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 ...

LAKEWOOD, Ohio – Chris Tarr, Michael Tarr and Adam Erickson formed Branch Sauce Company in 2019 to sell the unique dipping sauce Chris created for their volleyball league picnics. A special blend of ...

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.

Building root cellars in basements is a safe way to preserve your harvest. Although not the least labor intensive it will keep your fruits and vegetables fresh for years to come. Of all the ...

They look like three little stone-and-brick caves emerging from the hillside. When a contractor building a new college dormitory in Bethlehem’s Historic Downtown unearthed the caves, the workers knew ...

Imagine being able to enjoy fresh, organic produce year-round. Now imagine the same without having to pay outrageous off-season grocery store or farmer’s market prices. What you have just imagined is ...

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 ...

At Food Farm in northern Minnesota, Janaki Fisher-Merritt is getting back to his roots. This second-generation farmer is putting a modern twist on an old-fashioned idea that could help scale up the ...

is a valuable guide to anyone considering adding a root cellar to their home. A root cellar is a cool, usually humid area that is used to store fruits, vegetables, nuts, etc., for weeks or months and ...

Until fruits and vegetables were available year-round at the grocery store, the root cellar played a vital role in daily life. Today, backyard gardeners (and those who buy in bulk at peak season) are ...

"Color added" read the label on the bag of oranges. My wife examined another bag in the store's produce section. Then another. "Color added" they all read. It looked like we might not be eating any ...