Comment 47317

By mdruker (registered) - website | Posted September 07, 2010 at 23:28:43

I think that for all kinds of reasons more people (including myself) are rightfully rediscovering home preservation techniques. However, no post-peak-oil situation will eliminate the economies of scale -- in time and energy -- of doing canning and preserving in larger quantities.

Here in Waterloo, I'm a member of an excellent local food buying club that sells many local processed and preserved foods in addition to fresh produce. For the farmers it is a good way to increase their income, and the processing is done in larger batches than I can or would do at home. If the food has to get from the farm to you before you preserve it at home, it could just as well get preserved right there on the farm or nearby. When worst comes to worst, it can be delivered by bicycle (though horse-drawn wagons are more likely here).

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