“the revolution starts in your mouth.”
WE make jam, mustard, & hot sauce.
WE teach food and creative classes
We DELIVER craft and cooking kits.
WE throw immersive food events.
Join the revolution.
“Extraordinary Preserves.”
spread the love.
Make Hot Sauce at Home with this awesome kit
grow your own veggies at home with this kit
make the best pickles at home with this kit & video
“This class was so fun! It was the perfect balance of learning and team building. The kit contained everything that I needed, so it was easy to set up and complete the project within the time allotted, while creating a memorable experience. Super fun! I am recommending it to others as well.”
“Such an educational and fun class. The result was delicious also! I’ll be making the recipe again for certain.”
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We teach in-person and virtual classes for groups and individuals on Hot sauce, pickles, edible microgardens, and more!
“Great class! Laena was entertaining and informative. Course was paced well and I was able to keep up. My hot sauce came out tasting great and looked like hers- amazing!”
We grow heirloom chili peppers and herbs in brooklyn and on a repurposed tennis court in Hudson, NY.
“Our group LOVED this class!!! Laena’s energy was great and she encouraged us all to be creative. Highly recommend for friends or colleagues. so fun and delicious!”
our mission
Founder and CEO Laena McCarthy started Anarchy in a Jar in 2009, cooking in the wee hours of the morning, making jam in restaurant kitchens, borrowed through the kindness and generosity of her community.
Anarchy in a Jar is not a commodity, it's built around people growing, making, and sustaining real food ecosystems.
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“In Laena McCarthy’s hands, chaos is sweet.”
“TUMULTUOUSLY TASTY.”
It began with a dogma....
what is a healthy ecosystem? Food is community, and has the potential to create vital change, in our land, bodies, and minds.
Since Laena first started connecting with local biodynamic farms and making jam in 2002, she would share her creations with the trope, “it’s like anarchy in a jar, and the revolution starts in your mouth.”
She’s been adhering to this dogma ever since.
“...then came @brooklynjam, thank god.”