| While we may typically associate home canning | | | | time. |
| with an obsolete past time our grandparents used | | | | Environmental Benefits: When you make your |
| to do, it is becoming more and more popular as | | | | own food, it reduces the cost and waste |
| people realize the need for healthier alternatives | | | | associated with pre-packed foods at the grocery |
| for food as well as those looking for ways to | | | | store. Jars are reusable, which means you won't |
| save money also. The high cost of groceries have | | | | have to worry about your old plastic jars and |
| many people looking for more affordable and cost | | | | cans ending up n a landfill or the environmental |
| effective options to help them save money on | | | | imprint recycling facilities cause. |
| food, and making your own preserves is an easy | | | | Healthier for You: Today there is a near crisis on |
| and simple alternative that nearly anyone can do. | | | | the lack of healthy food choices available for us |
| If you're still undecided about whether you should | | | | to choose from. Almost all foods in the grocery |
| can your own foods or not, here are some of | | | | store contain chemicals, preservatives, and |
| the benefits to consider: | | | | unnecessary additives. When you choose to store |
| Save Money: Saving money is probably one of | | | | your own food, you can make sure that you only |
| the best reasons to learn how to use a pressure | | | | use the ingredients you want - and eliminate all of |
| canner. You can often find fresh produce very | | | | the preservatives and chemicals that are not |
| cheaply in season at farmer's markets, or even | | | | good for you. |
| learn how to grow your own garden for bigger | | | | With benefits like these, it's no wonder that more |
| savings. When you preserve everything when the | | | | and more people are learning about how to can |
| food is in season, you can enjoy all of your | | | | their own foods at home. Once you learn the |
| favorites year round. Making your own spaghetti | | | | basic steps, home canning is a fun way to enjoy |
| sauce for example, may only cost about 20 cents | | | | your favorite foods year round for a fraction of |
| per jar, whereas at the store you can expect to | | | | the cost and without worrying about additives or |
| pay $1 or more for each jar. The savings can add | | | | its impact on the environment. |
| up rather quickly and be quite significant over | | | | |