property. It grew because friends would bring fruits to share their abundance too. Eventually more fruit trees were planted to insure business that had started to grow could be done.

We decided then that we should try to incorporate the use of fruits grown on Maui at the various farms that , the farmers loved the idea. We are trying to make use of most everything that is produced so farmers are able to sell most of thier product. In doing so we now have about thirty or so products.