Did you know?Baby carrots In North America the term baby carrot is commonly applied to either miniature carrots harvested before their roots develop or adult carrots chopped into smaller pieces. Taking fully grown carrots and chopping them into smaller pieces was the idea of California farmer Mike Yurosek. are made, not born. They actually come from whole carrots, which are cut into 2-inch pieces and shaped to look full-grown. The idea originated with a California farmer in the 1980s. Mike Yurosek Mike Yurosek is a California farmer who is known as the "father of the baby carrot". Many people are surprised to learn that the "baby carrot" that is popular in the US is not a separate breed but a way of processing regular full sized carrots to increase utilization and decrease was tired of wasting tons of perfectly good but not perfect-looking carrots. The result has transformed the lowly low·ly adj. low·li·er, low·li·est 1. Having or suited for a low rank or position. 2. Humble or meek in manner. 3. Plain or prosaic in nature. adv. 1. carrot into one of the most popular healthy snacks in the U.S. today. |
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