Potato Cooler

What do potatoes have to do with a cooler? Well, there is a lady in my area who grows organic potatoes and sells them. For the last two years I have purchased a large quantity to last over the winter. The first year, I kept them in bags in the garage. However when it got very cold in January, they froze and when it warmed up they turned to mush. This year, I took one of my large coolers. I put cardboard in the bottom and then put two boxes on top. In one box went red potatoes and the other box was white potatoes. These potatoes kept the whole winter. Last week we used the last of them. I feel like a modern day pioneer woman.