By July the garden is a jungle. Tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, beans, corn, peppers. Women harvest daily. Miss it — overripe. Overripe — compost.
Canning
Jars. Hundreds of jars. Sterilizing on wood stove (in summer heat — hell). Tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, corn, jam, compote. 400-600 jars per family. Food until spring.
Why
Store — expensive. Store food — chemicals. Own — clean, tasty, free. 600 jars × $3 (average store price) = $1,800 savings. In one July.