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Dave Nelson, a 36-year-old world traveler from Salt Lake City, Utah, has explored Canada, Alaska, Mexico, Costa Rica, Iceland, Norway, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Cambodia, and Thailand. He loves nature, animals, and cooking — and in April 2017,...

25 Delicious Freeze-Dried Treats You Can Make at Home One of the best parts of owning a Harvest Right freeze dryer is discovering just how many fun and delicious treats you can create. While freeze drying is often associated with...

Homemade pet treats don't have to contain long ingredient lists or artificial preservatives. Many dogs and cats enjoy simple, protein-rich treats made from recognizable ingredients. With a home freeze dryer, you can prepare treats in larger batches, package them for...

How to Freeze-Dry Zucchini for Year-Round Use Zucchini season always produces more than any household can realistically eat fresh — stir fry, soup, zucchini bread, even brownies only go so far. Freeze-drying is what actually turns that overflow into something...

Drought doesn't raise every food price equally — some crops barely move while others, like eggs and dairy, tend to climb. The difference comes down to how each crop is priced, where the water goes when it's scarce, and how...

How Freeze-Drying Improves Quality of Life Food security means having reliable access to enough safe, nutritious food to meet your needs — and without some way to preserve it, that security only lasts as long as what's currently in the...

What to Freeze-Dry Now to Save for Winter (or Eat Today) Peak season is a two-for-one opportunity: freeze-dry the abundance to brighten up winter meals later, and freeze-dry a batch of favorites to snack on immediately. Here's what falls into...

The trick is simple once you see it: the same base you'd freeze-dry for a winter soup works just as well as a summer grain salad — just cut back the broth and add small pasta or quinoa. Freeze-dry a...

A freeze dryer earns its keep in a lot of small, unglamorous ways — and for our family, most of them show up on the busy weeknights that used to end in takeout. Emergency Food That Solves Everyday Problems We...