canning-go to a hardware store buy mason quart jars
you have to buy inner seals that goes with jars
next year you only have to buy the inner seals

seeds its hard to reuse this years seeds from plants
because, big industry uses hybred seeds they normally
will not reproduce again-thanks big brother

u need to get instructions on colpacking your veggies
good luck-farmer for 20-years

1, Can use a dehydrator, can in jars which can be reused year to year, and freezing. 2. To get seeds from mot plants you need to let them mature and when the growth has stopped, place in a dry place then store in tightly closed containers. Some will work better if kept in a garage when they can get cold during the storage. 3. Beans are best if allowed to dry on the bush as it is dying at the end of the season. Let them completely dry in the shell before breaking out. Be careful when sterilizing jars and lids. make sure they are fully covered with boiling water for at least two minutes. Some veretables need to be parboiled before freezing for best taste and consistency when cooked. Get a good cookbook for canning for complete guide.

you really should get the latest copy of the Ball canners book. You can get the book online(to read and copy online). Acid levels determine hot water bath or pressure canning requirements. Heirloom seeds also anything open pollenated is what you want for saving seeds. Do not save seeds from hybrid plants. To harvest seeds, let the fruit or vege come to complete and slightly over ripe before harvesting for seed. I use a dehydrator to make thing such as beans and hot peppers like you describe. Cold storage is an excellent way to store root crops and your canned goods. A root cellar or underground storm cellar is ideal.

I do exactly what you are wanting to do here on my farm every year. I get my jars and supplies from walmart (Ball canning book available there too)because they’ve pretty much driven all other outlets in my area away.

Oh, how I envy you. That would be my dream come true.
Check this site. In the right column, they have instructions on canning low and high acid foods.

I have a suggestion about cheap. Look for canning jars at thrift stores like Goodwill, etc or garage sales. Our Goodwill usually has tons. Just inspect them to make sure there aren’t any cracks or chips (especially on the rim). You could also post an add on craigslist.org. So many people have canning jars that they’ll never use and probably be willing to give away. You’re going to sterilize them anyway, so I wouldn’t worry about them being used. Then you just have to get the seals and rings, which are sold separately. Buying new jars is a little expensive in my opinion.

If you have a county extension office, they would probably have all kinds of useful information on growing, extracting seeds, and preserving.

That sounds like so much fun. Good luck!

If you have a county extension office in your town they are a great resource for many of the things that you are asking about. I live in washington state and the extension program is through washington state university, a land grant college. Check in your state. They may have publications or pamphlets you can download on line.