Off Grid Food Preservation: How To Dehydrate Food Without Electricity

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[@barbarawebster6808]

I sure can see why he married you. You have such a delightful personality! I love the way you giggle when you are tickled. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@snuggleb100]

Yes I agree you are very inspiring. I have to tell you I am a total failure when it comes to growing anything but flowers. However, this year I am determined to try growing veggies. Also, my homesteader bestie has been guiding me to start practicing homesteading techniques before we jump into that lifestyle. So I have started to order some things and am going to try some of your ideas and recipes. I'm determined and with God's help and blessing, I should be able to get it like others have. Can't wait to find a property of our own (hubby and me and son and pup) to get growing a garden. Thank you for being so honest in your approach and keeping Jesus 1st in all you do. You are a blessing and I am learning lots....even at 58 years of age! Hugs and God bless you!

[@ehoward2246]

Hello I don't know if anyone else is watching this video due to the Coronavirus and food shortages. Your videos are right on time. Thank you for sharing your ideas.

[@jamiscroggins9538]

Starry, I look forward to your videos so much. They bring me such joy. I appreciate how positive, upbeat, and energetic you always are. You're so down to earth and I easily relate to you and what you are doing. Thanks so much!

[@StarryHilder]

+Jami Scroggins Wow God Bless you for the kind comment!! Love it!!!

[@cindyfournier7003]

STARRY !!!! OMG !!! I DID IT !!!! My better half made me a solar dehydrator , almost the same size as yours and it worked ! We now have some dried celery for this winter . I'm so proud of us . We grew our own veggies and they did pretty good . some better than others and the celery was perfect . I just want to say Thank You . Every year we're doing a little better with the garden and storing away for winter . Thanks again ! xoxo

[@StarryHilder]

yeaaaaaaaa

[@shawnbixby1]

The crunch of the celery when you cut it is awesome. So fresh! Also we love the way you say celery! Thanks for sharing

[@billmcneil6789]

My dad said that my grandmother would lay apples and peaches on sheets on top of the house to dehydrate them to make pies in the winter

[@mollysmith6055]

Love these older videos (as well as new ones!) Starry. I've got 4 electric dehydrators for the big summer harvesting crush but being in arid Eastern Washington it would make sense to have a Mr. Hilder-style dehydrator too. No BTE garden here so my one-time growing celery was delicious...what little the humans got of it. The slugs made a feast of it. Apparently I've been wasting resources blanching celery before dehydrating it, I'll be cutting out that step now thank you! Have a great week!

[@queencitygardener3031]

Awesome tutorial! Celery is now on my grow and preserve list :) Thank you Starry!

[@kimlettau4167]

I just found you a couple weeks ago . . love you!! Learning so much and we are trying to be more resourceful and trying the BTE garden, this our first year! We've always canned, freeze and use the (electric) dehydrator but we're going to make one of your solar ones!! Thank you so so much for all of your information. We're in Michigan so definitely our earth is different but we're going to be so blessed I can feel it already! Thank you so much Starry!!

[@pamjones6465]

Fantastic Praise the Lord. Love the dehydrator. Preserving health food with what the Good lord has provided for us. Very good useful information. I am going to build me one right away. Just love it! Thank you so much.

[@carolhoward4923]

LOL Starry life lessons... "Just wing it man!" Love you!

[@Sheila6325]

I love dehydrating, and have wanted an additional outdoor dehydrator for some time now, and this is it! This is the one I want. Nice size, plenty of protection, and works just right. Thank you so much for the video, I'm getting the materials for this one next week. I can even use it inside in the winter too! Hair dryer or fan in winter, and sunshine in summer! LOL I just love a "machine" that does double duty! Bless, Sheila

[@selfteachingart7913]

Awesome vid, you really swayed me to use the dehydration method to preserve. Definitely a no worry method as opposed to freezing off grid.

