My wife will not can anything ,”<<<
That is a difficult problem to get around.
Have you tried dehydration of the food?
There is often no perfect answer, at least you are able to have the animals.
Spring is here, the hens lay, the babies hatch and the world continues its spin.
You are welcome to join in here.
I have to go with memories, as I cannot do the things that I once loved to do.
Do you have only chickens?
***Do you have only chickens?***
Right now I have only chickens. Last year I had five steers and two pigs. I am still eating one beef and one pig out of the freezer.
I would like to get some more but the price is out of sight for me. Except for the pigs which are always cheap.
I have been thinking about some goats but no plans yet. The wind and ice storms here have put several trees down on the fences so if I ever get a day off I need to do lots of chainsaw work and fence streaching.
Meanwhile, there are lots of deer here. I saw seven on my back pasture about four days ago and fourteen two weeks ago.