Chapter 21
The basement of the cannery seemed like the worst place in town for storing anything the first time Etan saw it. Less than an hour of poking around the musty and dank space, an ominous boiler at either end, the middle filled with broken equipment that had probably been down there since before he was born, sent him rushing home for a hot shower that day.
Another huge spring harvest, along with whispering fears of nearby towns finding out about their growing food surplus, sent Alex and his dedicated crew of amateur engineers down to clean the place up.
By the time they finished in mid-August, the basement was as bright and clean as the grocery store in town. Alex even managed to add another class to what he was already teaching high school kids and adults. Along with working wi