[@darrenpolm4914]

Starry, I love watching your videos! I absolutely love this one as I am an herb freak! I loved the old colander(gonna find me one)! I love to see people use items in different and unique ways! Just a lot of really great ideas and inspiration for me in this video! And I love the music and always love the scriptures at the end of the video. Thank you so much for taking the time to teach what you have learned!!!

[@allenbraydon7032]

instablaster.

[@dragonflyneb]

I have two of those colanders they were my Grandmas I love using them. I always look forward to you next video and bring the LORD along for the ride we all need him in our life to help us along the way in this crazy world we live in not like the 50s and 60s. Thank You and God Bless you both until your next video.

[@StarryHilder]

+dragonflyneb Thank you so much and May God bless you to!!!

[@RedArrowTinker]

I love dehydrated celery! drying it intensifies the flavor somehow. I think it adds more flavor than fresh celery to soups, stews, and hotdishes. Here in AZ it's so dry that all we have to do with the celery leaves (and other herbs too) is just lay them on the table on a paper towel. In a couple hours they're nice and crispy.

[@StarryHilder]

+momz13 Your so right..SUCH intense flavor!!

[@mj_preparernamaste4335]

Starry! I have one of those old fashioned colanders as you call them. I saved it from my mom's stuff when she died. I never thought about using it with the celery leaves. Kudos to the mister for making the dehydrator for you. I really like the design of the smaller one you showed us. I'd vote for a bigger version of that since its more enclosed and would protect the food more from insects and birds. 4 days to dry huh? I'm in SE TN so with the humidity here would probably take longer. I do have the All American Sun oven but like you said not much room. Great video on a must have skill.

[@cyndicomeaux2986]

Your homegrown celery is so much greener than that you buy in the store. I can only imagine the smell and taste. I love it!

[@krystaleverett5197]

Lol. Starry you are so cute and bubbly. You're infectious with your joy! And your pronunciation of "celery" is adorable. Loving the videos! Learning lots that is helping me on my own journey of growing my own food! Keep it up!

[@StarryHilder]

+Krystal Everett Thank you..too sweet...Im glad your not irritated by my pronunciation of some words..had a speech impairment from childhood...my husband laves and corrects me EVERYTIME!!!

[@shirleylyons7622]

Thanks---I hope to learn and practice dehydrating things---but I have to learn to garden successfully first. Again--thank you for caring enough to share what you know.

[@StarryHilder]

+shirley lyons AND thank you kindly for letting me know your appreciation!!! God Bless

[@inekedusseljee3093]

Thank you Starry for all you do to teach us/me of a way to chance to a better live.

[@1forthepeople969]

Lol! My grandmother did have the very same colander set up which she used for canning. Although celery is a staple for me I never considered growing it because of things my mother had said. She tried to grow it when I was a child and said it was too difficult because you had to use tile tubes for it to grow tall and it never worked for her. I suppose I had always taken her word for it therefore I never tried. But this next year because I do luv celery so, the promise to myself I make is it will be in my own garden. Really enjoyed this video. I have dried products on screens outdoors for years, but I surely liked the one that the Mister made for you. Thank you for sharing.

[@patbuford9592]

Thanks again Starry for sharing this. I am so excited to try this. I feel like God brought me to your channel. We serve an awesome God. Your sister in Christian Jesus.

[@melindarose2904]

Hi Starry, I must say that I just found u and completely hooked not only on your beautiful personally and up lifting spirit, but also on your and your husband's skills. I have learned so much and know I have much more to learn. Thanks so much and keep it up. love love love your video's

[@StarryHilder]

+Melinda Rose So sweet!! Thank you for your kind words!!

[@homemomtothree4588]

maybe you could get Mr. Hilder to do a video tutorial on the dehydrator ;-) LOVe your videos! GOD bless!

[@mj_preparernamaste4335]

great idea! We could use a tutorial and Starry would get another dehydrator!

[@peterw7951]

Well done Little Lady!! Love your sense of humor.

