Mosley turns produce into Heirloom Preserves

BLACKSHEAR—Shayna Mosley had no idea an overabundance of produce from a friend’s garden would lead to a business Mosley and her family operate from their Blackshear home.

The neighborly gesture of Crystal Mock sharing some extra peppers from her garden in 2019 led to “Heirloom Preserves,” a collection of jams, jellies, and pickled vegetables Mosley makes in her kitchen. The items are sold at Blue Jay Cattle Co. in Hoboken and The Medicine Cabinet in Waycross.

Mosley, a medical technician who administers echo cardiograms at Ascension St. Vincent’s outpatient center in Waycross, said the near seven-year-old business was more an accident than intentional.