We raise it all. I don't buy anything to can. I raise everything
organically from heirloom seeds and save the seeds for next year. Since we
are both retired, we have plenty of time to garden and raise all we can
eat. Some days I wonder how we ever had time to go to work!
Tina
On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 8:58 AM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I've filled them all and bought many more. Canning used to be a way of
> > life in the American South but as farms got smaller and grocery stores
> got
> > larger, many people quit canning. It's coming back in favor now for
> > economic and health reasons. There's nothing better than going to my
> > basement to shop for dinner! I know exactly what is in those jars and
> how
> > it was raised.
>
> I've run the economics on it quite a few times through the years. It
> works ONLY if you raise your own crop or are able to buy direct from
> the farmer, in bulk, at a wholesale price. Nearly impossible to make
> the numbers work otherwise.
>
> My mom canned tons of stuff every year. We raised a lot in our gardens
> (oh how I hate pulling weeds), but ate all that directly. Everything
> she canned, she purchased in bulk. Growing up in one of the highest
> density fruits and vegitables regions of the country did help. It was
> not unusual for a farmer to miss his scheduled delivery date at the
> canning factory (everything is contracted) and end up with 20 acres of
> string beens that can't be sold. A few calls would go out and you'd
> have a couple dozen families show up and strip it clean.
>
>
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