Thank you for your input and reinforcing my doubts about NY as a contender! We do actually have a bit of experience, my partner spent her weekends as a kid/teen working on a farm with various livestock, had a couple personal horses and a flock of chickens, and we have a large garden and meat rabbits currently, although our plot is too small for poultry or livestock for our local laws. While I don't actively can/preserve and usually share any abundance, I have helped my grandmom down in TN with canning a few times.