Re: [biofuel] Re: Preserving the harvest

2004-07-09 Thread Donald Allwright
Not really familiar with surge protectors, but it may depend on the individual model. The easiest way to find out is to turn the protector off and see if you still have volts coming out the other end. However, I would have thought that it would turn the power off, as turning off the protection wit

[biofuel] Re: Preserving the harvest

2004-07-09 Thread Brian
This is getting off the original topic, but you triggered a thought when you mentioned how much power your monitor uses when off. I have surge protectors on all of my electronic equipment. When things are off, I also turn the surge protectors off. I have assumed that this is blocking the fl

Re: [biofuel] Re: Preserving the Harvest

2004-07-08 Thread balaji
for further info. http://www.eg-solar.de/english/products/products.htm http://www.zeo-tech.de/htm/e/e_solar1.htm Regards. balaji - Original Message - From: "Kim & Garth Travis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 9:40 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Re

[biofuel] RE: Preserving the harvest

2004-07-08 Thread Steve Murphy
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Re: [biofuel] Re: Preserving the Harvest

2004-07-08 Thread Kim & Garth Travis
Thank you for the information. Where are you located? I have a friend looking for a poultry supplier. Also, what is your average humidity? I am about 125 miles from the gulf of Mexico and unless we are suffering from a drought, my humidity is always above 75%. I find this gives me real pr

[biofuel] Re: Preserving the Harvest

2004-07-08 Thread Grahams
Drying is definitely the best in terms of energy used to store. If you make a solar dryer, (and have sunshine when you need it) that is also the best (FREE) way to get it preserved. I made a solar dryer out of a food tray holder (like in hospitals and cafeterias) I found at the recycle yard. It

[biofuel] Re: Preserving the harvest

2004-07-07 Thread bioveging
Tomatoes, unlike most "vegetables" (they are actually a fruit) increase in nutritional value as you cook them, so if you want a simple solution that will help preserve their taste and nutritional value try freezing UNWASHED overnight in the deep freeze, then remove them and run them under tepid wa