What’s One Prep You Regret Not Starting Sooner?

[ChrysanthiDream]

Wish I’d started building my seed bank and experimenting with heritage varieties years ago. Anyone else wish they’d honed more hands-on food production skills earlier? Curious what others consider their biggest “should have started sooner” prep.

 

[BlueHarborTea]

Anyone else wish they’d honed more hands-on food production skills earlier?

Absolutely relate to wishing I’d gotten my hands dirty in the garden sooner. Canning came much later for me, too, and I look back thinking how much more confident I’d feel now if I’d started in my 40s. There’s so much trial and error involved, especially when you’re learning to grow and store your own food. Curious, ChrysanthiDream—did you have a turning point that finally got you started, or was it just slow realization over the years?

 

[AquaFern1028]

Really kicking myself for not starting rainwater collection sooner—so much wasted runoff over the years. Anyone else surprised how quick those barrels fill up after a rain?