[@squange20]

Great video. And such enthusiasm that it rubs off on the watcher. The number of times I’ve thrown surplus celery, especially the leaves onto the compost heap, I could’ve been doing this instead. And the way things are going, we will not be able to use our fancy electrical appliances and gadgets.

[@avonleanne]

starry, I did celery like that without blanching, and it is awful! it stays tough and doesn't rehydrate...maybe homegrown works better but I thought I would let you know that blanching before dehydrating from now on for me...PS...LOVE the solar dehydrator! thanks for sharing as usual =)

[@jennym.9099]

I am learning so much from you. Thank you, Ms. Starry!

[@inurwife1]

I'm so happy I found your channel Star :) Can't wait to learn about your BTE! Absolutely beautiful that you give God Glory!! May He continually bless you and yours :)

[@BlueRidgeParanormalEst]

wow that's the most informative thing ive ever heard and Im a hillbilly/Cherokee. using the colander was stroke of genius thanks a ton Starry ya awesome

[@rhondabowdy]

I love your dehydrated. Told my husband I'd like one like multi shelf one. It would work great outback on patio.I live in Florida and have a lot of sun. We live in a mobile home park so I do the best I can.

[@StarryHilder]

+Rhonda Bowdy Sounds like a great idea

[@TheNails3]

Awesome video, thanks! I've learned a lot. I love when you say 'hello' to the sun and to objects, it's so sweet :) hehe

[@ChrisDIYerOklahoma]

Wow! That colander brings back memories. The only thing I was able to grow to fruition were some peppers...like six.

[@StarryHilder]

+ChrisDIYerOklahoma Haha...six??? I shouid box mine up and send you some!!

[@ChrisDIYerOklahoma]

Hahaaaa! Thanks. You know, I do better in the winter here (indoor garden) than summer. Gonna make a DIY planter with casters, grow-lighting, and drainage. It will be unique. Last year I devised some storage tubs with dirt. It worked, but I can do better.

[@smallfootprint2961]

Starry. Thanks so much for this video and your detailed information. It gives me a good idea that I don't need an expensive dehydrator. I have the perfect place. Thanks.

[@StarryHilder]

+itsa goodlife Always a way around most things if we just think outside the box!!

[@clairehill1963]

fair enough. prob why I like watching you then. my family and friends think I'm wierd. I made my own almond milk today. never done anything like that before, and so easy lol

[@deanawade5878]

she is definitely inspiring me to try new things too

[@natureboy6410]

Oat milk, yum. :-)

[@castleofcostamesa8291]

Thank you Starry! I love your sunshine personality and I learn something new here! I would love to make my own solar dehydrator like yours!

[@lochness3224]

I love Starry's take on life .... " just wing it " made me smile.

[@StarryHilder]

+loch ness Im glad you like it...life is to short!!

[@nirvanapaulpaulunderhill]

God it looks nice where you live I'm from the UK and I have just started to put the heating on in our house but at least I have great uploads coming from Starry thanks mate

[@StarryHilder]

+nirvana paul allotment gardener / bushcraft survival UK You are so so welcome MATE!!

[@Pantheragatos]

I think that i am going to try this back to Eden method. I had a lot of bug problems here in NC. I had a great watermelon patch but the bugs got to it ;-( I got a few cantaloupes. Any ways, I have a good space in my back yard where I can try this. I loved seeing how much you were growing in your garden. Awesome. I'd be canning and dehydrating things too!

[@pattihayden8100]

Imagine how fast I can dehydrate outside in the middle of summer in Las Vegas....woohoo I’m all over this idea ☀️😎

[@MobyDave1583]

I never new that celery regrew like that. I should grow some next summer for my rabbits and me.

[@donnareeves9613]

you can actually buy some, cut it off...the stalks and put rest in water. root and plant.

[@joypowell680]

+Donna Reeves I just cut the celery stalk bottom and plant it directly into the ground. My celery reproduces every year. It even makes it through the SC Piedmont winters. I cover it up really good when fall comes. I do container gardening. No need to put it in water first.

