Root Cellars – Yarden of Eatin'

Another DIY Root Cellar Idea

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From TreeHugger, Posted on August 2007
By Kathreen Ricketson

Storing apples and potatoes over the winter may sound impractical if you live in the city, but SuperNaturale has some tricks and tips for the urban dwellers – and for those small suburban back yards try the DIY garbage can root cellar.

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Food Storage as Grandma Knew It

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Cabbage From NY Times, Posted June, 2008
By Michael Tortorello

Root cellars have long been the province of Midwestern grandmothers, back-to-the-landers and committed survivalists. But given the nation’s budding romance with locally produced food, they also appeal to the backyard gardener, who may have a fruit tree that drops a bigger bounty every year while the refrigerator remains the same size. Keep reading.