Let’s Dehydrate!

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Got a dehydrator just sitting there and want to put it to use… finally?

Or maybe you’ve been wanting to invest in a dehydrator, but want to make sure you’re really going to use it.

I can help with that.

The Dehydrating eCourse shows you how to dehydrate virtually every food group — fruits, veggies, broth, meats, beans, grains, eggs, dairy, herbs, mother cultures, and more…

What’s so great about dehydrated foods?

I’m glad you asked.

They…

• are lightweight and portable
• store well at room temperature — so you don’t need a freezer or root cellar
• store for long periods of time, like a year or more
• retain vitamins, enzymes and other nutrition that would be lost if they were canned
• are ideally suited for prepping, survival, camping, or hiking
• preserve the harvest to enjoy the bounty all year round — from veggies to fruits to herbs to eggs to yogurt to broth and more!
• “instant” foods you can throw together in a pinch if your circumstance prevent normal food prep
• require much less time and energy than other preservation methods
• and, of course, they taste great! (fruit leather or candied fruit, anyone?)

Through our online class, you’ll discover how versatile, easy, delicious and frugal dehydrating can be!

Not just fruit leather.

Drying foods covers a lot more than just making your own fruit leather! Did you know you can dry fruits, veggies, broth, meats, beans, grains, eggs, dairy, herbs, mother cultures, and more? You can even use your dried foods to make easy, almost instant soups, stews, main dishes, side dishes, and desserts.

Drying is a traditional practice that preserves the nutrition of foods — the naturally present vitamins and enzymes are retained, rather than being destroyed as they would be through canning or through high heat drying.

You can’t buy many healthy dried foods in stores. Instant soups and mashed potatoes are not “real” foods plus they include chemicals for shelf stability, texture, and taste. Many dried foods are sulphured to keep them soft and colorful.

To be fair, certain reputable companies make high quality dry foods — but these foods might be out of your budget.

It’s a great time to discover how to dry your own foods — you’ll save money, get a more healthful end result, and you’ll be better prepared for difficult circumstances.

Let’s dehydrate!

Dehydrating eCourse Lessons and Topics

The Dehydrating eCourse topics include:

1. Why Dehydrate?
2. Dehydrating Equipment and Tools
3. Sourcing Food and Overall Drying Methods
4. Storage Methods
5. Fruits — Whole and Sliced
6. Fruits — Pureed
7. Fruits — Candied
8. Vegetables — Sliced, Diced, and Shredded
9. Vegetables — Pureed
10. Herbs
11. Beans
12. Grains
13. Eggs and Dairy
14. Broth
15. Meats — Pre-Cooked and Raw Liver
16. Meats — Jerky
17. Preserving Mother Cultures
18. Cooking with Dried Foods — Breakfast
19. Cooking with Dried Foods — Main Dishes
20. Cooking with Dried Foods — Desserts
21. Cooking with Dried Foods — Trail Foods
22. Fermenting with Dried Foods
23. BONUS! TBA

Membership includes access to every class we offer! The details are here.

What’s In The Dehydrating eCourse?

• 21 multi-media lessons — video demonstrations and detailed print tutorials and recipes.
• All recipes are nutrient-dense and incorporate the principles of traditional cooking — like soaking, sourdough, sprouting, little sweetening, and healthy fats.
• Ingredient and equipment notes.
• Suggested schedule.
• Detailed video and print dehydrating demonstrations.
• A selection of recipes that rely on dried foods — breakfast, main dishes, desserts, and trail food.
• Private forum for support and sharing — because this is going to be fun!

What You’ll Get

• Access to every class we offer.
• Class enrollment doesn’t close. Enroll at any time.
• Total access to all available lessons from the get-go.
• Exclusive monthly thank you gift for qualifying payments.
• Bi-monthly learning bonus.
• Weekly lessons presented through multi-media tutorials.
• Exclusive members-only forums.
• Weekly email reminders (optional).

Weekly video demonstrations and print materials will guide you through the topics and lessons of this class. By the end of this eCourse, you’ll have a wonderful collection of PDFs and recipes — in fact, a whole dehydrating cookbook!

Free Video

Here’s a free video that shows you how easily you can dehydrate — and enjoy — plums.

Dehydrating Equipment and Tools

I work with trusted sources to help you get the equipment you need, or you can use your own favorite sources. I do my best to keep supplies to a minimum, to find you the best deal, and to refer you to sources I trust.

Though you will need a dehydrator, feel free to make your own solar dehydrator or to experiment with drying foods in warm places (like a hot vehicle). We can brainstorm non-electric solutions on the class forums.

If you’re able or wish to purchase a high-quality dehydrator, I recommend and use the Excalibur 9-tray from Cultures for Health.

When?

Any time, join us any time! This class begins on Tuesday, January 8, 2013, and lessons will be added weekly until it is complete. When you sign up, you’ll have instant access to the lessons already released, plus the lessons in every other class we offer.

How Much?

Become a member for as little $8 per month! You get video demonstrations and print downloads to help you master the tasks listed above — no matter your learning style. View the membership plans and benefits here.

Sign Up!

Lock in a lower price today! Our prices are going up — save up to $60 through Sunday, May 19, 2013 at midnight Eastern. More info is here.

Are you ready? Let’s dehydrate!

–Wardeh ‘Wardee’ Harmon
gnowfglins.com

P.S. Membership includes access to every class we offer! The details are here.