Carrots

I was doing a bit of research on which carrot varieties I want to grow and a ran across this article.
http://www.cals.wisc.edu/media/news/02_00/carrot_pigment.html
Who knew there was so much to know about carrots! Did you know that orange carrots are relatively new? Check out this quote:
"Surprisingly, purple and yellow carrots were grown and eaten as long ago as 900 AD in Afghanistan, says Simon. People began cultivating orange carrots only about 400 years ago, and most of the world eats them today."
Cool!