Away in a mange-tout: The baby Jesus carrot reclines in a stable cos there wasn't mushroom at the inn
A Jerusalem artichoke, surely?
Nah, far too exotic for the folk who run Tullys Farm in West Sussex.
Instead they have chosen the ’umble carrot to represent the baby Jesus in a veggie nativity scene created by Stuart Beare to encourage children to eat more healthily.
The three wise men, according to this report, have been made out of marrows, and the sheep are cauliflowers.
Said Beare:
We thought a vegetable nativity scene would be a good way to get children to think about different types of vegetables. If we can help parents introduce children to new vegetables and get them to eat more of them that can only be a good thing.
Sally Duguid, one of the people who helped create the scene, said building the display posed difficulties.
It’s been a real challenge to get the right produce and the characters at the right scale, but great fun too.
The nativity scene was unveiled at the farm’s food fair yesterday, and will remain on display until Christmas Eve.
The Carrot Museum – it really exists – says the carrot has long been associated with the Christmas festivities, and helpfully provides recipes for carrot cake, carrot pudding and carrot log roll.
The Freethinker was founded in 1881 by GW Foote, an outspoken critic of religion. After the publication of 
December 18th, 2009 at 10:05 pm
As most Christians are sheep (they are referred to as a flock after all) perhaps it is appropriate for them to be cauliflowers. It is a species of cabbage after all
December 19th, 2009 at 1:22 am
oh comeon….I think this is extremely clever…
but I still wish a rabbit would eat baby jesus, and a deer to destroy the remains
December 19th, 2009 at 8:33 am
Jesus as a root vegetable?
Well, first there’s an Old Testament prophecy:
“For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: He hath no form or comeliness; and when we shall see Him, there is no beauty that we should desire Him.” Isaiah 53:2
Then there’s a sign:
“For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.” (Matthew 12:38-41)
Of course, sceptical freethinkers such as yourselves will not be convinced by the above PROOFS FROM GOD’S HOLY WORD (oops, the Caps Lock key got stuck…) and will most likely resort to miquoting the words of our Lord at Matthew 6:34: “Take no thought for the marrow”.
(Sorry…)
December 19th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
The late Dead Sea Scrolls scholar John Allegro was convinced that Jesus was, in fact, a mushroom.