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One more city folk thing that just makes me shake my head and say “there, but for the grace of God, go I”.

I think I’m at 84qts of canning put up so far this summer. Cucumber pickles, beet pickles, dilly beans, salsa, spaghetti sauce, and tomato juice. I’m working up another batch of salsa right now. I’ll do some okra pickles in the next week or so. Sauerkraut has been fermenting for a month and should be ready for transfer to jars. Mrs. Augie has made 30+qts of lacto-fermented cucumber pickles this summer.

I added ~100lbs of winter squash to the bushel of potatoes that went into the root cellar last month. Put half a beef in the freezer every spring. November will put three or four whitetail deer in the freezer.

I built a small greenhouse off the side of my potting shed last spring. With that I should be able to have fresh tomatoes and potherbs well into winter. Also added a low tunnel to the garden space which will provide fresh greens all winter long.

Mrs. Augie and I raised four kids on home cooking while managing demanding professional careers. Eating out was a treat and only done once or twice a month. Even while we lived in town I managed to tuck some nice veggies into the postage stamp sized yard.

When I see people say they don’t have time to cook it makes me wonder if they’re stupid, or just plain lazy.