It took both of us to lower the refrigerator root cellar into its new home below the earth. Once it was in place I decided to make some side panels from a couple of 2x4's and some scrap wood. It seems to be helping by keeping the dirt away from the hinge and door opening as I begin to bury it.

This post is part of our Fridge Root Cellar series.  Read all of the entries: Refrigerator root cellar step 1...dig Fridge root cellar safety Refrigerator root cellar foundation Refrigerator root cellar vent hole installation Refrigerator root cellar chimney vent Refrigerator root cellar placement Refrigerator root cellar chimney cap Fridge root cellar video

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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.



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