Rutabagas wrapped in newspaper in brown paper bags, carrots and radishes from the garden, canned tomatoes, apples, peaches, pears. She never had to go to the store for anything, Klugh said. She d just ...

We should be displaying our garden produce the way hunters display deer heads. Pulling a humongous carrot from your own ...

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 ...

The Root Cellar B-L is what you might call a crossover town cafe. Paper napkins, bare tables and a menu that promises "food you grew up with" all let you know that it aims to be a downhome kind of ...

I am in the process of writing and producing a university peer-reviewed publication on root cellars for the Intermountain West. And I thought it would be fitting and interesting to share a few of the ...

In the days before electricity came to rural areas in the early 1950s, all farm homes had either root cellars or caves for storing canned goods and vegetables. Caves were dug deeper than root cellars ...

The question was, “Do you know of any root cellars I could photograph?” It came from my neighbor and renowned photographer, Daniel Bayer, and my first thought was “Do those still exist?” It all might ...

Allie Barker, a home gardener, wild foods harvester and root cellar builder was a guest speaker at the recent Bioneers Conference at UAA. She brought her copy of the book pictured to the left, written ...

The signs of winter are upon us. The World Series is happening. The Nelchina caribou season is open. And yes, there is snow on the ground. Some areas even have enough for snowmachines. But are you ...