Will be expanding our garden spot for next year and get back to canning.
Will definitely be canning the better cuts of venison or as we locals call it, 'deer meat', this year instead of freezing it.
Only things I have been canning lately are jams and jellies for family Christmas baskets.
The condition of our food supply is really scary knowing that we import so many items that go into that supply from China.
We have already given up buying fish, shrimp etc. Not afraid of clams as long as they are farm clams from the East Coast.
Grow your own, bump.
Goats can provide plenty of milk for a family and to sell a little on the side.
We’ve been drinking goat mil for years and love it.
Cal thanks for the ping.
Dustbunny is right, canning is a good idea and the goats are the final and most important part of the plan.
They will give you milk and chese and compost for the garden.
Makes me wish that I was young again and could have goats.
You are so right. And it is a crying shame that so many Americans don't know how to hunt, can, or cook, much less know to pay attention to where the food came from.
We have already given up buying fish, shrimp etc. Not afraid of clams as long as they are farm clams from the East Coast.
You can find American caught shrimp at Wal*Mart in red bags. I can't recall the brand, but they are about a dollar more per pound and are in the frozen seafood case.
Other options include local farmers markets. The ones here list where their produce is from.
If a person doesn't have access to land, they can buy "farm shares", a share of the production from a farm or dairy. See Local Harvest *pops* or your local extension office for more details.
If a person doesn't hunt, they could take a hunter safety class and learn.
Canning classes have been offered at the local extension office in every state I've ever lived in.