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

Brick and mortar

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 existence but operates only as a website. It was initiated and continues to be curated by John Stolarczyk

John Stolarczyk

John Stolarczyk is the founder and curator of the World Carrot Museum. He is a resident of Skipton, England.He worked as an administrator to the City of Bradford. He is currently retired and, in addition to traveling, he spends several hours each week curating and adding information and exhibits to...

 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, from white or purple to the ubiquitous orange.

It also reports of the resurgence of popularity of the carrot during World War Two rationing.

Lots of information about the nutritional properties of this healthy vegetable and its effects on bodily functions. It includes interesting recipes and cooking/preparation tips.

Read all about how to cultivate carrots and deal with common pests.

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

Fun and craft activities for kids and adults.

The Museum gives details of all the collectors of carrot material together with a huge trivia listing.

Ask a Carrot Question, or look up the extensive Q & A.

External links

• World Carrot Museum Homepage
• Article on Stolarczyk and the museum from The Plain Dealer
• Miami Herald article by Dave Barry
  Dave Barry
  David "Dave" Barry is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author and columnist, who wrote a nationally syndicated humor column for The Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005. He has also written numerous books of humor and parody, as well as comedic novels.-Biography:Barry was born in Armonk, New York,...
  
  about the museum
• Carrot Country article by the editor of Carrot Country Magazine