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Ever find yourself reaching for condiments and produce towards the back wall of your fridge only to discover that they have expired?  You may be the victim of an overstuffed refrigerator. TreeHugger.com refers to refrigerators as “expensive air conditioned parking lots for compost and condiments.”   They recently featured Kris De Decker of No Tech Magazine  spotlighted Korean artist Jhyun Ryou, who has made the effort to design more energy wise and efficient ways to keep food fresh without using the constant electricity that powers a refrigerator.  

Examples such as storing raw vegetables like carrots and other roots upright in wooden wall-mounted shelves filled with sand may be old fashioned but still work today.  Positioning certain veggies vertically allows them to conserve energy and stay fresher longer.  Additionally, the sand maintains the right amount of humidity they need.  For more examples on how to store food without your fridge read the article here.