I'm not convinced. 100 years ago, home preservation was a way to save money, so it made sense that people might shift toward it as a way to economize. Today, though, the food supply chain is such that it's both cheaper and less work to buy canned goods from the supermarket than it is to buy fresh food and preserve it yourself.
There's a much more parsimonious explanation: People are are bored at home and looking for new hobbies. I'm guessing the people who are buying up jars and rings and flats now are mostly the same folks who were buying up flour and yeast back in the spring. I wouldn't be at all surprised if yarn and knitting needles become a scarce commodity this February.
There's a much more parsimonious explanation: People are are bored at home and looking for new hobbies. I'm guessing the people who are buying up jars and rings and flats now are mostly the same folks who were buying up flour and yeast back in the spring. I wouldn't be at all surprised if yarn and knitting needles become a scarce commodity this February.