Freeze Drying the Harvest

The convenience and simplicity, the speed, the storage space saving, and the preservation of nutritional value over time that freeze drying provides are unmatched.

BUT, the questions come quickly … where do you begin? What kind of freeze drying equipment do you need? What kinds of food can be freeze dried? Why would you freeze dry over, say, canning? And how do you actually freeze dry that egg?

We’re glad you asked!

In her new book (available in the fall of 2024), Freeze Drying the Harvest, legendary homesteader Carolyn Thomas has written the definitive guide to the art and science of freeze drying, answering ALL of those questions and many more.

With her husband Josh and their 11 children, Carolyn Thomas has spent years building a homestead (and the hard-won skills it takes to run it, including freeze drying) on 40 acres in the state of Idaho.

Along the way, she and Josh began teaching in public and documenting everything they learned on their homesteading journey on their site The Homesteading Family, eventually becoming one of the leading expert voices in the modern homesteading movement.

And now, with the imminent publication of Freeze Drying the Harvest, she’s distilled ALL of her extensive freeze drying experience into the book that will teach you how to preserve your harvest via this incredible method.

What’s inside Freeze Drying the Harvest?

Carolyn designed this comprehensive book as a simple and extremely practical guide on how to freeze dry food, walking you step-by-step through your freeze drying journey. It covers:

• A short history of home freeze drying
• Nutrition of freeze dried food
• Energy usage of a freeze dryer
• Choosing the right freeze dryer for your home
• Setting up your freeze dryer
• Maintaining and troubleshooting your freeze dryer
• Other freeze drying equipment you might need
• The basics of freeze drying
• What food you can freeze dry
• Foods you cannot freeze dry
• Food safety when freeze drying
• Preparing your garden fresh food to be freeze dried
• Testing your freeze dried food for doneness
• Storing your freeze dried food
• Rehydrating your freeze dried food
• Using your freeze dried food in baking and cooking
• And much more!

Freeze Drying the Harvest is the only freeze drying resource you’ll ever need. It’s the definitive tool for mastering this modern homesteading skill… and for the joy of sharing it with your loved ones.

To get YOUR freeze drying efforts started the right way, pre-order your copy today!