Underground Root Cellar Plans The perfect location for a root cellar is nestled into an existing soil bank in a well-drained location 10 to 20 yards from your house. Ideally, the door should face ...

Root cellars are typically underground structures used to store food supplies at controlled temperatures and humidity levels. Root cellars used to be vital in places with long and cold winters, ...

In the 1980s, Perry-O and David Sliwa bought a patch of land, pursuing their desire to live off-grid, designing and building their simple home to include an underground root cellar.

Connecticut university excavates a possible stop in the Underground Railroad. But experts caution that some sites are mostly folklore. Archeologists Wonder: 'Roots' or a Root Cellar?

The once common root cellar, considered by some to be a creepy cousin to the basement, fell from popularity after the refrigerator proved to be a productive place to store ...

Underground Root Cellar Designs When planning your winter food storage, don’t overlook the preserving power of the earth in your garden.