Dave Balderstone wrote:
>songbird wrote:
>
>> won't work here on this site, would have the
>> cellar above grade to avoid water/flooding
>> troubles. it's very flat around here. any
>> hills/elevation you want you have to build it
>> yourself..
>
> Ice house, then. Is there a handy source of sawdust within a reasonable
> distance?

after the zombie apocalypse? not too likely.
there's huge piles of it in town miles away,
but i suspect that will all burn along with the
pallet mill.

i think a cellar to the north of this room a
bit above grade and bermed well will do good
enough for cool storage. evaporative and
ground cooling passive systems added.

hauling ice chunks from the river may be
tough. the pond a bit out back may be a
reasonable compromise, but the neighbors
would likely get dibs... it's their pond.
to make enough ice right on this property
during the winter would be possible, but i
suspect the challenge will not be food as
much as keeping warm and avoiding the
zombies.


songbird