Carrot Discrimination?

"Carrots grown on the Prince of Wales' Duchy Estates which were rejected by Sainsbury's have been snapped up by organic food lovers.

Tons of carrots produced on the prince's own organic farms - together with carrots from a farm owned by Soil Association director Patrick Holden - were snubbed as not being good enough for Sainsbury's shelves.

But they have gone down a treat with customers of the Riverford Organic Vegetables, one of the UK's largest organic producers, who deliver boxes of vegetables all over England.

The Devon-based company bought 25 tonnes of carrots - five weeks supply - from Mr Holden and all were quickly sold.

"Our customers are very discerning people who demand tasty carrots and they absolutely loved them," said farm manager Andy Johnson."

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