The idea of a root cellar may seem antiquated, but as Steve Maxwell and Jennifer MacKenzie point out, “The true test of an idea is how durable it is, and root clears have proven to be a surprisingly ...

Sometimes I wish we could turn the clock back a century on home construction and design. I'm a huge fan of indoor plumbing, and I appreciate electricity beyond a single lightbulb hanging from the ...

At Food Farm in northern Minnesota, Janaki Fisher-Merritt is getting back to his roots. This second-generation farmer is putting a modern twist on an old-fashioned idea that could help scale up the ...

Storage of winter vegetables might not seem like a compelling issue if you don’t have a root cellar, and let’s establish the fact that few of you do — at least not in the sense of a cavern dug into ...

Canning, drying and freezing works for many vegetables, but root crops are best preserved ‘as-is’ in a cool, humid place. Now that root cellars are largely a thing of the past, a bit of improvisation ...

Just be sure to test your chosen basement paint color before you commit, especially because the can lighting can greatly impact a hue.