ACTIVITIES
The sun tracking solar cooker turned by a solar powered motor was used during the summer months to cook meals for the Kerkenes team as well as for groups of visitors (Fig. 8). Solar drying and cooking skills have been acquired by several village ladies who train others. Visitors take home packets of dried products, light and easy to carry. Most of the garden products are grown in the village (Fig. 9). In June we were pleased to host the AICC committee members. As the Solar Building was under repair the ladies worked under the small shelter in the garden (Fig. 5).
To improve the performance of the vertical solar drier designed by Güner Mutaf and his team in 2010, the solar panels were replaced by glass tubes used in standard solar water heaters and available commercially (Fig 7).
