DEEP IN THE RABBIT HOLE

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john
john
December 29, 2018 11:54 am

Purple carrots are health food…..the pope should be told this.

MrLiberty
MrLiberty
December 29, 2018 12:15 pm

There are also purple potatoes (that are extremely creamy and great tasting), and purple tomatoes (also a great and slightly different taste). The western diet has been reduced to a pathetic sampling of the world’s produce, all because of monoculture farming, farm subsidies, and big Agra control of most of the farms in America. Our local farmers market sells “rainbow” carrots in all colors (red, white, purple, yellow, and of course, orange). Thankfully the “free market” addresses the demands of consumers.

no one
no one
  MrLiberty
December 29, 2018 2:03 pm

Even some of the farmers’ markets get too much interest from the regulatory agencies. A cheese-making friend told me she’d opted to keep her goat cheese from unpasteurized milk at home.

MrLiberty
MrLiberty
  no one
December 29, 2018 2:43 pm

But vegetables don’t carry e.coli, listeria, or any of the other “potential” pathogens that raw dairy MIGHT. Big fan of raw dairy by the way, so my comments are not meant to disparage. Just pointing out what the carrot police don’t exist while the dairy police do.

Anonymous
Anonymous
  MrLiberty
December 29, 2018 6:21 pm

Well, here the state tax police (er whatever) raided the local Farmer’s Market to ensure that every seller had a sales tax collection permit, etc. Having sold there on occasion, most sellers make much less $1000 for a season’s production … so they can apply to get a sales tax permit ($40) and then submit paperwork every month of the year … all for a few tens of dollars over 3-4 months. Participation the Farmers’ Market collapsed from about 30 to about 10 (the few that are a bit more serious about production and maybe/probably have a permit from other lines of business) and has never recovered.

Steve
Steve
  MrLiberty
December 29, 2018 7:17 pm

They have been recalling Romaine lettuce because of e.coli quite frequently

MrLiberty
MrLiberty
  Steve
December 29, 2018 10:55 pm

But that is e. coli that has contaminated the lettuce. NO plants support the growth of e. coli, salmonella, listeria, or other pathogens that are found in animal flesh/products. The FDA and EPA have allowed the use of human waste from sewage plants on farm produce as a fertilizer. THAT is where the contamination is coming from. The kinds of things they worry about in dairy products, are in the cows to begin with (though healthy, well-cared-for cows have so little it is no/little concern).

no one
no one
  Steve
December 30, 2018 8:56 am

There wasn’t a head of Romaine lettuce to be found in flyover country around Thanksgiving!

Javelin
Javelin
  MrLiberty
December 29, 2018 2:43 pm

I grow chanterray carrots.. they’re dark red inside but still orangy outside..wonder if those are any healthier

MrLiberty
MrLiberty
  Javelin
December 29, 2018 10:56 pm

Eat every color of the rainbow. Every compound that produces color is good for you in all of these plants. Generally speaking, the darker the color the better.

Iwasntbornwithenufmiddlefingers
Iwasntbornwithenufmiddlefingers
  MrLiberty
December 29, 2018 4:17 pm

I luv purple potatos and cherokee purple tomatoes. Delicious.

Donkey Balls
Donkey Balls
December 29, 2018 12:49 pm

How can this be confirmed?

HardScabble?

How can I get me some purple carrots?

Grog
Grog
  Donkey Balls
December 29, 2018 1:36 pm

Cross red and blue carrots.

MrLiberty
MrLiberty
  Donkey Balls
December 29, 2018 2:40 pm

Edenbrothers.com (among many including the evil Amazon). All colors available.

Steve
Steve
  Donkey Balls
December 29, 2018 7:20 pm

All kinds of seed companies sell them. Check Heirloomseed.com

JimmyTorpedo
JimmyTorpedo
  Steve
December 29, 2018 7:43 pm

Seedsavers is quite a good company too.

Grog
Grog
December 29, 2018 1:05 pm

I’ll stick with my own.

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MrLiberty
MrLiberty
  Grog
December 29, 2018 2:46 pm

Your carrots clearly lack diversity and are RACIST.

Now this is what you need to keep the LBGQTUVWXYZ crowd from protesting outside your garden:

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IluvCO2
IluvCO2
December 29, 2018 1:27 pm

Shit. I grow purple carrots every year. Am I going to hell?

Hollywood Rob
Hollywood Rob
  IluvCO2
December 29, 2018 2:09 pm

Well yes of course you are going to hell…but not for the carrots.

motley
motley
  Hollywood Rob
December 29, 2018 2:34 pm

speak for yourself …

MrLiberty
MrLiberty
  IluvCO2
December 29, 2018 2:41 pm

Depends on what you do with the carrots once harvested.

IluvCO2
IluvCO2
  MrLiberty
December 29, 2018 3:09 pm

Depends on the dimensions of he carrot.

EL Zorro
EL Zorro
  IluvCO2
December 29, 2018 5:09 pm

Relax, CO2, you got this.

MrLiberty
MrLiberty
  IluvCO2
December 29, 2018 11:01 pm

Depends on what kind of carrots you grow as well.

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EL Zorro
EL Zorro
  MrLiberty
December 29, 2018 11:46 pm

Mr. Lib, are you playing with CO2’s emotions?