A Bowl Of Vegetables Is Better

In Elliston, Daniel and I saw root cellars scattered about the terrain around the cozy houses, like little hobbit dwellings, tucked away in the banks and hills of the earth.

They were and are still a part of the local's lives in Elliston.

Root cellars are a reminder of the their past and many are still used today to store root vegetables, like potatoes, carrots, and turnips to keep them cool in the summer and to keep them from freezing in the winter.

Elliston is actually the root cellar capital of the world. There are a total of 135 of them with many families sharing root cellars. Not only that, these root cellars were constructed by the whole community, taking three to four weeks to build. The root cellars are a symbol of neigbourly love.

The Bible is true when it states a bowl of vegetables with someone you love is better than steak with someone you hate.

"A bowl of vegetables

with someone you love

is better than steak

with someone you hate."

Proverbs 15:17 (NLT)