yes ... carrots are very cheap, as are most veg really. However it is what they have had sprayed on them that is my main worry. Some of the chemicals that they spray on carrots are really scary , and as carrots are by definition a root veg,they store everything that they can soak up . That includes all the chemicals. Thats why all the carrots you see in a store are perfect,compared to ones grown in your garden plot , that will have all sorts of imperfections and animal marks etc. I think I read that carrots should be peeled very thickly to avoid any chemical getting eaten ....well I would much rather grow my own and KNOW that there is nothing on or in my carrots , apart from the odd creepy crawly here and there. If I run out of home grown veg , I will buy stuff from the shops . Sadly I find it a bit too dear to always buy organic (theres that word again ), so I try as much as possible to grow enough to keep me going , any surplus going to family and then animal feed. I try as much as possible to grow stuff that can be left in situ , and taken as and when needed for food . That way it saves on storage problems . So apart from veg that is stored , I eat veg that is picked less than an hour ago. So therefore very fresh and grown without a trace of deadly chemicals (apart from any that fall from the sky !!!!).
cheers
Russ