Friday, February 5, 2010

The World Carrot Museum -- all about carrots

The World Carrot Museum is a virtual museum that attempts to collect and present information on all aspects of carrots. The museum does not currently have a brick and mortar existence but operates only as a website. It was initiated and continues to be curated by John Stolarczyk of Skipton, England.

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 contains information on history, nutrition, cultivation, recipes, trivia, cooking and storage tips, collectibles, games and toys as well as description of carrots as they exist in the wild.

It gives an extensive history of the carrot including a timeline, showing how its colour has changed over the millennia.

It also reports on the Festivals around the world which celebrate the carrot.

The website of The World Carrot Museum is http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/index.html

Infor Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Carrot_Museum

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