Although broccoli is America's favorite vegetable, carrots are a close second. We enjoy using them as a crunchy vehicle for dipping, slipping slivers of them into salads, and mixing shredded pieces ...

Purple carrots? But do they taste any different? August is the month that heirloom varieties and modern hybrids cavort in the farmers’ markets around town. Heirlooms are persnickety, and take longer ...

Carrots are one of the most versatile vegetables in the world. You can enjoy them by themselves as a snack, use them in a flavorful soup or sauce, and even add them to desserts. The potential ...

We have the Arabs to thank for introducing carrots (Daucos carota) to Western Europe. Two distinct subspecies led to the domesticated carrot. The subspecies D. carota sativus, native to Turkey, was ...

Researchers have uncovered the three genes responsible for the orange color of carrots in a study of 600 carrot genomes. Carotenoids, the pigments that give carrots their color, are precursors of ...