Root Cellar: A Step-by-step Guide to Build Your Own Root Cellar

Root cellars are an ancient tradition. Together with curing meats and pickling, root cellars have long been a food storage method, particularly root vegetables. Before modern refrigerators took over, they were once common, but people soon abandoned their traditional storage cellars for a more convenient method. Large supermarkets mushroomed all over, providing fruit and vegetables all year round. Instead of reveling in what they could grow in their backyards, kids started to think that vegetables came in polythene bags. You will learn: •What a root cellar is •How root cellars work •What you can store in your root cellar •Diy alternatives to building your own root cellar •Step-by-step guide on building a simple root cellar •Diy shelving for your root cellar •How to organize your produce for the best results •How to fix common issues with root cellars •How to clean and sanitize your root cellar The root cellar was an essential element of the home in the era before supermarkets because it allowed the family to feed until the coming year's produce. Once again, root cellars are becoming important for the contemporary gardener and anybody striving for self-sufficiency as an energy-free, inexpensive alternative for storing produce to savor the tastes of the garden in the dead of winter and to preserve rootstock and bulbs for the next growing season.