As PNH reminds us, "The reason modern Western carrots are orange is because they were bred that way, in the 16th and 17th centuries, in tribute to the Dutch royal House of Orange."
Carrots of Many Colors (Thanks, @bopuc)
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Carrot rainbow
from BoingBoing:
Labels:
carrots,
Environment,
farming
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