Before you start seriously prepping you need to figure out what you're prepping for. And what your goals are one day, one week and one year after the event.
Do you think the event is going to be a short-term or something very long-term. Are you planning on having to walk three states to get to family? Are you going to grab your bag and head for the woods and hope to survive there? You really need to sit down think through all of the scenarios and options. Once you've done that and you can plan accordingly. Do your own thinking don't rely an all the crap you read on line.
If your planing on bugging out do you really need to learn about canning? Your time might be better off learning about edible weeds and other such field crafts The single best piece of advice I could give is to prep smart!