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World Carrot Museum @worldcarrotmuseum.bsky.social · 15h

So that doorstep thieves can run off with them more easily!

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Paul Lewis @paullewismoney.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t get this. Surely all Royal Mail has to do is send recipient a text saying they have a letter which they can pick up from the sender’s address? bit.ly/4nLsex1 Sorted. Or rather not sorted because it is too expensive.

Why Royal Mail could axe stamps and addresses on letters

Handwritten envelopes may become a thing of the past as the new boss moves to modernise the business

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World Carrot Museum @worldcarrotmuseum.bsky.social · 2d

This Is the Reason Your Baby Carrots Are Always Wet - www.allrecipes.com/why-are-baby...

This Is the Reason Your Baby Carrots Are Always Wet

Learn why store-bought baby carrots are always so wet. Plus, find out how to store them to keep them slime-free.

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World Carrot Museum @worldcarrotmuseum.bsky.social · 3d

Telegraph needs to make its mind up - is it one hour or three. Headline and opening statement differ!

World Carrot Museum @worldcarrotmuseum.bsky.social · 5d

Daucus Carota depicted in 1591. Plantarum tam exoticarum, quam indigenarum, L'Obel, Matthias de

World Carrot Museum @worldcarrotmuseum.bsky.social · 8d

The real money saving is in using the freezer properly. e.g. freezable goods on discount, buy in bulk.

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Electoral Reform Society @electoralreform.bsky.social · 8d

A new report from Spotlight on Corruption highlighted the impact of ending Electoral Commission independence on the UK’s democratic standing.

Why Electoral Commission independence matters

This week, a new report from Spotlight on Corruption highlighted the impact of Electoral Commission independence to the UK’s democratic standing. The report lays bare just how far the

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World Carrot Museum @worldcarrotmuseum.bsky.social · 8d

Morning, Happy Carrot Day for yesterday!🥕

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World Carrot Museum @worldcarrotmuseum.bsky.social · 9d

www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk/news/2550812...

Nutritionist backs farmers' campaign to highlight the humble carrot

Discover the story behind British Carrot Day 2025, celebrating nutrition, farming, and the surprising versatility of the humble carrot.

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World Carrot Museum @worldcarrotmuseum.bsky.social · 9d

Carrots are the tops – seven top facts and recipes for British Carrot Day retailtimes.co.uk/carrots-are-... #BritishCarrotDay25

Carrots are the tops – seven top facts and recipes for British Carrot Day

Farmers, chefs and nutritionists are coming together this Autumn to celebrate one of the UK’s most heroic vegetables. Friday 3rd October is the second British

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World Carrot Museum @worldcarrotmuseum.bsky.social · 10d

Apparently they are funding library books in all promary schools but not funding the staffing! This is one crazy Gov

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Paul Lewis @paullewismoney.bsky.social · 10d

Wind farms generate no electricity even when the wind is blowing if the grid can’t cope - £1billion spent this year already on gridlocked days bit.ly/46Od8j0 paying wind farms £462k to stop and spending £1.7bn buying electricity elsewhere - see wastedwind.energy

Britons spend £1 billion to switch off wind farms this year

Flaws in the net-zero drive mean Britain’s electricity operator has to pay compensation for loss revenue after ordering turbines to be switched off

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World Carrot Museum @worldcarrotmuseum.bsky.social · 10d

Don't forget folks, British Carrot Day 3 October.

British Carrot Day, created by a group of UK growers who “want the nation to rediscover the versatility, nutritious benefits and local food story of British-grown carrots”. #BritishCarrotDay25

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World Carrot Museum @worldcarrotmuseum.bsky.social · 11d

She should me made a Saint.

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World Carrot Museum @worldcarrotmuseum.bsky.social · 13d

Michaelmas Day - today - a tradition from the Isles of Scotland,the last carrots of the season were harvested on the Sunday before the feast, known as Carrot Sunday. A two-pronged or forked carrot found on this day was a sign of good luck, prosperity, and fertility. 🥕🥕

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World Carrot Museum @worldcarrotmuseum.bsky.social · 13d

It's a nice sound bite to say they will lose their benenfits, but the reality is a lot more complex. The majoirty of the schemes promised that and failed. This is yet another Labour diversion from the real issues.

World Carrot Museum @worldcarrotmuseum.bsky.social · 13d

Can't beat some of the old stuff. Sad indictment of modern tv dramas. Next stop Kojak?

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World Carrot Museum @worldcarrotmuseum.bsky.social · 15d

As the BBC say "Other colours are available"!😀 red, yellow, black, white & purple.

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World Carrot Museum @worldcarrotmuseum.bsky.social · 16d

British Carrot Day celebrates benefits of the orange veg www.fruitnet.com/fresh-produc...

British Carrot Day celebrates benefits of the orange veg

Event aims to showcase the crop to consumers

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Adrianne B @adrianneb.bsky.social · 17d

LynnZ 🦋 @zizij.bsky.social · 18d

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World Carrot Museum @worldcarrotmuseum.bsky.social · 18d

Carrots crowned nutrient powerhouse in comprehensive study www.jpost.com/health-and-w...

Carrots crowned as nutrient powerhouse in new study | The Jerusalem Post

Nutritionists advise consuming one to two medium carrots a day, noting research that links eating two to four raw carrots per week with a seventeen percent drop in colorectal cancer risk.

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World Carrot Museum @worldcarrotmuseum.bsky.social · 18d

Daucus Carota 1791 - J.S. Kerner, Abbild. Oekon. Pfl., vol. 4

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World Carrot Museum @worldcarrotmuseum.bsky.social · 18d

48 sick, 20 hospitalized and 1 death linked to Grimmway Carrots
www.foodpoisonjournal.com/food-poisoni...

48 sick, 20 hospitalized and 1 death linked to Grimmway Carrots

A total of 48 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli were reported from 19 states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from September 6, 2024,

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World Carrot Museum @worldcarrotmuseum.bsky.social · 20d

Yes some very young boys girls. All the papers need to be made public.

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World Carrot Museum @worldcarrotmuseum.bsky.social · 22d

Gardeners showcase their giant vegetables at Britain's biggest autumn gardening show shorturl.at/VZ7s
Chris Marriott, from Mansfield, wowed judges with a giant carrot that clocked in at a remarkable 9.5kg

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