I hadn't anticipated such a warm reception. Thanks guys!

Yes, I really hear your contemplations Jan. Particularly the preserving and storing side. It would be a whole other level of provision, the art of keeping your harvest in useable form over many months. And of course a certain amount of indoor space and equipment needed even if only a cupboard or set of shelves and recycled jars. Definitely as integral a part as growing if feeding yourselves year round from your land.

I seem to have gone a bit mad with buying seed potatoes this year, looking for that feeling of quantity and satiety, without much spacial awareness of what will fit on the plot!. Yet if they harvest well, the next question is - do I give them away; put them out on the front driveway and ask for donations ; or get some suitable sacks and see how well they store? Maybe a combination of a couple of those!

I love your description of your communal efforts Jan and how the gifts you harvest from that togetherness amount to so much more than just the food. Wonderful sharings *smile*