Mám u domu zahrádku s pár stromy. Dvě švestky, ořech, hrušeň, třešeň a několik jabloní. Takže mám ovoce. A co s ovocím, když ho nespotřebujeme čerstvé? Něco mrazíme, něco zavaříme, něco shnije. Když jsem

On Wednesday, I had a leisurely start to the day, so leisurely I forgot to go do chores until 9:30. My general helper would be here at 10, so I finally started zipping around getting ready. When she arrived

The absolute beginner’s solar dehydrator for fruits and vegetables Forget about expensive electric dehydrators! Today I'm going to show you how to build a solar dehydrator from scratch that will consume

We Got a Bunch of Grape Tomatoes As part of the "Forgetten Harvest" boxes, we had more grape tomatoes than we knew what to do with. We knew if we didn't preserve them somehow, they would go bad

What A Marvelous Gift! We visited our local congregation yesterday and one of our dear friends there said "I have you dehydrator in the car, if it's too big I can drop it off at your house."

On Monday morning I got out and got a huge bowl of echinacea harvested for the dehydrator. Then I started back in the Big garden. It was a week ago I was out there, tearing up the pumpkins. I’d left the

On Sunday morning I went out early and harvested all the calendula I could find. I also had this nice ripe Kapija pepper to dehydrate. Once that was done, I headed outside. I had the mess in front of the

They don't taste like raisins as I know them. They taste better! Sweet, sticky, chewy... and they leave you wanting more. These will likely be added to the home made breakfast cereal mix throughout winter.

It takes a fair bit of dedication to de-pip a few thousand grapes, but knowing the kids enjoy them and that we can save them for the winter gives me the energy I need to keep pressing on. It is taking

They must be checked regularly for mould over the next few weeks, immediately removing any bad bits. Too much moisture is the culprit for this and in some situations they may need to go back into the

Found a couple of amazing fig trees with low hanging branches which will provide me this quantity every few days for the next couple of weeks. And as always I appear to be the only person in the village

We intend to mix them with oil & garlic, to be eaten this winter. If anyone has any other storage suggestions from dried tomatoes I am all ears. We will be drying the big ones tomorrow ;)

Five stones are being kept from each variety of fruit we are currently collecting. After spending a few months in our fridge (to trick them into thinking it is winter & speed up the growth) they will

It seems to me that slowly drying fruit at low temperatures is the best way to preserve the nutrients & intensity of flavour. Loving our new dehydrator!

Fruit season is in full swing here in the south of France and it is the most spectacular time of year, not just because of the delightful specs of intense colour everywhere and the sweet, soft flavours

... forward to yummy results!

This one I think @elamental will like. My work had a bunch of pallets they wanted to throw in the trash. I gladly accepted them for free heat in the wood stove or a good campfire. Then I got an idea. Mini

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