Anyone plan on canning food for the winter? | |
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ZOSIME User ID: 700640 United States 07/16/2009 09:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I usually have a big garden, I can and freeze I also dry. It bothers me what I read a few days ago about the government getting involved in what you can and can not grow and if you do your going to have to have a licsence. What else does the gov want to control. |
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Just2Laws User ID: 687890 United States 07/16/2009 09:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | My Grandmother would go to a commercial farmer and talk them into letting us go into the field and "Glean". That is an ancient Biblical custom that my Grandmother used to talk them into it. She even talked them into letting us go through apple and pear orchards and pick up the bruised and fallen fruit off the ground. This we would turn into apple and pear butter. Over the years since, I have canned once in a while just to introduce my children to the process, but never on the same scale that my family did in the 50's as a means of survival. I have stockpiled several shelves full of jars and many boxes of lids, just in case. I have the pressure canner and all the tools to do the job. The reality of the moment is that canned goods from the supermarket are way cheaper than home grown and canned. The negative of that is you have no control over quality of the product. I have my vegetable garden growing but I give most of the produce away. I use it to keep fit and to save seeds from year to year. It is something that should be learned now while there is time to learn from your mistakes. Because when it comes time to do or die there is no time for screw ups. "You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself." Luke 10:27 |
malu User ID: 593162 United States 07/16/2009 09:46 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | no time to can, been looking at dehydrators though, i just need to go get one and start. however, food is f*cking cheap, there is no reason not to stock up , i have a lot put away , but i am going to get a ton more before fall. for us yankees, i expect a brutal winter, high heating cost, dropping dollar value, disruptions in the food supplies, and a world of shit from the flu alone costco has great deals on survival foods, cheap "By way of deception, thou shalt do war." Israel's Mossad "The truth shall set you free." U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Motto |
A_Leopard_Sanctuary User ID: 727455 Canada 07/16/2009 10:02 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ain't hard. two methods. jars get expensive. Brother sun, intuition moon. Home at the forest. Sure every post I have mentions goat blood...How do you think we get plasma tv's? Organic needs are being assaulted. I'm not amused by this & encourage all to grow heirloom seed for themselves. The garden gives greatest power. Diabetes curing food list [Forget the FDA - Think for yourself]: Thread: Every item recently recalled by FDA for salmonella has diabetic healing also prostate Big Pharma rids their competition |
A. Smoker User ID: 727140 United States 07/17/2009 02:41 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | In my climate they keep well in the winter just sitting out there in the yard - potatoes will keep even through 15 degree temps in the winter just fine. Don't dig them up, they will freeze. Thats enough food to supplement all winter, then I can take that extra money and pay O'Bammer's funky new cigarette tax. |
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perplexer User ID: 622713 Germany 07/17/2009 03:54 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Can't afford the cans (yeah, i know they're jars). Quoting: molsoncheck out freecycle or craigslist etc. we ended up with a couple hundred jars for free last year because some lady was cleaning out her dad's basement and found the jars unused for many years. She even washed them and individually wrapped them for us. She was happy to get rid of them and we where extatic to get them free. |
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rachel User ID: 610501 United States 08/25/2009 04:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | just bought 2 boxes of tomatoes 12 bucks each at ritters farmers market. actualy found jars by salvation army and this guy bought me over like 8 boxes he said his wife tryed to sell in garage sale. I canned so much last year that I still have crates left. I also checked out elderberrys and lots are ripe. foreaging and canning is lots of work ut well worth it....especialy when you have someone helping you. this stuff excites the hell out of me lol |