Years ago, I witnessed an older Greek woman tending raisins drying on her sunny rooftop on the island of Crete. It seemed a timeless moment as I watched her wooden pitchfork gently turn the deep ...

Learning how to make dried fruit at home is a simple and cost-effective way to preserve fresh produce for longer use.

Dehydrating Herbs is one of the easiest ways to save that freshness for later. Herbs have a funny way of piling up. One ...

Have you found yourself with more green onions or scallions than you know what to do with? Maybe your garden is overflowing, or you bought a big bunch at the farmers market. Don’t let them go to waste ...

Dehydrating food is considered one of our oldest—if not oldest—method for preserving food. For as long as our species has been gathering, foraging, and throwing spears at wild beasts, we have been ...

For those of us who grow fruit, herbs, and vegetables, summer and early fall can become overwhelming when the garden is in full production. It’s nice to have an abundance of produce, but after a while ...