For an upstart food retailer that aims to provide a local alternative to the traditional supermarket, The Root Cellar is looking more and more like one these days. Root Cellar owner Walker Claridge in the North Providence road market he has run for over three years that specializes in organic and local foods, and now features an in-store deli. Started in 2001 as a way to link local farmers and customers, the business at 21 N. Providence Road is now a thriving year-round operation where fresh greens are available even in the dead of winter. Columbia Daily Tribune