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I am 27 years old and have canned fruit and fish for the last four or five years. This year my husband and I decided to plant in the family community garden and spend our time that way due to gas prices and falling economy. For a gallon of gas, we could go to the garden, visit with the grandparents, watch and learn from decades of experiance, and preserve our food. Our grocery bill dropped dramatically, about $25 a week, and now we have two closets floor to celing full of food. Pickles, tomatoes, juice, jellies- sweet and savory, green beans, beets, applesauce, tuna, salsa, mustard, piccalli, and corn. The best part is how healthy we feel and how much more energy we have from eating mostly veggies for dinner every night. This has been an activity that we have shared, we can teach our children, and will definatally do next year.

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