I am not sure if this link has been posted yet, but the article is very interesting. I am planning to try the 5 gallon buckets of sand to store my carrots and potatoes in this year, just as an experiment. I will also can and dry most of them.

Take a look:

Successful cold storage - Backwoods Home Magazine
http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles2/gist82.html
By Sylvia Gist Issue #82 • July/August, 2003 Crisp carrot sticks, fresh cabbage, and fried potatoes from my Montana garden in June? Yes, but only if I’ve kept them in cold storage from last summer’s garden. A garden is a wise investment and provides the freshest, most nutritious vegetables available during the summer. But I […]