Fair And Sunny

摘要

Before the shopping mall, there was the fair - outdoor sites for trade and revelry with a history stretching back to the Romans and medieval church feast days. America's fairs have farm roots, starting in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, in 1811. Today, those roots may need watering, so fairs are reminding visitors that beyond the rides and big-name entertainers, the fair also shows where food comes from.Each year, the Indiana State Fair dedicates itself to one of the state's main commodities, with events and artwork scattered around the fairgrounds. It has highlighted corn, trees, tomatoes, pigs, and this year, soybeans. Next August, a day at the Iowa State Fair will be part of a prize trip that some lucky urban family will win in the Iowa Soybean Association's Be Our Guest contest. In 2010, the State Fair of Texas opened up Big Tex's Barnyard, a pavilion run by the state's agriculture department and farm groups where consumers can sample steaks and learn the fine points of grass-fed and corn-fed beef.