http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk A virtual museum whose mission is to educate, inform and amuse visitors through the collection, preservation, interpretation and exhibition of objects relating to the Carrot.The Museum is divided into these main areas of interest:History, Wild Carrot, the Carrot today, Nutrition, Cultivation, Recipes, cooking advice and more fun and trivia than you ever realised existed about the humble carrot. World Carrot Museum dedicated to all aspects of the Carrots, including the history, nutrition, cultivation, recipes, craft items, trivia, jokes, puzzles, activities. Everything you need to know about the humble carrot is here. en-us http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/rslogo.gif http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk 40 40 http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/history4.html The Role of Carrot in helping to fight and win world war two. Also exploding the myth about how carrots help you see in the dark. http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/betacarotene.html All about betacarotene, its discovery and health properties. http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/today.html#NEWS What is happening with carrots today and the latest news. http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/history.html The origins and domestication of carrots.Timeline of carrots through the ages. http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/falcarinol.html A team of researchers, from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in England and Denmark, found the natural pesticide falcarinol reduced the risk of cancer developing in rats by one third. Although experts have recommended that people eat carrots for their anti-cancer properties, it has not been known exactly what component of the vegetable has this effect. http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/festivals.html Several countries have an annual event to celebrate the successful harvest of the carrot. Here are the ones which have become known to the World Carrot Museum. http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/babycarrot.html Baby Carrots are usually made from larger carrots, but there are also real baby carrot varieties. True Baby Carrots - A "true" baby carrot is a carrot grown to the "baby stage", which is to say long before the root reaches its mature size. The test is can you see a proper "shoulder" on each carrot. These immature roots are preferred by some people out of the belief that they are superior either in texture, nutrition or taste. They are also sometimes harvested simply as the result of crop thinning, but are also grown to this size as a specialty crop. Certain cultivars of carrots have been bred to be used at the "baby" stage. One such cultivar is 'Amsterdam Forcing'. You will see them in the stores and are normally very expensive and displayed with some of the green showing to "prove" they are a "real" carrot. http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/today.html Carrots come in six different colours. Learn more about the properties of each colour, in the World Carrot Museum http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/carrotops.html There is some debate about whether you can eat the green leaves. Despite the presence of celery and carrots in the carrot family of Apiaceae ("umbellifers"), many other members of the family are highly poisonous, but not carrot. They ARE edible and are highly nutritive, rich in protein, minerals and vitamins. The tops of the carrots are loaded with potassium which can make them bitter, so the use of them in food is limited, but there some ideas and recipes in the World Carrot Museum. However, it is edible, so you may mix some in with a mixed lettuce salad. You may also use it for garnish. Combine your common sense and your creative skills, and invent something! That's what makes cooking fun. It is a form of art. Carrot greens are high in vitamin K, which is lacking in the carrot itself. http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/carrotsinouterspace.html Carrots have been eaten in Outer Space. New research indicates that astronauts will soon have their own gardens aboard the International Space Station with the ability to grow vitamin A-rich carrots in space, http://www.naturalnews.com/carrots.html The NaturalNews Network is a non-profit collection of public education websites covering topics that empower individuals to make positive changes in their health, environmental sensitivity, consumer choices and informed skepticism.