As soon as the holidays are over gardeners immediately turn theirr attention to garden planning. Just thinking about green plants, sunshine and the longer days of summer is enough to help many of us get through the last few weeks of winter. If you’re freeze drying this year, you may want to make some allowances […]
3 Simple Steps to Eat Healthier This New Year
Many people invest in their own home freeze dryer because they want to ensure they have a supply of healthy food to carry them through a large-scale disaster and life’s every day challenges. If you’re interested in home freeze drying, chances are you’re invested in your health. Last week we wrote about how getting organized can […]
Get Organized for a Healthy New Year
For many people, this time of year is a time for allowable excess. It can be fun to relax your healthy eating standards for a few days – but inevitably, come the first of the year, the gyms fill up and everyone starts dieting in effort to undo the holiday pounds. Almost every health professional […]
Freeze Dried Food for Healthy Traveling
If you try to maintain a healthy diet you’ve probably noticed that it’s very difficult to find acceptable food options while traveling. Airports are notorious for having not only a lack of good food, but for having an abundance of very tempting bad food. Highways are nutritional wastelands, as are most hotels and hotel breakfast […]
Freeze Dried Wreaths
Your freeze dryer may be busy this month with make-ahead meals for company or preserving leftovers, but you may want to reserve some time to make your own freeze dried holiday wreath. While our freeze dryers are made to perfectly preserve food, they can also perfectly preserve flowers and greenery for craft applications. Here are […]
Freeze-Drying 101 Infographic
In-home freeze dryers are gaining in popularity for a number of reasons. Check out this infographic to learn more about why more and more people are freeze-drying their own food, and what impact it can have on your life and your community. For example, did you know that you can freeze dry food and store it for […]
Rock Star Grandma Sends Thanksgiving Dinner Overseas
What do you do when your grandsons can’t come to Thanksgiving dinner? You just send dinner to them! Health-conscious grandmother, Yvonne H., insists on a well-balanced diet of complex carbohydrates and lean protein for good health. But, she had struggled to find freeze-dried food with enough protein or high-quality meat to suit her needs. She […]
Freeze Dry Your Own Pet Food
With all the pet food health scares, many pet owners are turning to homemade pet food and treats. Done right, these home-cooked meals are far healthier than commercial food. If you’ve got a freeze drier, you can make healthy recipes for your cat or dog and easily freeze dry it in individual or daily portions. Dr. […]
New York Farm Wins a Freeze Dryer!
We have a winner in our Harvest Right freeze-dryer give away contest! Our winner, Deborah G., had never won anything before, so hope her new freeze dryer is the beginning of a lucky streak! Deborah found our article about freeze-drying and “Liked” it on Facebook as her entry. She lives with her family of six […]
The Microwave of the Future?
Dehydrated food has been popular with preppers, outdoor enthusiasts and those who like to preserve their own food because the technology is relatively cheap. In fact, if you live in the right climate you can dehydrate your own food for next to nothing. The problem is, dehydrated food loses much of it’s nutritional value and […]