At the end of chapter 72, the author states that rainbow carrots were "bred" from the orange one. That is not true. Originally, carrots were white, yellow, and purple (the purple became more common later on). In the 17th century, there were Dutch carrot growers that managed to breed the white and yellow carrots to create the orange ones that are most common today.
Yes, I did get some information off Google. However, I watched an educational show many years ago that had a segment on how the orange carrot was made and about the natural "rainbow" carrots. I wish the author did some research instead of merely believing that orange carrots were natural and the rainbow ones were not. :/
At the end of chapter 72, the author states that rainbow carrots were "bred" from the orange one. That is not true. Originally, carrots were white, yellow, and purple (the purple became more common later on). In the 17th century, there were Dutch carrot growers that managed to breed the white and yellow carrots to create the orange ones that are most common today.
Yes, I did get some information off Google. However, I watched an educational show many years ago that had a segment on how the orange carrot was made and about the natural "rainbow" carrots. I wish the author did some research instead of merely believing that orange carrots were natural and the rainbow ones were not. :/