What are the benefits of food drying?
Many. Here are some: 1) You will save money. Keep in mind that food drying is a one-time cost. Canned foods, once opened, must be used promptly, but containers of dried foods can be repeatedly opened, ingredients removed or added, and closed again with no deleterious effects on the contents. 2) You will be able to reap the rewards of your own garden and of both locally grown and regionally grown produce, because you can keep up with abundant seasonal harvests. There is a movement now away from the importation of foodstuffs, not so much because of safety considerations but because of an increasing awareness of the importance of self-sufficiency when it comes to one’s own food supply. 3) You will be able to feed family and friends safer, pesticide-and chemical-free foods because you control what you are drying. 4) You can create a food supply which, in a financial crisis or when a natural disaster strikes, can be like money in the bank. 5) You will be able to take advantage of supermarke
