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 ...

John Belding at Little Falls Farm in Harrison checks out vegetables stored in his farm's below-ground root cellar with his granddaughter. Credit: Courtesy of Edwin Remsberg Long before the age of ...

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 ...

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 ...