...Dehydrating food is magic. Did you know you can turn vegetables into powders? If you mix them into your kid's food, they'll never notice and get almost all the nutritional value! Shazam!
Presented by the Deschutes Public Library, join School of Ranch and learn the secrets of dehydrating food, from the equipment you need, to preparing different types of foods, to avoiding food safety problems, to making magical powders. Bonus - Take home a soup-in-a-jar sample!
July 14th, Downtown Bend Library
11am to 12:30PM - FREE!
Registration available 30 days in advance.
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Dehydration is simple if you have the right equipment. We'll review the what's and why's of dehydration, and let you know how to get the right dehydrator, mesh, trays, mandolins, gloves and grinder. At the end of the workshop, you can even borrow a dehydrator from the library!
You can dehydrate so many thing easily, but different types of food require different preparation and process. Learn how to prepare many of the most popular items to dehydrate, and the rules of keeping the food you make safe. As will all food preservation techniques, there are rules you must follow.
Did you know that if you dehydrate mushrooms, and then turn them to powder, you can add umami flavor to most any dish? Make instant soups in a jar? Pack and send three-course meals to your kids in college? We'll clue you in on these other other magical secrets!
Deschutes Public Library enriches the community through equitable, open access to books, services, and resources that inspire people to reach for their dreams.
Beth is a food alchemist. Before leaving her artist career and moving here from Ohio six years ago, Beth studied up on desert gardening. On arrival, she became the garden department manager at a local retailer. When her suggestions to stock climate appropriate plants went nowhere, she started High & Dry Garden Works, her own lab for propagating plants that can thrive with limited water, excessive sun and wind, and deer. Among the many things she grows are her own foodstuffs, which she now by magic makes into amazing new shapes and forms. If you call Beth, prepare for a conversation that goes something like, "Hold on a sec, I just discovered how to make dehydrated french fries and need to write it down!"
This workshop is free! Join School of Ranch and get 20% off all paid workshops. Your membership helps us cover our costs. Being non-profit doesn't mean you can lose money! We need your support and nothing shows support as much as a membership
These workshop are free on a first-come-first serve basis. The Library will post registration 30 days in advance of the workshop.
The downtown branch of the Deschutes Public Library.
So long as you attend, and they have a ticket, bring them along!
School of Ranch is a Central Oregon based 501c3 nonprofit. We hire experienced locals to teach practical homestead skills, live and in person. Beyond teaching skills and creating paying gigs, we help strengthen our community providing common ground for people regardless of politics, background, age or beliefs.
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