Earth root cellar; Earth Berm (partial or fully above ground); Entry Root Cellar; Barrel in the ground. The traditional earth root cellar is what most people think of when they think of root ...

Storing crops in a root cellar is a great way to preserve ... with about three to four inches of it sticking up above the surface of the ground. Plop in the vegetables and secure the lid (you ...

A basement root cellar is convenient and useful. Traditionally, this cold room was an underground space built under or near the home, insulated by the ground and vented so cold air could flow in ...

One of the most practical structures on a small farmstead is a multipurpose building that can serve as a storage shed or cool pantry above ground, or as a root cellar or storm shelter below ground.

The temperature of the root cellar will be kept just a few degrees ... (Hallie Cotnam/CBC) The result is an above-ground steel hut, estimated to be able to store up to 27,000 kilograms of produce.

Being above ground, it was drier. Root cellars were a lot more work to construct. Because they were not part of a home basement structure, they were a separate excavation. They also needed the ...

In the kitchen above, a floor trapdoor gave access ... until it can be sold later in the day. Many of the old root and ground cellars have fallen into disrepair, but some are being restored.

There is no mention of the cost, but I suspect that it is enough to cover the expense of both a good fridge and root cellar. Douglas Bennett Rogers April 28, 2015 03:52 PM Looks like tornado shelter.