How Mason jars went from Grandma's pantry to the world's most ubiquitous hipster receptacle
How did the Mason jar, of all things, become one of the world's trendiest containers? Head to the Badlands in central Alberta to solve a mystery ten years in the making.
A mystery of consumer behaviour ten years in the making
Quart sealers, better known as the Mason jar, have made the leap from holding Grandma's preserves to being a hipster staple for the craftiest of creators and artisanal bartenders alike.
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So how did something patented in 1858 go from being the purview of picklers to being the darling of Etsy culture.
Listen as producer Falice Chin heads to the Badlands of Alberta, in the southeast of the province, to find out how the current popularity (and shortages!) of Mason jars has been at least a decade in the making.
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