Converting a new chest freezer into a climate controlled "root cellar".

[Kaleva]

2. That's why I put root cellar in quotation marks

It's more of a cold storage unit.

Some folks don't have the time, funds, space or strength to build a root cellar or they may not have a basement that could be suitably used as as cold room. Some people may not have a garden but they want to buy in bulk but have no place to store the produce long term. One can store potatoes in a pantry at room temperature and low humidity but they won't last nowhere near as long as potatoes kept in a cold area at high humidity.