tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061434109947679705.post4618831945247654843..comments2023-12-27T02:17:54.831-08:00Comments on Minnesota Preppers Network: Proper Food Storage Conditions - Avoiding the Effects of Natural and Artificial LightAPNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846941621460730009noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061434109947679705.post-54863991435538444122009-11-26T16:47:47.970-08:002009-11-26T16:47:47.970-08:00The cool, dark basement is almost ideal as a root ...The cool, dark basement is almost ideal as a root cellar environment. <br />Gramma used to keep her mason jars/sans lids shelved in the root cellar with the tuber bins below- taters, carrots, onions, rutabegas, beets, etc. It was quite an adventure for us kids to wander down and pick out a veggie for supper.<br />Perhaps even building a separate room in a corner of the basement, shelves above and sandboxes below and around the perimeter would make an excellent root cellar.<br />Shy IIIAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061434109947679705.post-38268860978655673502009-11-26T12:35:06.260-08:002009-11-26T12:35:06.260-08:00I keep my mason jars in the cool, somewhat dark ba...I keep my mason jars in the cool, somewhat dark basement on shelves and I've added what amount to drapes on the front of each shelving unit. Merely pull them back and get what you need and then shut them to keep out the light. I'm thinking of adding actual salvaged drapery rods in front of the wall shelves so I can run them back and forth with a draw cord.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com