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We had a bumper crop of potatoes last year. After freezing them (as fries, casseroles, etc), canning some, and giving over 200 lbs away, we needed a reliable way to store the rest. The goal was to have enough potatoes stored to take us through to the next harvest…and possibly never to have to buy potatoes again. We didn’t have a basement or root cellar (or time/funds to build a full-blown root cellar), so we had to get creative. Clyde remembered his dad talking about burying old chest…

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How to store 50lbs of root vegetables without taking up room in your refrigerator and without a root cellar! 

I had a hare-brained idea I would juice beets and carrots and, naturally, I jumped in with both brain cells and ordered 25lbs each. @azurestandard has great prices for organic produce in bulk. I also had a coupon code this month for 10% off on top of the beets being on sale! 

Well, there was no way both bags would fit in the fridge (plus the crate of juice apples). So I remembered seeing this idea last year on YouTube.

Basic concept: make them think they are still in the ground. Root vegetables are cold hardy and some can survive all winter in the garden. Which is why, historically, people store their root crops in an un Garage Root Cellar, Root Cellar Ideas, Juice Beets, Root Cellar Storage, Beets And Carrots, Food Prep Storage, Root Cellar, Brain Cells, Beet Juice

🥕The DIY Garage Root Cellar🥕 How to store 50lbs of root vegetables without taking up room in your refrigerator and without a root cellar! I had a hare-brained idea I would juice beets and carrots...

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