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  • From: "E. E. Mitchamore Jr" <emitch@att.net>
  • To: "Healthy soil and sustainable growing" <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Food Preservation
  • Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 20:18:58 -0500

Another thought:  After much consideration, we've concluded that what we're really doing with drying is reducing the volume without reducing the nutrition.  For safe, long-term, preservation, most things should be refrigerated or frozen (and/or vacuum-packed).  Thus, our solution is to:
 
1) Dehydrate produce or partially prepare, such as cooking down into sauce or stock, in order to reduce its volume significantly.
2) Freeze in a tightly-packed AC/DC freezer, to be converted to off-grid solar power when I have time.
 
E. E. "Mitch" Mitchamore
www.hillcountrynatives.biz
----- Original Message -----
From: Phil Bunch
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 7:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Food Preservation

How well does drying work in cool, humid climate/

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[mailto:livingontheland-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of
TradingPostPaul
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 4:53 PM
To: emitch@att.net; livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Food Preservation


Sun drying can be as simple as screening over a wood frame. Cutting the
produce varies with the kind of produce. May only take a day to dry in your
heat. You may want to lay some light fabric over it all while drying. You
can also lay it in the rear window of a car to dry. I bet Carla Emery's
book has a great section on food drying. We'll be making sun dried tomatoes
this fall from any tomatoes not right for sale. Chefs will go nuts over
heirloom dried tomatoes.

You're certainly on the right track with low tech solutions. It's
surprising how easy and foolproof they can be.

paul tradingpost@lobo.net

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On 6/24/2007 at 4:58 PM E. E. Mitchamore Jr wrote:

>As this is the first season we've had to seriously think about preserving
>the food from our garden, we find ourselves a bit behind the curve and
>could use some help.
>
>We're using a small electric dehydrator to learn about drying & will build
>a solar dryer when we have time.
>
>Root cellars aren't viable in Central Texas, so we're considering a
>freezer.  However, I don't want to increase our dependency on the grid OR
>spend a lot of money right now on solar (our electric bills are too small
>to make solar a good economic choice for other purposes).
>
>SO, I'm considering an AC/DC freezer to use with the grid now and off-grid
>stand-alone solar in the future and for disaster preparedness.
>
>Finally, the question:  I'm seeking input on AC/DC freezers from anyone
>who has personal knowledge or experience.  Thanks.
>
>E. E. "Mitch" Mitchamore
>www.hillcountrynatives.biz
>
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