K got me a canning pot, jars, and all the necessary accoutrements for my birthday. It's probably the best present that I ever received. Nothing exudes eating local more than the act of canning your own organically-grown produce for the winter. In this case, of course, we used an absolute dearth of CSA tomatoes and tomatillos and canned crushed tomatoes, whole tomatoes, and tomato sauce, plus a roasted tomatillo salsa. The full day production was laborious and time consuming, but well worth it. In addition to the satisfaction of eating local, the process also makes anyone with half a historical consciousness feel closer to the past. This is how our grandparents and great grandparents ate. Seems appropriate that we would do the same.
