I live in the Pacific Northwest now and am getting near the harvest time here. I don't have access to
land now to grow much of any veggies or fruits, so I want to take advantage of some not-so-close organic farms that will be selling in bulk. I will be canning some produce - first time ever. I have also been looking at plans for a diy
solar powered dehydrator. There are some great ideas out there - including the one listed on this site ;) I am looking for ideas to make trays on the cheap. I need them to be:
a. easy to clean and keep sanitary. My first attempt will only be fruits and vegetables. I have a dehydrator that I purchased that I will use to do meat and fish.
b. not leaching any kinds of toxins (materials or paint)
c. reusable - I want to learn the "art" of dehydrating foods and continue to use it over the years.
d. cheap - the cabinet will have a 1.6m height (lots of the same produce at one time) so I am looking at 20+ trays.
Anything with liquids will be dehydrated in the dehydrator that I purchased.
Repurposing materials would be a wonderful bonus.