Welcome to the Jamarchy

Jam, jelly, preserves and chutney made with love in Brooklyn, New York.

local.handmade.artisanal.urban

Anarchy is freedom from food tyranny.

Find Us

We get around. Where are we selling jam now?

MARKETS & EVENTS

New Amsterdam Market: Starts Sunday, June 5, 11-4

Smorgasburg: Starts Saturday, May 21, 9-5

BROOKLYN

Fort Greene
>Greene Grape Provisions

Clinton Hill
>Choice Greene

Park Slope
>Blue Apron Fine Foods

Ditmas Park
>Market

Williamsburg
>Radish

>Bedford Cheese Shop

>Spuyten Duyvil Grocery

Carroll Gardens
>Court Street Grocers

>Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain

>By Brooklyn

Cobble Hill
>Cobblestone Foods

Boerum Hill
>Da Vine Provisions

Greenpoint
>Eastern District

MANHATTAN SHELVES & TABLES

>Whole Foods, all NYC locations LES Bowery, UWS, Union Square, Tribeca, Chelsea, Columbus Circle

>Murray's Cheese in the West Village & Grand Central Terminal

>Lucy's Whey in Chelsea Market

>Lafayette Espresso Bar and Marketplace in SoHo, Manhattan

>Nolita Mart in Chinatown

>Blue Ribbon Bakery in the West Village

Steve's Ice Cream in Manhattan at Bryant Park (4 East 42nd St.) and coming soon to Boerum Hill in Brooklyn (420 Atlantic Ave)

ONLINE

Buy our jam online at Sif Foods
or Murray's Cheese
or New York Mouth

Local Fruit Farms

Our favorite organic*, pick-your-own fruit farms in Southeast New York.

Thompson-Finch Farm
gorgeous organic strawberries and raspberries.
Ancram, NY http://thompsonfinch.com

Garden of Eve farm
vegetables, fruits and flowers. Pick-your-own and farmstand. They also have a stand at Brooklyn's McCarren Park Farmer’s Market.
North Fork, Long Island http://www.gardenofevefarm.com

Fishkill Farms
apples, peaches, cherries! Hopewell Jct., NY http://www.fishkillfarms.com

Handsome Brook Farm
raspberries and tomatoes. Franklin, NY www.handsomebrookfarm.com

Fix Brothers Orchards
cherries (sweet, sour or black), peaches and apples. NOT certified organic, but the best cherries, including the rare dark-red morello cherry! A beautiful spot overlooking the Hudson River.
Hudson, NY  Phone: (518) 828-7560

Liberty View Farm
fruit, vegetable, and honey.
Highland, NY

Montgomery Place Orchards
all kinds of fruit, especially great for heirloom varieties. A beautiful spot near the Hudson River and the pretty towns of Red Hook & Rhinebeck.
Annandale-On-Hudson, NY 
Phone: (845)758.6338

*growing organic fruit in the NE is very hard, and therefore there are very few farms that do it, hence the inclusion of low-spray. We feel that local trumps organic: support your local farms!

Local Fruit Harvesting Dates
Tart Cherries: July 1-July 25
Blueberries: July 15-August 25
Summer Raspberries: July 15-August 15
Apples: Mid-July-Late October
Fall Raspberries: Sept 3-Oct 31 (or hard freeze)

Eco-Delivery with “Traffic Jam” Bike Delivery Service

Need some jam RIGHT NOW? Do you live in Brooklyn or lower Manhattan? We can deliver the goods to your door via our bike, Bluebell.

It's a recession, people, and eating out is so passe. That's why Traffic Jam is here to rock your Sunday morning.

