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Root Cellaring Natural Cold Storage of Fruits & Vegetables

by Mike Bubel
Root Cellaring Natural Cold Storage of Fruits & Vegetables

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ISBN13: 9780882667034
ISBN10: 0882667033



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Root cellaring, as many people remember but only a few people still practice, is a way of using the earth's naturally cool, stable temperature to store perishable fruits and vegetables. Root cellaring, as Mike and Nancy Bubel explain here, is a no-cost, simple, low-technology, energy-saving way to keep the harvest fresh all year long.

In Root Cellaring, the Bubels tell how to successfully use this natural storage approach. It's the first book devoted entirely to the subject, and it covers the subject with a thoroughness that makes it the only book you'll ever need on root cellaring.

Root Cellaring will tell you:

* How to choose vegetable and fruit varieties that will store best

* Specific individual storage requirements for nearly 100 home garden crops

* How to use root cellars in the country, in the city, and in any environment

* How to build root cellars, indoors and out, big and small, plain and fancy

* Case histories -- reports on the root cellaring techniques and experiences of many households all over North America

Root cellaring need not be strictly a country concept. Though it's often thought of as an adjunct to a large garden, a root cellar can in fact considerably stretch the resources of a small garden, making it easy to grow late succession crops for storage instead of many rows for canning and freezing. Best of all, root cellars can easily fit anywhere. Not everyone can live in the country, but everyone can benefit from natural cold storage.

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"...the most complete book on the subject you are likely to find."

Backwoods Home Magazine

 

"...a book that has become a durable classic - a manual that delivers detailed guidelines for storing fruits and vegetables in the most simple way possible."

The Province (Vancouver, British Columbia)

 

"The name Bubel is synonymous with practical, hands-on experience...I highly recommend Root Cellaring. It's the only book you need on the subject."

Maine Organic Farmer & Gardener

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"The most complete book on the subject you are likely to find."

Synopsis

Stretch the resources of your small backyard garden further than ever before, without devoting hundreds of hours to canning Discover how easy it can be to turn some extra space in your basement, garage, or even your closet into your very own root cellar. This informative and inspiring guide shows you not only how to construct your own root cellar, but how to best use the earth's naturally cool, stable temperature as an energy-saving way to store nearly 100 varieties of perishable fruits and vegetables.

Synopsis

Stretch the resources of your small backyard garden further than ever before, without devoting hundreds of hours to canning This informative and inspiring guide shows you not only how to construct your own root cellar, but how to best use the earth's naturally cool, stable temperature as an energy-saving way to store nearly 100 varieties of perishable fruits and vegetables.

Synopsis

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.

Description

Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-286).

About the Author

A Poland native, Mike Bubel grew up with his family using many of the techniques in their book. He and his wife Nancy have been gardening and root cellaring in Philadelphia, in small towns, and on their one acre non-working farm in Wellsville, Pennsylvania.Co-author Nancy Bubel has been a gardening columnist for Country Journal magazine since 1975 and has written for Mother Earth News, Organic Gardening, Horticulture, Family Circle, Woman's Day and New Shelter magazines. She is a member of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and the Society for Economic Botany, and a life member of both the Seed Savers Exchange and the Friends of the Trees Society. She and her husband Mike have been gardening and root cellaring in Philadelphia, in small towns, and on their one acre non-working farm in Wellsville, Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Section One: Starting Right With Storage Vegetables

1. Planting Crops for Fall Storage

2. Good Keepers

3. Growers Keepers: How to Raise Top-Quality Storage Vegetables

Section Two: Bringing in the Harvest

4. How to Harvest and Prepare Vegetables for Storage

5. Life After Picking

6. Spoilage

7. Food Value in Winter Keepers

Section Three: All the Winter Keepers and How to TreatThem

8. Vegetables

9. Fruits

10. The Underground Garden

11. Other Good Foods to Keep in Natural Cold Storage

Section Four: Food Cellars for Everyone

12. Trenches, Keeping-Closets, and Other Vegetable and Fruit Hideaways

13. Planning Your Root Cellar

14. Keeping Things Humming in the Root Cellar

15. The Basement Root Cellar

16. The Excavated Root Cellar

Section Five: "Here's What We Did...."

17. Root Cellaring Experiences

Section Six: Recipes

18. Cooking Sturdy Keepers

Bibliography

Sources

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june90w , December 13, 2009
I bought a copy of Root Cellaring when it was first published. My husband and I had polished our fruit and vegetable growing techniques enough to be worried about winter storage. We knew nothing. The book was soon full of book marks, its pages dog-eared and penciled. It covered everything. Following the Bubels’ guidelines, we dug a root cellar under the front porch, creating a basement entrance by removing cement blocks from the house foundation. Within the basement, we built a fruit cellar…also just right for winter squash and potatoes, at different heights. Both served us well. Now, I am alone in another state and in totally different circumstances. I had left Root Cellaring behind, certain I would never need it again. I was wrong. I am ordering another copy. Nothing else will do.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780882667034
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
01/09/1991
Publisher:
WORKMAN PUBLISHING CO INC
Edition:
2ED
Pages:
320
Height:
9.00 in
Width:
6.00 in
Thickness:
1.00
Number of Units:
1
Illustration:
Yes
Copyright Year:
1991
Series Volume:
no.32
Author:
Nancy Bubel
Editor:
Pam Art
Author:
Mike Bubel
Author:
Mike Bubel and Nancy Bubel
Author:
Nancy Bubel
Author:
Nancy Bubel
Author:
Mike Bubel
Author:
Bubel Mike
Subject:
Food -- Storage.
Subject:
Vegetable gardening
Subject:
Cooking and Food-Preserving
Subject:
Root cellars.
Subject:
Food

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