FIELD NOTE
Field Note is a collection of seasonal preserves made in Skagit Valley, Washington.
It begins with paying attention—to what is ripening, what is abundant, and what will only be here for a little while. Fruit changes with the season, and the preserves follow.
Each preserve is made by hand in small batches and recorded as an Entry. Some Entries return from year to year. Others may belong only to a particular season.
Field Note is a way of keeping a small record of what was here.
ANNALISE
Field Note is made by Annalise in her home kitchen in Skagit Valley.
Raised in the Pacific Northwest, Annalise learned to notice plants early. Her mother taught her the names of the native plants around them, and that habit of looking closely stayed with her.
These days, most mornings begin with a walk through the garden—seeing what has opened, what needs picking, what has changed overnight. The habit of noticing is grounding: a counterbalance to the pace of everything else. What she finds there often determines what happens next in the kitchen.
Preserving grew naturally from that attention. A jar can hold onto something that otherwise passes quickly: strawberries at their peak, the scent of an herb before it flowers, pears at the end of summer.
Field Note grew from the desire to mark those moments—to take something at its peak and preserve it, so that opening a jar becomes another occasion to stop, notice, and enjoy what was here.
MADE AT HOME
Field Note operates under Washington State’s Cottage Food program. Every preserve is made by Annalise in her permitted home kitchen in Skagit Valley in small batches.
Cottage Food production allows Field Note to remain intentionally small and close to the process—from choosing ingredients and developing each Entry to cooking, filling, labeling, and bringing the finished jars to market.
Field Note preserves are sold directly to customers at farmers markets and seasonal pop-ups in Washington.