Build a Root Cellar: A Complete Guidebook

From: Mother Earth News

If you're aiming to save money, live a more sustainable life, or simply stock up on the best-quality produce from farmers markets, a root cellar can be a wise addition to your country, suburban or even urban homestead.

By: Vicki Mattern
August/September 2011

“The Complete Root Cellar Book” provides 30 easy-to-follow illustrated plans for constructing these naturally cool storage spaces, including root cellar plans for condos, town homes and warm climates. You’ll also find more than 100 recipes — classics and new creations — for using your cellared food. How does Golden Puffed Potato Pudding or Maple Pecan Crumble Apple Pie sound?
COVER: ROBERT ROSE INC.

Root cellars — a common feature of early American homes — are gaining new favor as food and energy prices surge, and also as homeowners discover how much better locally grown produce tastes. Whether you garden or buy in bulk at your local farmers market, you can enjoy fresh carrots, cabbage, beets, potatoes, apples, grapes and lots more year-round if you create a space with the right temperature and humidity. You can go so far as to make an insulated room in your basement — complete with ventilation controls — or you can simply start with a barrel buried in the ground.

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