Make a Root Cellar - Part I
In this video, the founder of Aanandaa Permaculture Project, Manisha Lath Gupta shares her experience of making a root cellar as a part of her sustainable house. Root cellars are popular in western countries with temperate climates. When the external temperature is below freezing, a root cellar provides the perfect weather to store produce to tide over the winter months. With high humidity levels, these cellars created a refrigerator-like environment for storage.
However, in tropical and sub tropical climates like where Aanandaa is located, a root cellar behaves quite differently. IT helps to create an ambient temperature which is more stable, and does not fluctuate as much as the external atmospheric temperature.
A root cellar can be lit or dark. In our cellar we have one section which is dry & lit, while the other is dark & humid. Both sections serve different purposes and help to store different types of harvests. While the dry & lit section is good for grains, cereals, pulses and onions/garlic, the dark is important for root crops, vegetables, and fruits. Also jams, pickles, preserves and chutneys are stored in this environment.
If you are interested in knowing more about how to build a cellar, or about how to make a sustainable house, you can book a SUstainable House tour on www.aanandaa.com/house-tour.
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Too good information Manisha,really I admire how u hv grown in these following yearsv& ur farm, we too r trying to build our own farm into sustainable food forest since 2 yrs, thanks to you
@farmaanandaa
Ай бұрын
Thanks and sorry for the poor audio. The acoustics are not the best in the cellar
Wonderful! I love the earth floors. In North America, they are either concrete (awful) or pebble stones (yay, but not practical for cleaning). Earth floors and the way they can be dampened if needed is a wonderful idea. Earth bricks are often used to naturally give cheeses a consistent humidity. They absorb excess moisture, and they release moisture into the air if it's dry. I can't wait for the next episodes on this topic. Thank you!
@farmaanandaa
Ай бұрын
Thanks for your positive feedback.
@74osho
26 күн бұрын
@@farmaanandaa Manisha, you need to eat a little more of that awesome food that you are growing; I hate to sound like your mommy but you need to eat up girl! 🙂 On a serious note, I hope you have done some solid termite control during and post construction, and have it as a planned/scheduled annual (pre-monsoon) activity. Them termite are great in your homestead but equally nasty in/around your home. And I don't believe they sell insurance for that kinda stuff in India. And thanks for making some English content after a while.
@farmaanandaa
26 күн бұрын
@74osho hehe I am probably at my heaviest these days. It's the wretched heat that makes me look malnourished. When you build with lime you get the dual advantage of long lasting construction and termite treatment. So no worries on that account
Thank you very much for this video! I have been wanting to plan for a sub-level cellar. Truly very grateful to you for sharing this information 🙏
@lajwantishahani1225
26 күн бұрын
I have been considering an A/C room cellar which could also maintain a constant temperature throughout the year. Would be cost effective with fully renewable energy self sufficiency.
@farmaanandaa
25 күн бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
Sound issue
@farmaanandaa
Ай бұрын
Sorry poor acoustics in the cellar
Nice topic, looking forward....
@farmaanandaa
Ай бұрын
Keep watching
Pls make video on intercroping & cover crops crop max examples if hv chart pls
sound echo issue...
@farmaanandaa
Ай бұрын
Sorry about that. Recording in the cellar was very challenging from a sound perspective
YE WALA VEDEO HINDI MAIN KYON NAHI BANA RAHE HAIN JI
Sound issue mam
@farmaanandaa
Ай бұрын
Sorry, acoustics are not the best in the cellar
❤
NICE REPORT MANISHA
@farmaanandaa
Ай бұрын
Thank you Sir!
Thanks a lot Manishaji for wonderful and very informative video. You had mentioned that North East corner is cooler and so you chose to make cellar in that direction. Can you throw some more light as to how it is more cooler and convinient than other directions? Also, the North East corner is also the North East of your farm? Or is it North East of your house?
