A Tale of Two Root Cellars

Photo by Sarah Lewis
Photo by Sarah Lewis
Chicken feet canned in Mason jars shelved in the Seaton’s cellar.
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Trish Miller holds the last piece of their last 2019 cabbage, which is still perfectly delicious in late May 2020.
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The entry to the Millers’ root cellar is a trapdoor in their home’s arctic entryway; the ladder’s banister lifts up to function as a safety latch so the trapdoor can’t close.
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A view of what remains in the Seatons’ cellar in May.
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Buck Seaton perches on the cellar’s top shelf, which is pretty roomy by the time May rolls around; Tom Seaton holds one of their remaining cabbages; Kalin holds Ruby.
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Trish Miller shows off some of their few remaining carrots and potatoes from their 2019 harvest, packed in stackable crates of moist wood shavings.