Waterbug said:SmokeyTheBear said:Get yourself a pressure canner, several hundred canning jars, many gallons of cider vinegar, and start buying spices by the pound and then you'll really love the country. Oh, you need some chickens of course. Nothing quite like composted chicken doo doo for the garden.
I had to build a seperate closet, just for the wife's spice jars. Canned goods go in the basement. I was a little nervious the first time that she pressure canned meat, but I'm still alive and kicking. Use to have chickens, but got tires of feeding the local fox family. I'll knock off coons and possums but respect the foxes. They had a den and kits across a small ravine, that we could watch with binoculars from our upstairs windows. Momma fox had lost her left front paw in a trap or something, but still managed to raise a family.
Anything not protected by law that goes after my birds gets a very warm welcome in up to 1 ounce of hot dense metal.
I rearranged the upstairs pantry, spacing, number of and depth of the shelving the first fall we were here. The old shelving with additions is in the garage with the pellets. Both storage places are full. We will be in the pressure canning mode on meats next year.