The Educational Program of the Cascabel Hermitage Association sponsored a Solar Food Drying Workshop at 2018 Los Reales in Tucson on May 5, 2001. David Omick and Pearl Mast presented the Workshop, at which the nine participants each constructed a simple solar food dryer to take home. They also prepared, dried, and sampled a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. The response was enthusiastic.

Below: Participants prepare fruits and vegetables for solar drying.

Below: Measuring the materials for solar food dryers

Below: Assembling solar food dryers.

Below: transferring prepared, sliced foods (apples, tomatoes, peppers and mushrooms) to the solar dryer.

Below: Extending insect screen over the food on the solar dryer.

Bottom: The participants hold a finished solar food dryer, which can be expanded to make the larger dryer shown in the foreground.