I have been so busy with tomatoes, apples, grapes, etc., from the garden, I let dh dry the potatoes on a rack and store them in the fruit pantry in shallow storage in the garage we keep just above the freezing level. He also put the onions there in a rack just for them. Thought I was done with tomatoes but I picked more tonight.... Gave away tomatoes twice this weekend (to visitors to the homestead) for slicers...frost will come, but will continue to harvest as long as we can.
Thanks to everyone who took the time to add to the discussion. It is nice to know more about the choices one can make with garden produce...I was taught never to waste good homegrown food. To share or give it away was preferred to letting it spoil in the garden or orchard.