stored potatoes

Potatoes

Potatoes

Some crops demand immediate attention. Tomatoes insist. Berries negotiate poorly. Cucumbers become impatient. Potatoes are different. Potatoes seem calm. They quietly wait underground while the garden rushes around them. Then harvest day arrives and suddenly you  …
Building the Ultimate Food Gardener’s Pantry

Building the Ultimate Food Gardener’s Pantry

If gardening begins with seeds… and preservation begins with harvest… the pantry is where the story comes together. This chapter may not involve the excitement of bubbling fermentation crocks. It may not feature  …
Root Cellaring and Cool Storage

Root Cellaring and Cool Storage

Before refrigerators. Before freezers. Before pressure canners. Before dehydrators. Before vacuum sealers. Gardeners preserved food using something remarkably simple. Temperature. And patience. Root cellaring and cool storage may be among the oldest preservation methods still widely used  …