Dig carefully. Use a gardening fork or shovel to gently loosen the soil beneath the tubers and lift the potatoes by their stems. If the potatoes are hard to pull, use the shovel to lever them out of ...

Root vegetables are not only delicious, but they're also incredibly versatile and can last a long time when they're stored properly. Potatoes, carrots, beets and onions are just a few of the members ...

Knapp, who runs Offbeet Farm in Fairbanks, Alaska, debuts with a comprehensive manual on how to harvest, process, and store beets, kale, potatoes, and several other hardy vegetables so they can be ...

If you want to preserve fruits and vegetables as long as possible over winter, then home root cellaring is something you should know about. There are basic principles involved that lead to success, ...

Dig wide. To avoid cutting into the sweet potatoes, use a gardening fork or shovel to gently loosen the soil in an 18-inch-wide circle around the crown of the plants. Once the soil is loose, it should ...

Today’s basements are too hot for preserves and vegetables When Marla MacLeod and her partner, both Halifax homeowners, moved in together, they had a hard time settling on whose house to live in. Only ...

Colleen Kimmett reports on food and farming for The Tyee. She co-authored the recently completed extensive series "Growing the Local Bounty: Reports from Farmlands in Flux, Ontario and BC." Find it ...