{"title":"Earthbag Storm Shelter","slug":"earthbag-storm-shelter","type":"post","excerpt":null,"content":"![](https://y2ez6helhgi126su.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/uploads/owen1.jpg)   I don't know if this is below ground enough to be used as a storm shelter but this would be a beautiful root cellar!  Check out [Earthbag Building](http://earthbagbuilding.com/projects/mendome.htm) for how to build it.\n\n> \"One of the most practical structures on a small farmstead is a multi-purpose garden structure that can serve as a storage shed or cool pantry above ground, or as a root cellar or storm shelter below ground. You can build this multipurpose structure for about $300 using earthbag construction (bags filled with earth and stacked like bricks). And the skills you learn by building the dome will serve you well if you plan to build a larger earthbag structure or even an earth home.\"\n\nvia [Earthbag Building: Low-Cost Multipurpose Minibuilding](http://earthbagbuilding.com/projects/mendome.htm).","publishedAt":"2012-08-27T13:44:28.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-10T16:57:01.464Z","author":{"name":"Michael Janzen"},"categories":[{"name":"How to","slug":"how-to"}],"tags":[{"name":"earthbag building","slug":"earthbag-building"},{"name":"storm shelter","slug":"storm-shelter"}],"featuredImageUrl":null,"aeo":null,"site":{"name":"Homestead Style","url":"https://hscom.vercel.app"},"_links":{"canonical":"https://hscom.vercel.app/post/earthbag-storm-shelter","markdown":"https://hscom.vercel.app/post/earthbag-storm-shelter/llm.txt","json":"https://hscom.vercel.app/post/earthbag-storm-shelter/data.json"}}