Solar Food Dehydrator

Solar food dehydrator

I spotted this Solar Food Dehydrator on another blog, Naturewitch And realized that something about it looked very familiar. The blogger had purchased it ready made but I didn't remember ever seeing one like this for sale.


Cruising back through my bookmarks and downloaded documents, I found it. The plans were originally published by the Cooperative Extension Office, Mississippi State University.


You can download the plans for free from the link. They are basic blue print type plans without a  lot of detail or instruction, but I think any reasonably handy person should be able to figure them out and make one. Even during our monsoon season this design should work reasonably well. You could add a small exhaust fan to pull the air through faster during our cloudy and more humid days, to help prevent any mold from growing. The rest of the year, with our dry sunny days, no extra help should be needed. I have a big old window that I think would work just fine for the front peice. Just have to scrounge up some decent lumber for the rest!