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!
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.
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!
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
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!
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.
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.
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.
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!!
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.
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!!!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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 =)
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!
+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!!!
Look up here on RUclips, free power from an alternator. Bunches of videos. 1 alternator produces 90amps of DC. That translates into bunches of AC. A typical 1 bedroom apartment uses about 90-120 amps. That's 15amp circuits is 6 rooms or 20 amp circuits is 4.5 rooms. Free electrical power.
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.
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!
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
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.
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.
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.
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 :)
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.
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.
+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.
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!
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
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.
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
+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!!!
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.
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 ?
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.
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
I wild harvest weeds and dry them and then powder them in my Vitamix....I store the plant material in quart jars too! The weeds are high in vitamins and minerals and are not genetically modified like some veggies are. I can trust the weeds I harvest. I also dehydrate veggies too.. I will make a larger dehydrator to use as the ones I already have are too small to handle my volume. This is great idea but plan to use square fans to move the air as the rainy weather right now is not conducive to drying.
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.
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!
Have you tried the HERC Oven for off-grid dehydrating inside your home, 24/7, 365... And bake/cook the same as your conventional oven powered by tea light candles!
PM me..we can talk via email or via PM....I looked at your ovens and cant believe i missed these...we need to talk! I think my viewers would love it if they found I used it and found it a item we must have...Pm ME!!:))
I prefer a dehydrator that has the food in the dark, where venting dries the produce. I am not sure how the rays of the sun affect the quality of what is being dried.
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.
If it took you more than a day to dehydrate, how do you prevent the wind from blowing it away or critters going after it? Do you bring it inside for the evenings?
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?
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
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.
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!
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.
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!
+Jami Scroggins Wow God Bless you for the kind comment!! Love it!!!
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
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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!
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.
The crunch of the celery when you cut it is awesome. So fresh! Also we love the way you say celery! Thanks for sharing
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.
+momz13 Your so right..SUCH intense flavor!!
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
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.
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!!
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.
Awesome vid, you really swayed me to use the dehydration method to preserve. Definitely a no worry method as opposed to freezing off grid.
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!!!
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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.
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.
+shirley lyons AND thank you kindly for letting me know your appreciation!!! God Bless
Thank you Starry for all you do to teach us/me of a way to chance to a better live.
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.
+dragonflyneb Thank you so much and May God bless you to!!!
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.
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
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.
+Rhonda Bowdy Sounds like a great idea
Awesome tutorial! Celery is now on my grow and preserve list :) Thank you Starry!
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
+Melinda Rose So sweet!! Thank you for your kind words!!
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 =)
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!
+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!!!
Well done Little Lady!! Love your sense of humor.
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!
Look up here on RUclips, free power from an alternator. Bunches of videos. 1 alternator produces 90amps of DC. That translates into bunches of AC. A typical 1 bedroom apartment uses about 90-120 amps. That's 15amp circuits is 6 rooms or 20 amp circuits is 4.5 rooms. Free electrical power.
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.
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!
LOL Starry life lessons... "Just wing it man!" Love you!
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
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.
+itsa goodlife Always a way around most things if we just think outside the box!!
maybe you could get Mr. Hilder to do a video tutorial on the dehydrator ;-) LOVe your videos! GOD bless!
great idea! We could use a tutorial and Starry would get another dehydrator!
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!
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.
I am learning so much from you. Thank you, Ms. Starry!
You are so amazing!! And inspiring!! I am going to have to try this!
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.
Wow! That colander brings back memories. The only thing I was able to grow to fruition were some peppers...like six.
+ChrisDIYerOklahoma Haha...six??? I shouid box mine up and send you some!!
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.
Man I love you’re energy!
I definitely love living on the Homestead it's a good life
You just gave me a wonderful Idea on your smaller version of the dehydrator. Thank you.
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 :)
I was admiring your fresh celery leaves! You could also make Celery Leaf Pesto Sauce!!! So delicious!
beautiful celery thanks for sharing.
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.
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.
+AllisonBaby1 Simplier isnt hard...does this look like work??haha!!
I never new that celery regrew like that. I should grow some next summer for my rabbits and me.
you can actually buy some, cut it off...the stalks and put rest in water. root and plant.
+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.
