Until fruits and vegetables were available year-round at the grocery store, the root cellar played a vital role in daily life. Today, backyard gardeners (and those who buy in bulk at peak season) are ...

When the cold winds start howling and your backyard garden turns into a frozen wasteland, most people assume the fresh harvest season is over. But here’s the secret your great-grandparents knew by ...

If you've ever marveled at the impressively long shelf life of potatoes, you're not alone. Potatoes are storage champions—they can last for weeks or even months under the right conditions. But what ...

Hundreds of pounds, in fact, under many sheets and a few cardboard boxes. Fingerling potatoes, that is, which are currently drying and curing in a corner of the basement. Protected from the light, ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - To help poor Afghani villagers make money on potatoes instead of opium poppies, Idaho farmer Pat Rowe used a little old technology: root cellars. Rowe, 68, whose family raises ...

According to the man behind Kitchen Tips Online, whose amassed more than 226,000 followers on YouTube, there's a brilliant (albeit quirky) trick for keeping spuds fresh. Whilst his initial suggestion ...

Building root cellars in basements is a safe way to preserve your harvest. Although not the least labor intensive it will keep your fruits and vegetables fresh for years to come. Of all the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images If you've ever marveled at the impressively long shelf life of potatoes, you're not alone. Potatoes are storage ...