This is my first year canning AND my first year gardening. I have learned a ton. I know this skill set and materials will serve me for decades to come but when I tell you the meat sauce is the most delicious, and expensive jarred sauce I've ever used I am not kidding. I would not pay per jar what this sauce actually cost me. No same person would. But man, growing the tomatoes and peppers for it was definitely satisfying.
Anyway, it's just me and my husband so while we wouldn't survive the winter on what we've got, we may save a trip to the grocery store!
by omgkelwtf
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As the prices of groceries go up it’s going to become more of a stockpile than you think.
Government can’t control you if you can feed you and your family without them.
Keep fighting the good fight
Self sufficiency is always in style. Good looking set up. I expanded my garden but also bought seconds from a veggie stand. This is my first year canning. So happy to have an electric pressure canner.
Looks great! Yeh the start up cost is a bit daunting getting all the stockpots and a pressure cooker, tools etc, I’m always looking for jars on sale off season, and always keep a large stash of seals, sometimes like during Covid, those got scarce, I’m always watching sales on meat etc at the store, that’s where you really start to save, and growing a garden too, stuff like green beans, Swiss chard, tomatoes, peppers, zucchini, all are prolific and generally easy to grow, have fun 🤩
This is awesome! Looks good 👍
Congratulations! It’s the self satisfaction and “can-do” feeling that matters to me. Your start looks great and I’m happy for you. I’ve also noticed that I don’t have a desire to eat outside food anymore because mine tastes so much better, and the other doesn’t appeal appetizing.
It will get cheaper as you go! Both gardening and canning have higher startup costs, but you won’t have to buy jars again, you won’t have to rebuy a lot of your gardening stuff (especially if you save your seeds) and you’ll get better and more efficient at both every year. I’ve found that I’ve also gotten a far better idea of what I use and how, so what I choose to make has changed over time.
It is a hobby. Hobbies cost $.
Learning how to grow food and preserve it are important skills to have! It looks great!
Expensive to start out, but you will reuse the jars, the pots for years. It pays off in time