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33rd annual pickle festival runs out of pickles
Photo credit: Johnny Milano
In the late 1800s, Alexander Gardiner produced enough pickles on his Greenlawn farm to supply all of Long Island and New York City.
He became known as “The Pickle Pioneer.”
And more than two centuries later, thousands of pickle enthusiasts descended on his farm Saturday for the 33rd annual Pickle Festival.
“Greenlawn is the pickle capital of the world,” said Bill Perks, member...