[@judyofthewoods]

Great idea with the collander. I've got one of those. Never would have thought you could grind dry leaves down to powder with one of those. One less requirement for electricity. Thanks.

[@Donna-LookingUp]

I love your stuff! so relaxing just watching. Makes me want to be able to do it. I want to quit the corporate world and wish I could live simpler (although I know it is hard work.

[@StarryHilder]

+AllisonBaby1 Simplier isnt hard...does this look like work??haha!!

[@deborahelliott4591]

You just gave me a wonderful Idea on your smaller version of the dehydrator. Thank you.

[@oliviahaynee1840]

You are so amazing!! And inspiring!! I am going to have to try this!

[@Magpiesandshooflies]

always great info Starry I have one of the sive's you use but it didn't come with the wood crusher I still have to find one of those. can't wait for next year's garden.

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[@laurenandreas5950]

Oh my gosh, that looks good! I never thought to put the leaves through a colander, I usually only dry the stalks! Great video, Thank You & God Bless.

[@emmanuelspromisefarm6118]

Very nice we are so glad you shared how to do this keep up the good work!!! Blessings , Sharon

[@evaaicrag]

You're awesome! :D I love your personality... it's like it gives joy when around you :)

[@gunzrloaded]

Hello former Wisconsinites,(John Szewczyk here)who guys have some awesome videos here of your new life in and around Bonners Ferry,Idaho ,what a beautiful mountain country! Did Shep and you do all the building/carpentry on your new home? It looks great! I like that acid stain compass you were working on for your concrete. Cheers,and God Bless ! John

[@StarryHilder]

+John Szewczyk Wow a blast from the past!! funny how small the word really is!!! We are actually more towards the border towards Montana..Bonners Ferry moyie Springs Porthill are neighbors...we live right on the side of the Seilkirk mountains which im sure you can see from the video!! We love it and wil Never go back to Wisconsin...(sorry wisco:)) We had the shell put up but thats it. ALOT of labor to finish it off..man lots of labor! We had built a log home in LCD outside of Woodruff about 7 years ago all by hand...we did EVERYthing..from the building to the electrical ( had hydro,) the plumbing, shower building...you name it. so from that project we learned well!! We still have more to do on this homestead but we are busy living life and enjoying. TOO MUCH fun!!! Hope all is well with you!! God bless you to and so glad you found us in t his big world!!!

[@estherjojo8793]

I was admiring your fresh celery leaves! You could also make Celery Leaf Pesto Sauce!!! So delicious!

[@kittzy3598]

This was posted on my birthday, and 'twas the day I heard about Starry too ^_^

[@danib6541]

Man I love you’re energy!

[@StarryHilder]

I definitely love living on the Homestead it's a good life

[@sherrynielsen9810]

Awesome that was the video that topped my day. thanks, and GOD Bless.

[@wymtnsage]

i meant 2 say this sooner, but came bck 2 show my partner ur 'small' dehydrator, lol- so, will tell u now! your small dehydrator is pretty much an exact replica of the fridge my folks used when i was a little girl- it was in r dark pantry on the north n east walls corner- circa 1960- there was a screened vent 4 cool air intake next 2 the floor, n another one up by the ceiling 4 hot air outlet, no fans- had sorta like rabbit wire screening over the vents n fridge 2, then fine screening over all, 2 keep out fruity flies 2 lol- n y'know, it'd work these days the same way- food 4 thot- thnx 4 sharin, brot bck nice memories, n good ideas- tc n GB!

[@StarryHilder]

+wymtnsage haha wow thats so interesting!!!! You must have had one cool childhood...!!

[@patrickjones1439]

Im so jealous. I bet the aroma must be amazing.

