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Article: Carrot Festival still takes the cake in Niskayuna.
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- Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- September 6, 2007
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Byline: Dan Howley
Sep. 6--In 1978, the parking lot at Congregation Agudat Achim needed to be paved. The only question was how the members of the synagogue would pay for it.
The subject of carrots came up during a brainstorming session, and that evolved into the idea of a Carrot Festival. The carrot notion made sense. It so happened that congregation members Paul and Rose Westheimer were rooted in the carrot business -- at the time they were owners of The Carrot Barn at Schoharie Valley Farms where they produced and packaged 1,400 tons of carrots a year.
The Westheimers, who have been married 53 years, said that first festival was a lot of fun, ...