Jenny Jefferies is a cookbook author, food columnist, producer and campaigner based in South Cambridgeshire.
Work
Jefferies writes a monthly food column for the Cambridge Independent featuring recipes such as mackerelCambridge Independent, 3 September 2024 (retrieved 31 December 2025). and venisonCambridge Independent, 3 December 2024 (retrieved 31 December 2025).. She writes a bi-monthly article and an international chef interview series for the Country & Town House online magazine. Examples of her column include "Farm Diversification" and "Organic September". She writes for Rural Life magazine, featuring recipes from her cookbooks. She presented her own radio show at Black Cat Radio, a local Cambridgeshire radio station (2023–2025).Mixcloud.com (retrieved 31 December 2025).
As well as the articles Jefferies writes herself, she has received recognition for her endeavours. This includes articles by The Sunday Post, Chatting Food online magazine, The Hunts Post, That's Farming magazine and Kids Country online magazine.
Jefferies is a producer of a documentary series based on her 2024 book Islands in a Common Sea."Islands in a Common Sea". (Retrieved 26 April 2025)
Jefferies is leading the first fishing-themed British 24-hour social media campaign, in collaboration with Fishing News, #Fish24."First #Fish24 campaign set for 15 May", 23 April 2025 The next one will be held on 14 May 2026.
Books For the Love of the Land: A Cook Book to Celebrate British Farmers and Their Food. Meze Publishing. (2020) ISBN 978-1-910863-58-9. For The Love Of The Sea: A cook book to celebrate the British seafood community and their food. Meze Publishing. (2021) ISBN 978-1910863756. For The Love Of The Land II: A cook book to celebrate the British farming community and their food. Meze Publishing. (2022) ISBN 978-1910863923. For The Love Of The Sea II : A cook book to celebrate the British seafood community and their food. Meze Publishing. (2023) ISBN 978-1910863626. Islands In A Common Sea: Stories of Farming, Fishing and Food Around The World. Meze Publishing. (2024) ISBN 978-1915538208.
Awards
Woman & Home Book Award in 2021 for For The Love Of The Land in the category Best Cookbook"The 25 best books of 2021 as chosen by w&h's Books Editor" (Retrieved 26 June 2025.) Named as a Guild of Food Writers member in 2022. For The Love Of The Sea was Best Self-Published Work in the Guild of Food Writers Annual Awards 2022. Silver in the category of Best Newcomer of the Year, Community Radio Awards 2023"St Neots: Black Cat Radio wins big at Community Radio Awards", by Alexander Gilham, The Hunts Post, 9 November 2023 For the Love of the Land II won the Best Indie Book Award in 2023 in the category of Non-fiction: cooking"2023 Best Indie Book Award® Winners!" at the BIBA website (retrieved 12 November 2023) Culture Champion, SheInspires Awards 2023"https://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/23949197.black-cat-radio-presenter-picks-sheinspires-award/" "Black Cat Radio presenter picks up SheInspires award", The Hunts Post, 27 November 2023 NYC Big Book Award in 2024 for Islands in a Common Sea in the category Cookbooks - International.List of NYC winners International Impact Book Award in 2024 for Islands in a Common Sea in the category Sustainability.International Impact Book Award Winners (retrieved 29 December 2024) Gourmand Award in 2025 for Islands in a Common Sea in the category Best European Fundraising Book30th International Gourmand Awards 2025 p. 507. (Retrieved 26 June 2025.) Best Cooking/Cookbook in the 2025 Best Indie Book Awardsbestindiebookaward.com (retrieved 31 December 2025)
References
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