How To Store fresh and dried tomatoes Farmers from southern Mali show us how tomatoes can be stored, fresh and dried You can store fresh tomatoes in a local fridge for a few weeks. A local fridge consists of two earthen pots, placed one inside the other and separated with sand. In addition to storing fresh tomatoes, they can also be dried and used any time. Dried tomatoes can be stored for a year. | Farmvilla Resource Centre