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Sarah Ferber Interview 1

August 1, 2011 – Julie Pomeroy and Crystal Braye interview Sarah Ferber from the Food Security Network of Newfoundland and Labrador about the use of cold room root […]

Andrew Boland of Outer Cove

June 17, 2011 – Julie Pomeroy and Crystal Braye ask Andrew Boland what a root cellar is. Interviewer: Can you tell me what a root cellar is? Andrew […]

Ross Traverse of Torbay, Newfoundland

June 22, 2011 – Julie Pomeroy interviews Ross Traverse about the use of root cellars and how specific items have different storage methods. Ross Traverse: In Newfoundland, the […]

Herber Parsons of Bryant’s Cove

July 27, 2011 – Crystal Braye talks to Herber Parsons about his family root cellar and how they used it. Herber Parsons: We used to store the vegetables […]

South Side Root Cellar, Twillingate

Built by John Young Sr. circa 1938, it is still owned by the Young family.

Dan Rubin

Dan Rubin, a Pouch Cove resident, avid gardener, creator of the “earth sheltered greenhouse,” and owner of Perfectly Perennials.

Potatoes

Inside of a root cellar with several wood constructed pounds filled with potatoes.

Placentia Community Garden

The community of Placentia in Newfoundland has constructed a community garden equipped with a large greenhouse, composting bins, and raised flower beds.

Crocker Root Cellar

Exterior of Crocker Root Cellar in Bradley’s Cove, Newfoundland. This root cellar was built in circa 1830 and is a very rare example of a steeply-gabled, stone corbel-vaulted […]

George Pearce’s Root Cellar, Elliston

George Pearce’s Root Cellar is also commonly referred to as Rex Chaulk’s Root Cellar. Built in 1859, this hillside cellar has a small portion of its stacked stone […]

Tom Porter’s Root Cellar, Elliston

Tom Porter’s hillside root cellar was built in 1879 and features a stone exterior and wooden door on its exterior. This cellar has an interesting piece of local […]

Newman and Company Root Cellar, Harbour Breton, Newfoundland

Now in ruins, the Newman and Company’s root cellar was a two storey building constructed on their plantation. It was partially dug into a hillside; the lower storey […]