Gardening to preserve food isn’t exactly as common as it would have been, say, 100 years ago or more. People might have a garden and use it for fresh produce during the summer. That is fairly common, however gardening to stock up for winter use is almost a lost art. And why not? Food is readily available at grocery stores all year long, in many different forms and with little extra preparation or work needed from the consumer. It involves no weeding, watering, sweating, nor the hours … [Read more...] about Reasons to Garden and Preserve Food