[@lelafayeandrews8913]

why not the sun? I remember my dad tell us that they would even use the metal roofing for dehydrating, we so enjoy your common sense, ring our bell approach to things we have forgotten about in life. THANK YOU

[@bonniecopeland2453]

Love your videos, grand baby just love to watch your videos, she love your hair, said again nana . Ask a lot of questions. about what you are doing. Then tell papa you make that for nana, then papa said what ,then she points and said watch her.. I just laugh because it priceless. See my granddaughter is very small and has red hair she 3 and has papa around her finger.haha. Great video, make one this spring.thank you

[@yonab8649]

Starry you rock!!.. I'm learning so much from you. Thank you.

[@StarryHilder]

+Ketanya Burke God Bless you!!

[@rosielee6390]

HI Stary, wow thank you for that video. I wondering how that was going to look at the end. great video God bless sister

[@christopherellis2663]

drying is the original method of preserving food, all it really needs is the right place to store it

[@alicelewis7261]

beautiful celery thanks for sharing.

[@johnalindsay3747]

It looks great girl! Oh good you did do the leaves!

[@gotpubliccom7509]

I'm sorry for all the questions! I'm learning so much about homesteading. Newbie here! Is there any way that you or Mr. Hilder can do a tutorial on how to build either one of your solar dehydrators? I've seen a lot online, but they look way too complex for me.

[@patriciavyce1993]

God,bless you Starry,and Mr.Hillder. LOL...✨👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@RafsKitchenGardenChannel]

Nice video thanks ! It is pity we cant relay on weather in UK not sure if outdoor drier would ever work in here.

[@steinderbush]

Starry , you are one awesome chick!! Love your channel! Starry i had some own growed sellery and i dried it in my food dehydrator ! Than i did grind it extra fine in my coffeebeangrinder, and now its like powder! good for soup!! all the best Jack!

[@StarryHilder]

+steinderbush love it..thanks for sharing!!!

[@LadySheWolfWitch]

Cool!! Looks a lot like the one I made with the sliding glass door screens. Just stack 'em, hang 'em an let the sun work its magic :)

[@dkulikowski]

+She Wolf I, too, use the screens from my sliding doors. Works great.

[@LadySheWolfWitch]

It's amazing the things you can dream up to get the job done and spend no money :)

[@kansasfox]

Crazy AWESOME as always!! Thank you so much for sharing!! 😊

[@StarryHilder]

+kansasfox :)) your welcome

[@sh585175]

Awesome!!! Love it... That will be my next project. Thank you very much!!

[@StarryHilder]

+Stacia Henry Your welcome!!!

[@fishmut]

Love it , I will be doing this in the future , thank you for sharing .

[@estherhuibers8722]

I use my colander to sift dehydrated Kale too! Gets the tough stems out. I am enjoying your channel. We are set to go off grid this summer! 2018 is build year.

[@TechMan-sl5gf]

Yeah. I've been thinking about that. I might have to get my Sam to make me one. She is good at that sort of think. But I think I would like to have grass above it so it will be the critters and bugs of of it. Just one of my health things. I think I do have a design I like around here somewhere.

[@gardeningwithaloha5573]

Great info Starry as usual I'm gonna start dehydrating some veggies or try to maybe ill show my husband this video & when i come home one day ill have a homemade dehydrator too! Lol! Hey it might work who knows!😃

[@StarryHilder]

+Cheryl cummings Leave it up on the computer screen as a hint!!

[@niffer58]

Smell o vision please lol. That celery looks great. I have never tried growing celery. Never had any celery besides from the store. I'm going to have to try that.

[@poppy5153]

Nice little set up ,but I think I like your other dehydrator better (gotta make me one)...As always I really enjoy watching your videos.

[@KristinEspinasse]

Awesome tutorial. Thank you! Love your channel.

[@StarryHilder]

+Kristin Espinasse Glad you enjoyed and found it helpful!! THANKYOU!!!

