I can't stress enough how awesome it is to have a root cellar. Mine is very tiny, down in the 4 ft. pit where a decommissioned pond was and another 4 ft high. I used the pond liner as roofing membrane and piled soil on top. The natural grass has grown on it, and sometimes I plant pumpkins on it. Interior is about 6 x 8 and wall to wall shelves. It has never gone below 2 C even when it was minus 26 that one time. I pulled these carrots and potatoes out today. The carrots were getting a little sprouty but still hard and sweet. There are also beets in there that are still as perfect as when I pulled them out of the garden. It's the ultimate shelve stable fresh food.
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