Imagine how fast I can dehydrate outside in the middle of summer in Las Vegas....woohoo I’m all over this idea ☀️😎
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.
drying is the original method of preserving food, all it really needs is the right place to store it
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!
+steinderbush love it..thanks for sharing!!!
when u say seal them up do you mean you just put cover on ?
It looks great girl! Oh good you did do the leaves!
Very nice we are so glad you shared how to do this keep up the good work!!!
Blessings ,
Sharon
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
Im so jealous. I bet the aroma must be amazing.
I love Starry's take on life .... " just wing it " made me smile.
+loch ness Im glad you like it...life is to short!!
Starry you rock!!.. I'm learning so much from you. Thank you.
+Ketanya Burke God Bless you!!
Nice video thanks ! It is pity we cant relay on weather in UK not sure if outdoor drier would ever work in here.
You're awesome! :D I love your personality... it's like it gives joy when around you :)
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.
Awesome that was the video that topped my day. thanks, and GOD Bless.
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
+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!!!
Beautiful crop!
How do you utilize the leaves?
Seems like a way to preserve veggies.
Thank you
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.
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 ?
+Brandon Peters The taste is good..use it for my soups alot...Cooks up very similar..well worth the effort!
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.
+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!!
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
she is definitely inspiring me to try new things too
Oat milk, yum. :-)
I wild harvest weeds and dry them and then powder them in my Vitamix....I store the plant material in quart jars too! The weeds are high in vitamins and minerals and are not genetically modified like some veggies are. I can trust the weeds I harvest. I also dehydrate veggies too.. I will make a larger dehydrator to use as the ones I already have are too small to handle my volume. This is great idea but plan to use square fans to move the air as the rainy weather right now is not conducive to drying.
Chris Black i do the same with stinging nettle that i pick in the spring.
Dandy lion's and purslane.
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
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.
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!
+wymtnsage haha wow thats so interesting!!!! You must have had one cool childhood...!!
Will the solar dehydrators do leathers?
when you " seal" your jar are you jar twisting the cap on???
Also curious why you aren’t drying your celery leaves ? I use those in making soups and most anything. Hope y’all didn’t waste those
What kind of crushing machine is that that grinds the vegetables so fine? I gotta have it!
Google search a China Cap or Chinoise Strainer. I use my grandmother's and it is awesome for all kinds of uses in the kitchen.
How do you get the air ouy of the jar of celery and seal it up? I'd like to try that.
Have you tried the HERC Oven for off-grid dehydrating inside your home, 24/7, 365... And bake/cook the same as your conventional oven powered by tea light candles!
No I havent but looks very interesting!! I wish I had on eon my homestead..i think it would be a great fit and a nice sustainable tool to have..
PM me..we can talk via email or via PM....I looked at your ovens and cant believe i missed these...we need to talk! I think my viewers would love it if they found I used it and found it a item we must have...Pm ME!!:))
Awesome!!! Love it... That will be my next project. Thank you very much!!
+Stacia Henry Your welcome!!!
what do you use the celery leaves for?
what do you use celery leaves with
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.
It will dehydrate faster if you take your vegie back during the night cause it will absorb moisture, especially the morning dew.
God,bless you Starry,and Mr.Hillder. LOL...✨👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
What variety do you grow? Could you tell us how you grow it?
I prefer a dehydrator that has the food in the dark, where venting dries the produce. I am not sure how the rays of the sun affect the quality of what is being dried.
Beautiful! Thank you so much! ❤
HI Stary, wow thank you for that video. I wondering how that was going to look at the end. great video God bless sister
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.
If it took you more than a day to dehydrate, how do you prevent the wind from blowing it away or critters going after it? Do you bring it inside for the evenings?
how long does it take to dehydrate with one of your dehydrator that your husband made. like tomatoes, celery cukes
we dehydrate alot of our garden but can't get it to rehydrate. I've wondered if i left it my dehydrator too long.
Love your tutorial!! You are great Star!!! :)
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?
Very cool , thank you for the knowledge . 😀
Will this work with broccoli if you slice it thin? Thanks.
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
+nirvana paul allotment gardener / bushcraft survival UK You are so so welcome MATE!!
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.
I have a question why Do you separate the stalks from leaves for storage? Do they have varied uses?