Dehydration is an alternative to canning and freezing fruits and vegetables. If you have a surplus of fruits or vegetables from your garden, but lack the canning equipment or freezer space, drying may be the right method for you!
Dehydrated foods have a number of advantages: Dehydration is a low-cost way to preserve food that is free from concerns about botulism, the dried foods require less storage space than canned goods, and there's no freezer to keep running.
Dehydrating your own produce does require time and some knowledge of food drying principles.
To learn more: Food Dehydration at pickyourown.org
