#$%^&*AU2018100131A420180322.pdf#####ABSTRACT There is provided an apparatus for dehydrating food comprising a housing for containing removable trays for holding food items, the housing being elevated a predetermined distance over a ground surface on which the apparatus is placed, wherein the apparatus includes an air inflow section and an air outflow section, whereby, in use, the air inflow section is capable of directing natural external airflow into the housing, the apparatus further comprising a roof having first and second sections, wherein the sections are positioned so as to provide therebetween a vertical opening defining the air outflow section through which the air exits the apparatus, and wherein the first section at least partially overlaps the second section to substantially prevent rain from entering the air outflow section.
