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published
January 9th 1991
(first published 1979)
by Storey Publishing, LLC
binding
Paperback, 320 pages
isbn
0882667033
(isbn13: 9780882667034)
description
Anyone can learn to store fruits and vegetables safely and naturally with a cool, dark space (even a closet!) and the step-by-step advice in this book...more
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11/20/08
PJ
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Another great reference to have on-hand when it comes time to store food over the winter.
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02/27/09
D
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recommends it for:
People who are into root cellars
I really want to find out what all the fuss is about those root cellars.
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Read in April, 2008
Due to circumstances, I have been living on a lot of food storage. The body does not like too much dry and processed food. A dear friend of mine sent me this book on preserving garden produce in a more natural state. Thank you! Next year will be so much easier! I'm still reading it, but it has suggestions on which types of plants to grow, when to harvest them, and how to store them. If you don't have a root cellar it doesn't matter. The book seems to provide many alternative ideas on how ...more
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Read in September, 2008
I aspire to have enough left-over vegetables to actually need this book. When i get to that point i'm sure i'll consider this book indispensible. It goes give me a much bigger appreciation of having a dirt floor in your basement and of how to convert all those cold drafty spaces in your old home into very useful vegetable storage. For now i need to work on the production end but when we've got an overproductive garden i'll be checking this book back out.
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Read in December, 2008
Useful tips on storing food without having to can it. Who knew that attics are good places to keep winter squash?
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Read in October, 2008
Has almost as much about how to plan, grow, and harvest food for root cellaring as it does about making a root cellar (makes sense, of course). Pretty awesome. I like that it has very detailed fancy options, but also descriptions of people doing things much more simply. And that there are plenty of options that work if you're not out in the country. Looking forward to trying some of this ourselves next season!
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Wouldn't it be great to have your own fresh veges all winter long that you grew yourself! I thinks so but I was a little disappointed that it is so complicated. Different vegetables need to be stored at different temperatures etc. There are lots of ways to do it though. At least you can easily store winter squash in your basement at a warmer temperature and they will last nicely.
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Read in August, 2008
Actually only read parts of this, mostly because I'm pretty sure that there is no way I'm going to construct a root cellar in our backyard. But I think I'm reasonably reassured that it might be possible to store winter onions in our sunroom, so it's not be a complete waste. Might be worth having around for future reference, for a different location or a harder time, perhaps.
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Read in August, 2007
being something of a reference book, i can't truly say i've "read" it. i will use this book, however, if we ever have a surplus that we're not canning. the authors are passionate about root cellars and therefore, it's actually pretty interesting.
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Very comprehensive book on root cellaring--truly the bible it was claimed to be. It made me mourn the dirt-floored section in our basement that we covered over with cement. Why? Oh why? How will we ever achieve 90-95% humidity now. Wail.
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04/27/08
Dan
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Read in April, 2008
Root cellars are what we had before refridgerators. They don't use power, either . . . can't be too bad, and ideal conditions for winemaking, cheese making, and fermenting.
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Read in January, 2007
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My Dadrecommends it for: People who want to store fresh produce
This is the go-to guide for root cellaring. If there's something you need to know and it's not in this book, then it ain't root cellaring.
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