[@ItsyFarm]

Great video, Starry. I smile each time you say 'salary'. LOL Gotta find me one of them "old fashioned" Colanders to grind those leaves so finely. I love celery in soups, slaws, pickled vegetables, and anything labelled italian. Leaves, stalks, seeds...all of it! Is celery a biennial...i.e, does it bolt, flower and produce seed the second year? Karl

[@StarryHilder]

+ItsyFarm celery are biennials but I dont think most people know that!!! and Im glad I didnt irritate you with my pronunciation of the "salary"..I have a speech impediment from childhood..if I ramble alot my words come out wrong:((

[@billmcneil6789]

That's ok Starry when you get old words always come out wrong, God Bless

[@sharonpeek4578]

It's called a chinois and pestle set.

[@natureboy6410]

In english, its called a sieve.

[@gabriellelepchenskeearthry324]

"It's raining salary" :) Love you Starry!

[@scraphappy8953]

Is there any way you can let me know how your husband made it. Because I want my husband to make me one. Thank you for your time.

[@LorisRVLife]

Watching, Watching.... Love Ya,Thanks for sharing, Lo :)

[@mtw0523]

Love all of your videos. You are an inspiration! I dehydrate food all the time with an electric dehydrator but have been wanting a solar one. I do wonder how the food would dehydrate in all the hot, humid weather that the Deep South has though. I would not want the food to mold or mildew! I am only about 80 miles from the gulf and we hardly ever get weather that isn't hot and humid.

[@StarryHilder]

+mtw0523 If you dont want to do it in a homemade oven I have a All season solar oven that works well..AND you can use your car believe it or not!!

[@davidking7222]

Very cool , thank you for the knowledge . 😀

[@ccdouganhomestead7136]

Hey stary I enjoy your videos! Is your dad Hydra door just made out of screens and you have to cover the food to keep bugs off of them while it's dehydrating?

[@lauren705]

Beautiful! Thank you so much! ❤

[@dandavatsdasa8345]

Beautiful crop! How do you utilize the leaves? Seems like a way to preserve veggies. Thank you

[@brandonpeters1987]

I enjoy the videos and learning how to use the produce from the garden, Thank You, what does the celery look like when it is rehydrated and how's the taste and texture ?

[@StarryHilder]

+Brandon Peters The taste is good..use it for my soups alot...Cooks up very similar..well worth the effort!

[@byronbuxton8214]

What a great place you live! Would move there in the drop of a hat if I could! Great drying process.

[@suecatlady4224]

I love, love, love celery !

[@readytogarden3770]

How are you chopping the celery without eating half of it!! You have inspired me to try growing some myself. I have 20 good sprouts so far. Wish me luck.

[@shannon3198]

This is my 2nd time watching - finally got what I need to make dehydrator :o) But I had a question...what do you use the ground celery leaves for? Do you use it if you just want celery flavor, like garlic powder? I can't think of anything that needs the flavor without the actual celery, so I thought I'd ask. Thanks - have a blessed day!

[@deanawade5878]

thank you I learned a lot. I have a few questions. Do you vacuum seal your jars of dehydrated food? How do you keep bugs (ants flies etc) out of your outdoor dehydrator? What did you use for the bottom (the part you laid the celery on?

[@Hawk17882]

Great idea. I am going to experiment with a homemade dehydrator this year. 2016 Thanks for the ideas! Dr. Hawk,enstein Well, this what people call me from all the experiments I contend.

[@StarryHilder]

+David Brown I like the name...We love doing things unconventionally and being creative with our homestead ideas, saves money and uses the resources we have at hand! Why pay hundreds if you dont need to . WE NEED to start using the skill God gave us to create, not just buy!

[@Hawk17882]

Cool . . .

[@motelman6036]

I am coming over to harvest some stuff on my way to Washington, Leave me some celery leaves if you can

[@shirleysinger839]

Love your tutorial!! You are great Star!!! :)

[@aslmad1]

when u say seal them up do you mean you just put cover on ?

[@trumplostlol3007]

It will dehydrate faster if you take your vegie back during the night cause it will absorb moisture, especially the morning dew.