Fruit and Vegetable Gardeners: Preserve excess fruit and vegetables for year round enjoyment and supply. Don’t give away all your hard earned excess produce before it spoils. Dehydrate and preserve it!

Outdoor Sportsmen and Women: Hikers, canoers, kayakers and cyclists need to lightly carry what they will eat and be able to replace spent energy. Dehydrated meats or jerky, fruits and vegetables can provide the protein, carbohydrates and vitamins needed by active sportspeople on the go.

Outdoorsmen and Women: Dehydrated food is lightweight, nutritious, tasty and filling. Hunters and fishermen and women will appreciate jerky, fruit rolls, trail mix and other dehydrated snacks.

Campers and Other Outdoors Enthusiasts: Dehydrated food helps campers and hikers practice and adhere to an environmental impact maxim; carry out what you carry in, don’t leave traces behind.

Crafts Makers: Dry flowers, make figurines, create ornaments, paper mache or other clay figures.

Everyone: In the event of an emergency, all individuals and families should have at least a three day supply of non-perishable food. Non-perishable, shelf stable food which requires no cooking, and little to no water, is instrumental in maintaining an adequate and edible emergency food supply. A food dehydrator removes moisture from food and prevents bacteria, yeasts and molds from growing and spoiling food. Thus, dehydrated food is a perfect addition to an emergency supply kit. Dehydrated food, stored in airtight containers, can last for multiple years. Be prepared.

Published 5/18/2009 12:00:00 AM

Tags: Shelf Life, Emergency Food Supply