Our root-cellar-in-a-box overflows with potatoes. Without a cellar, what’s an approachable way to store my root crops through winter? Build a root vegetable storage box for a small-scale way to ...

The idea of a root cellar may seem antiquated, but as Steve Maxwell and Jennifer MacKenzie point out, “The true test of an idea is how durable it is, and root clears have proven to be a surprisingly ...

If you are contemplating starting a small farm, or have been toying with the idea of building a root cellar so you can store enough of your garden’s produce to feed you all winter long, “Beyond the ...

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. A number of ...

I once had the opportunity to "visit" a root cellar when I lived in West Virginia. It was built into a small hill and had lots of rock, dirt and sod as insulation. A root cellar is just that - a ...

As long time homesteaders, we have used various versions of a root cellar to store our fruits and vegetables. Root cellars are an essential way to properly store those precious commodities to retain ...

When the cold winds start howling and your backyard garden turns into a frozen wasteland, most people assume the fresh harvest season is over. But here’s the secret your great-grandparents knew by ...

As more people commit to buying their food locally, the age-old concept of the root cellar is making a comeback. From New York City to Wisconsin, the cool, dry places that were necessities in homes of ...

What does it say about our society that a video touting a prefab root cellar built by a trendy Dutch designer has been viewed 1.8 million times? That people are more paranoid about the coming ...

With cold weather on the root cellar doorstep, they plan to have a stocked and functioning building by mid-November. Next year we hope to dramatically increase our garden space to plant more winter ...