Irked...

I realize that most people are not interested in canning. I don't ask them to be interested and I don't expect them to learn. Most people who think canning to the degree that I do is crazy. That is fine for them to think but I wish they wouldn't tell me these thoughts. I honestly think that if people considered for a moment how much food they buy in the course of a year from the store they wouldn't think canning in abundance was silly. I spend my summer putting away fresh local produce that will last us an entire year. I know exactly what is in my food and where it came from. It does cost me money to buy some of the produce but most of it I grow in my own garden for little more than an investment of my time. This is my choice. I don't expect other people to do the same but I do expect them to keep their opinions to themselves. Don't bitch and complain to me about how "you had to can as a child and hated it". I am not asking you to can with me. I don't want to hear how nice my lawn was before I put in a garden. I JUST DON'T WANT TO.