@farmaanandaa
Ай бұрын
Its the northeast of the house. Sun shines from the south side through most of the day, and then becomes really strong during the afternoon when it is in the west. That is how the north east corner is usually coolest.
All your videos are very informative and can be applied easily.Have you written any book on permaculture farming?Can you suggest a book on the same?
@farmaanandaa
Ай бұрын
Thank you. I hvae not written any book yet but you can take my courses on www.aanandaa.teachable.com
mam हिन्दी में भी बनाइये ये वाली वीडियो बहुत अच्छी है पर हमारे किसान इंगलिश नही समझ पाते इस लिए ।
Sound quality is an issue this time. Maybe coz of closed room. Pls work on it in next parts at least.
@farmaanandaa
Ай бұрын
Yes it is the closed room :-(
Sound quality issue
@farmaanandaa
Ай бұрын
Sorry poor acoustics in the cellar
वापस से इंग्लिश ने बाते करने लगे 😢😢😢 आपको पता होना चाहिए आप भारत में जहा के अधितम लोग हिंदी में बाते करते है 😢 ये सही है
@farmaanandaa
Ай бұрын
कुछ जानकारी अंग्रेजी में ज्यादा फायदेमंद है। हमारे कई दर्शक और देशों में रहते है
@peepalpulse
Ай бұрын
@@farmaanandaa आप भारत के लिए एक और चैनल बनाए जिस पर कॉन्टेंट हिंदी में हो क्योंकि आपकी जानकारी बहुत ही महत्वपूर्ण होती हैं
@farmaanandaa
Ай бұрын
कोशिश करुंगी। बहुत मेहनत लगती है 😅
@peepalpulse
Ай бұрын
@@farmaanandaa धन्यवाद
@factically4972
Ай бұрын
@@farmaanandaa मदद chahiye to bataiye mam, apke sath kam karne me ANANDAM आयेगा 😂 You are really an inspiration ❤😊
हिन्दी मे तो आपने बोला ही नहीं इसलिए समझ में नहीं आया कृपया हिन्दी में बोलिए 🙏
@farmaanandaa
Ай бұрын
कोई बात नहीं। इस वीडियो को मत देखिए
@brajeshmishra5159
Ай бұрын
Excellent information 🎉🎉
Audio is echoing so cannot follow
@farmaanandaa
4 күн бұрын
Sorry about that
Sister please hindi
@farmaanandaa
Ай бұрын
Yeh series English mein hai. Baaki videos aaj kal hindi mein hi bana rahin hoon.
दिदी हिंदी में फिर से विडीयो बनाएं
@farmaanandaa
Ай бұрын
हिंदी के वीडियो आयेंगे
अंग्रेज चले गए ओलाद यहां छोड़ गए सॉरी ये बोलना पड़ा आपके subscribers k liye jinko Eng nahi aati h
@farmaanandaa
26 күн бұрын
You should be sorry. बात बोलने की भी तमीज होनी चाहिए।
I recently watched some videos by Anita Lath Ji, and I must say, that her understanding of the subject is truly commendable and insightful. Thank you for shedding light on the benefits of lime and stone construction in building a cellar. You also highlighted the importance of considering temperature fluctuations, air circulation, and moisture in storage practices.👏🏻👏🏻 I do have a few suggestions that may be of help: 1) The sound quality in the video was quite poor (captions helped me, but not everyone would use them). 2) Given that Chandigarh is located in seismic zone 4, making it highly prone to earthquakes, it's essential to have protective measures in place to prevent jars from falling and breaking during tremors. This can potentially prevent the loss of essential supplies. 3) Some items, such as open-pollinated seeds, and others on your selling portal seem to be highly-priced. I would kindly request periodic price rationalization so that more people can benefit from your offerings, Anita Ji. Wishing you all the best and looking forward to seeing more of your knowledge and expertise being shared with people in any way possible! ✌🏼
@farmaanandaa
Ай бұрын
Who is Anita Lath?