For details and to place an order, visit the "Get Jam" page.

bluebell

Quotes from Anarchy Eaters

"Tumultuously tasty." ~Edible Brooklyn

"extraordinary preserves." ~Julia Moskin, New York Times

"In Laena McCarthy's hands, chaos is sweet." ~Tasting Table

"exceptional Strawberry Balsamic Jam." ~Cool Hunting

"a delicious and quirky play at locavorianism." ~MadeMan

"The first bite was so good, saliva literally sprayed out of my mouth." ~Halle

"Nom Nom." ~Holly

"It's amore!" ~pseudo-Italian guy

"Totally rad." ~jam loving hipster

"I've been dreaming about your jam." ~ Caroline

"Nothing compares to you." ~JB

Our Winning Risotto Recipe

Beet it
with beets, raspberry balsamic jam, orange zest and aged goat cheese

This gorgeous magenta recipe was one of the winners at Saturday’s Risotto Challenge at Jimmy’s No. 43*! Congrats to us and all the other amazing risotto competitors.

Conceived in the gastronomic wonderland of LM Kitchen by Laena & Liv, this risotto is sweet, savory and tangy. While decidely feminine in color (Liv was overheard describing it to a taster as “a lovely Barbie color”), it has the punch and flavor to cross gender boundaries. The beets and aged goat cheese bring an earthiness, while the raspberries, balsamic and citrus give it a sweet, fruity pop. Delicious accompanied by an arugula or spinach salad with citrus dressing.

3 medium beets
6 cups chicken stock** (or vegetable stock for vegetarians)
3 tbsp. butter
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 small white onion, minced
1 1/2 cups white wine (Kara Masi uses Vermouth, which is a fun alternative for anyone with a bottle languishing on a shelf)
2 cups Italian short grain rice such as Carnaroli or Arborio
1/2 cup raspberries, thawed or fresh
1 tsp balsamic vinegar
1 orange, zested and juiced (reserve 1 tbsp juice)
1/2 cup aged goat cheese
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper

Cook raspberries and balsamic over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat and let rest. Boil beets until tender and let cool. When beets are cool enough to handle, peel them, discarding stems and root ends, then cut into 1/2-inch cubes. While beets are cooling, bring stock to a bare simmer in a 2- to 3-quart saucepan. Keep at a bare simmer, covered.

Cook onion in oil in a wide 4- to 6-quart heavy pot over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add rice and cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute.

Add wine and simmer briskly, stirring constantly, until absorbed, about 1 minute. Stir in 1/2 cup stock and simmer briskly, stirring constantly, until stock is absorbed. Continue simmering and adding stock, about 1/2 cup at a time, stirring constantly and letting each addition be absorbed before adding the next, until rice is just tender and creamy-looking, 18 to 22 minutes. (Reserve leftover stock.)

Stir in beets, salt, and pepper (be prepared, mixture will turn bright pink!) and cook, stirring, until heated through. Stir in the raspberry balsamic jam. Thin as necessary with some of leftover stock, then stir in cheese, orange juice and zest and remove from heat.

*Jimmy and crew were awesome, thank you. Go there for great beer and good people if you haven’t already.
**Note: using stock instead of broth and/or water will produce a much more flavorful and rich risotto. You can find it ready-made in the grocery store or Fresh Direct, or you can make your own! Save your chicken bones and veggie scraps (especially if you are part of a local CSA) in the freezer, then cook up a pot of stock and freeze for future use. So good.

1 comment to Our Winning Risotto Recipe

  • [...] October 22nd, 2010 Jam for Grownups For all of us who grew up with plain grape jelly on their pb & j, Laena McCarthy’s jams are a revelation. Anarchy in a Jar is the name of her small-batch line of jams, and her flavor combinations  really do defy our preconceived notions about preserves. For starters, they do not have to be all sugar and fruit. Her Hot Fireman’s Pear Jam has a smoky chipotle kick, and her Strawberry Preserves are never just sweet–she does one seasonal variation with pink peppercorns and chocolate mint, and her most popular jam is her Strawberry Balsamic. (Oh and all of her ingredients come from a rooftop farm, so they’re locally grown, as well.) Since they’re so unique, it’s hard to justify eating them on bread alone. Her Grapefruit and Smoked Salt Marmalade makes a delicious cocktail ingredient, mixed with some gin, soda, and a dash of bitters. And her Raspberry Balsamic preserves once helped her win a cookoff; she combined it with beets and aged goat cheese for a sweet-savory-tangy risotto. [...]

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