A root cellar is a homesteader's secret weapon during their mission to full self-sufficiency. It provides peace of mind in the face of potential power outages to safely store all that precious produce ...

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Building a root cellar not only saves money at the grocery store on out-of-season fruits and vegetables, but it also allows you to live well and independently. With a well-planned root cellar, your ...

The once common root cellar, considered by some to be a creepy cousin to the basement, fell from popularity after the refrigerator proved to be a productive place to store produce. But root cellars ...

Owner/chef Sara Foster presides over these well decorated, counter-service restaurants and markets. The kitchen turns out house made soups, salads, sandwiches and casseroles. Gourmet products and ...

One occasionally sees, cut into the side of a hill or lying flat next to a home's foundation, a door in that ground that leads to a drab, potato-colored wonderland of vegetable storage: a root cellar.

Tucked in a grassy ridge cutting across the Small Family CSA Farm in La Farge, Wis., is a refrigerator so efficient it requires not a single watt of electricity, yet it can keep some crops chilly for ...

Storing crops in a root cellar is a great way to preserve the harvest. But if you don't have one already, don't despair. It's fairly easy to make a space to store vegetables at the proper temperature ...