Friday, September 21, 2007
The Root Cellar

This is my homesteading show and tell for today.  Show and Tell Friday is hosted by Mary at Raising 4 Godly Men.  Hop on over there if you'd enjoy more entries of other folks' show and tells.

This is the YWAM Cimarron root cellar.  I love it!  It has been here for over 20 years, and stores so much food for the base.  Much of it we can during the summer and fall.  It also stores our veggies for the garden, our eggs, lots of bottled drinks from the food bank, and occasionally even hangs our big game until we butcher it.

Over the door is this nest.  I love it.  I didn't see it while it had occupants, but to me it just adds life to this wonderful old place.

There are actually two doors.  This helps to control the temperature.

Next is the right side of the cellar on the inside.  At times this can be nearly full of potatoes, onions, cauliflower or other fresh veggies.   Right now it has some heads of cauliflower, a few potatoes and some cabbages.

On the opposite side we store the canned goods and drinks.

In the back we have two of these bins that store root veggies like carrots in sand.

I hope you enjoyed our little journey into our root cellar.  If you have blogged about a root cellar, leave me a link.  I'd love to go visit it!

In God's love,

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Friday, September 21, 2007 - Ahh...

Posted by kember

Wow! That is so neat. I love places the look like that!

In Him,

Kember ><>

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Friday, September 21, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Canadagirl

hey there ! I remember this place !!! [0= I was amazed back in Oct. and I am still amazed ! I will show ours when we put the food into ours. [0= Thanks for sharing my SSiC. (((hugs)))

God Bless my SSiC
In Him<><
-Mary

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Friday, September 21, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by desertoasis

wow Carol, that is a serious pantry! Thanks for the tour, I've learned alot :)

blessings
Denise T
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/curiouscat/394844/

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Friday, September 21, 2007 - Wonderful

Posted by blessingsbaound

This is a wonderful post thank you for sharing these photos. I learned a great deal as well!

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Friday, September 21, 2007 - Wow!

Posted by FarmWife

That is most impressive. When we bought our place in the Okanogan, it had a root cellar, too. But it was a nasty thing, and we ended up filling it up with all the GARBAGE we found around the place. My DH plans to make a root cellar when we move over permanently.
Can't wait!

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Friday, September 21, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Kitty

OK that is too cool! I wish I had one.
Kitty

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Friday, September 21, 2007 - I need this!

Posted by Penny

we have been meaning to build one of these for years, got me inspired again!
come visit my blog
http://www.homesteadblogger.com/carmelfarms

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Friday, September 21, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Training Hearts

That's so neat! I'd love to have one of these :)

Ahh...to dream!
~Tamara
www.TrainingHearts.com

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Friday, September 21, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Anonymous

That is amazing!!! I love it. Did you build this yourself, or was this there when you moved here?
More impressive than the root cellar, is all the canned things you have in it!
Antoinette

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Friday, September 21, 2007 - neat

Posted by smmagers

That is so neat. I want one. God Bless, mj

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Saturday, September 22, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by GrandmaRosie

Wonderful tour! I love it. I wonder if a root celler would work here. We really don't get much cold weather?

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Saturday, September 22, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Sharity

Thanks for the tour!

Blessings!
Sharity

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Sunday, September 23, 2007 - interesting

Posted by mccrjill

enjoyed seeing all the photos of the YWAM base there. Lots of work to be done! Enjoy your year homeschooling!! Jill

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Wednesday, September 26, 2007 - Wow!

Posted by stitchnchick

This would be a dream of mine. I'm going to have my husband take a good look at this. How blessed you are to have something like this for storage! (And safe from the bears, too?)

Amy

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Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - Oh my - what a wonderful place for food storage

Posted by shekinah

I have never seen anything like this befoe - thank you so much for sharing about this and the pics are great.

Blessings
Page

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