Discusses planting, care and harvesting tips for growing carrots, including recipes using carrots.

Includes glossary. Checkerboard Library.

Why grow your own food? -- All about carrots -- Let's get growing -- Sow your seeds! -- Stages of growth -- Harvesting carrots -- Carrot Q & A -- Cool ingredients -- Kitchen tools -- Cooking terms -- Chilly dilly carrot dip -- Pickled carrot sticks -- Creamy carrot soup -- Crunchy carrots & raisins -- Zesty carrot bake -- Come-'n-get-'em carrot muffins -- Wrap it up! -- Glossary -- Web sites -- Index.