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Dan Rubin Interview

March 9, 2017 – Dale Jarvis interviews Dan Rubin, the owner and operator of Perfectly Perennial and creator of the sheltered greenhouse design. Dan tells us about the […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

The Twin Cellars, Elliston

The “Twin Cellars,” also known as the “Upstairs-Downstairs,” are hillside root cellars built in 1915 by Jim and Dan Goodland. These hillside cellars are constructed of a stacked […]