Sometimes when I go to the grocery store, I wonder how much longer we will be able to continue to make preserves. Case in point, earlier this week, I went to that grocery-household-pharmacy store we all have in our towns and cities to pick up an anniversary card. (Hubby & I celebrated our 49th anniversary this week). On my way to the card section, I walk by some very ripe-looking but very small peaches. The price was 97cents! I'm thinking, WOW, that's a good price! However, upon closer inspection I saw that price was per peach!!! Ninety-seven cents for one (small) peach??? That price will have to go a lot lower before I get any peaches from there! I sure hope my local supplier does not decide to follow suite. Here's another case for you. Last week, the only green tomato supplier I know in the area raised his prices to $43.00 per flat box of 25 tomatoes. That's $1.72 per tomato! That price is up by $23 dollars per box from last year this time.
Looks like we might have 3 options:
1. Try to grow some produce like we did when we lived in North Carolina OR
2. Try to find cheaper suppliers OR
3. Put the lid on the canning pot and call it a day!

Only time will tell on this one...

We are so glad you asked that question!
Would you really purchase and eat peaches or watermelons in January? Or, fresh okra in February? Just because you see certain fruits and veggies in a grocery store does NOT mean it is a good time to buy them. I feel certain your produce will not taste the same  (or as good) as it would if you purchased them during their actual/natural growing season.
So...when we say we are "Temporarily Sold Out", that means we are waiting for the farmers and farms we work with to let us know when their produce is ready for harvesting. It is then that we gather, can and or freeze the fruits and veggies to make our delicious jams, chowchow, chutney and pickles. 
We must be honest...on RARE occasions we may purchase  produce from a farmer who has a hot house/greenhouse. This is only done because YOU constantly asked for that particular product and promised to buy the entire batch if we made it.
That said, the Canning Season is drawing nigh. We are already knee-deep in strawberries and we have been told it should be a good year for peaches and the other fruits and veggies we can.
As a well-known Dallas minister use to say- 
​"GET READY, GET READY, GET READY!"