June Taylor: The Queen of Preserves - Remodelista
Photography by Jay Carroll for Remodelista. When His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales visited Northern California several years ago, he stayed at Manka’s Inverness Lodge. Like the Prince, June is an avid gardener and believes in sourcing what can be found locally. That’s why we cherish the fantastic regional foods that exist around the world, like Italian aperitifs made with wild mountain herbs. June Taylor in her Still Room. The still room was for preserving, specialty baking, medicine, and anything to do with the gardens and orchards. The entrance to the Still Room shop. Grapefruit peel being prepped (L). Candied peel drying on a rack. Jars of preserves, conserves, and marmalades housed in a cabinet from the Midwest. Two jars of candied peels with fruit cheeses displayed in front. June, who grew up near the woods and had her own nature collections as a child, is still an avid collector of found objects. A selection of syrups from the display. The letter-pressed labels are based graphically on the Book of Kells. The office area with labels ready for packaging. The Still Room is located in a former electrical company. June created a simple space with the kitchen as the hub and a small space in the front for her shop. A piece of Chinese walnut sits atop two chimney stacks. The color for the walls was inspired by the Lindisfarne Gospels.