"this gardening and canning thing"

Right. I should explain what that meant, in the last post.

This summer, we're intending to grow our own tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers (to make pickles!) and zucchini ('cause almost free is way better than $1/lb). I plan on putting up as much of it as possible, because chemical-free organic tomatoes are HARD to find and expensive. Quart jars are less than a dollar each, fully recyclable and no BPA. We don't really know yet how this is going to work out, but we're hopeful.