Original

Select Country

Quick links

Today is Thursday, May 17th 2012
Altringham Carrot

£15.00

Shop Now

Registered Charity Number: 298104

Altringham Carrot

  • Charity

    Garden Organic's Adopt A Veg

Species : Altringham Carrot

About the Altringham Carrot : No letters about the spelling, please - it was always (if erroneously) named this way. This early 19th Century variety is listed in Carters Catalogue for 1842 and described by D Guiheneuf in The Garden (May 1st 1876) as “An English variety, readily distinguished from any other.

It is said to have originated about 60 years ago in Altrincham, a village in the vicinity of Chester.” It produces cylindrical, orange roots 20-50cm long that taper towards their end. The crunchy, mild-flavoured flesh makes it ideal for the table.

From just £15.00 you can adopt the Altringham Carrot, helping the Heritage Seed Library to safeguard the future of this vegetable, and help safeguard its future.

What You Get

  • certificate, details of the rare variety and details of Garden Organic
  • Choice of sending direct to the intended recipient or to yourself
  • Last minute gift? - No problem! You can send the gift electronically too.

Garden Organics Adopt A Veg

Garden Organic is the UK’s largest organic growing charity. Its goal is to help promote organic gardening in homes, communities and schools. Using both innovation and inspiration, Garden Organic aims to get more people growing their own produce in the most sustainable way possible. They believe that an organic approach to gardening and growing can help build a more sustainable future for both humankind and planet earth.

About the Heritage Seed Library

The Heritage Seed Library help conserve and make available vegetable varieties that don’t feature in modern seed catalogues. Once we have enough seed to distribute, all our seed varieties will become available to our members. Currently about 200 varieties feature in our Seed Catalogue.

They are doing this to ensure that these precious breeds and strains don’t disappear forever and to safeguard our diverse heritage for future generations.

A a DETR funded Seed Search was carried out between 1997 and 2000 with the aim to seek out and save regional, family and historic vegetable varieties. The The Heritage Seed Library Guardians take on the responsibility for growing these endangered seeds for us. Their work in growing and gathering these seeds is essential to developing and growing our seed stock.

Christmas Delivery Info

By Post :
Final date of 18th December 2011