{"id":4656,"date":"2013-03-26T17:06:53","date_gmt":"2013-03-26T21:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/?p=4656"},"modified":"2021-08-14T21:26:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T01:26:03","slug":"happy-carrot-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/happy-carrot-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrots: Philosophy, Science, and Flutes"},"content":{"rendered":"

April 4th<\/sup> is International Carrot Day. February 3rd<\/sup> is National Carrot Cake Day. January is National Carrot Month. Summer is when carrots actually grow in the garden. And you can eat them, of course, all year round. In other words, almost every day is Carrot Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\nListen to the National Carrot Day Anthem<\/a>. Sung by carrots.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nAll things carrot! The World Carrot Museum<\/a> is surely the most comprehensive carrot site on the Web, featuring everything from carrot history and carrot recipes to carrot musical instruments, carrot toys, and carrots in the fine arts.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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How Carrots Won the Trojan War<\/i><\/a>\u00a0(Storey Publishing, 2011) is an award-winning science and history of garden vegetables. It\u2019s an adult book, but is packed with stories and information adaptable for a wide range of educational and just plain interesting purposes. Find out, for example, about the Burmese Cucumber King, the pirate who discovered bell peppers, and what corn has to do with vampires. For carrot-lovers, learn about Peter Rabbit\u2019s diet, Henry Ford\u2019s carrot obsession, and how carrots helped win not only the Trojan War but World War II.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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