Why The Best Place To Start A Revolution Is In Your Mouth

Anarchy In A Jar started with humble beginnings but has now blossomed into a jam company that anyone would be proud to write home about. For starters, the ingredients come from local farms, the founder, Laena McCarthy, is handcrafting each batch out of Brooklyn, NY, and everyone from the NY Times to Saveur to that food blogger you follow religiously are singing Anarchy's praises. Not. too. shabby.
 
Instead of going to culinary school like many in the food business, Laena started out her career working for the National Science Foundation in one of the most remote places on the planet: Antarctica. Did you know there’s a greenhouse to feed the scientists there, even though there’s no soil allowed? We talk about her time there, how she started her business semi-illegally in the basement of a church, and how the BK food world has changed since she came onto the scene. 
 
She also dishes out some advice for anyone looking to break into the food landscape - but even if you’re not an aspiring maker, there’s plenty of good stuff in here to sink your teeth into.