Photography by Josie Moores
Solar Food Dryer
Drying with the sun is one of the easiest, most energy-efficient ways to preserve your harvest.
By Abe Connally
IF YOU’RE GROWING YOUR OWN FRUIT and vegetables, or just trying to eat food that’s produced locally, you come across one obvious problem: when something is in season, you have more than you can handle, and then there’s nothing for the rest of the year.
The obvious solution is to preserve your food when you have it in abundance, and drying with the sun is one of the easiest, most energy-efficient ways to do so. It also maintains a lot more of the original nutrients than canning or freezing. ...
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