It’s been a long winter and it’s high time to talk about gardening. We’ve got a few more weeks of chilly weather to go, but before you know it friendly green sprouts will be pushing through the soil and bright berries will be getting sweet. Gardeners usually get through the last weeks of winter by […]
Freeze Dryer Quickly Pays for Itself
A Home Freeze Dryer will quickly pay for itself in a number of ways: Preserve food you normally waste and throw away. Easily preserve produce from gardens and fruit trees. Create your own long term, emergency food storage. A number of studies show that an average American family wastes 40% of their food purchases per […]
5 Healthiest Vegetables for Your Garden
It’s been an early spring for many parts of the country and gardeners everywhere are getting their plots ready. We like to think that home freeze dryers and gardens go together like peas and carrots; when you have a home freeze dryer you can easily preserve your entire harvest, and even plant more food and […]
Freeze Drying the Harvest
Hard to believe, but it’s harvest time once again. This is actually one of our favorite times of the year. The heat is starting to break, the garden is going crazy with a finale of more vegetables than we can eat in a week, and we get to share that bounty with friends and neighbors. […]
Freeze-Dried Garden Seeds
Recently, the head engineer at Harvest Right wondered what would happen if he freeze-dried seeds. Would they germinate? He freeze dried 10 different types of vegetable seeds, started them under grow lights inside his home, then transplanted them in a Garden Right geodesic dome greenhouse. It worked! Every single one of the seeds germinated – but […]
Growing Fruits in Your Garden Year Round
Adding fruits to your diet is essential to keeping yourself healthy, and growing fruit in your backyard comes with added benefits. You’ll enjoy fresh, chemical-free food and more physical activity when you grow your own. Even if you live in the city, you can grow your own fruit. It just takes some basic knowledge and […]
Go Ahead, Plant a Big Garden
Garden planning usually starts in the darkest days of winter when you can’t wait for sunshine, warm air and a chance to spend a morning or afternoon outside. There’s something particularly optimistic about January and February garden planning. The plant list begins to grow, you order a few extra interesting seed packets and start eyeballing […]
Freeze-Dried Flavorings
Freeze-dried flavorings are one of the best kept secrets in the home freeze drying world. The concept is simple: Freeze dry the natural source of any flavor (such as fruits, herbs or even your favorite coconut-flavored yogurt), grind the freeze-dried chunks into a powder, then use the powders to flavor frostings, fillings, batters, dressings or […]
Stray Vegetables Welcome Here
My neighbor’s tomato plants are having one last hurrah before retiring for the winter. Tomatoes aren’t known for their long shelf life so she put out an S.O.S., which I was glad to respond to. Yes, you can freeze dry tomatoes and they are amazing in soups and salads, or tossed with fresh mozzarella and […]
Check Out Our New Website
This week we launched our new website and we’re pretty excited to share it with you. We’ve added tons of new photos, downloadable content and tips, as well as the science of freeze drying. For example, check out our Why it’s Better page and learn how and why freeze drying trumps every other food preservation […]