FFA and 4-H kids, hundreds of fair exhibitors, plus great entertainment, food, and rodeo action are drawing thousands to the Chelan County fairgrounds in Cashmere, WA

The Chelan County Fair is September 4th - 7th.

The fair will continue as scheduled despite an air quality alert. READ MORE

It's a great time of the year to celebrate the agricultural and farming roots of the region.

My early exposure to the fair experience was quite different, growing up in Los Angeles, CA, I was one of the city kids going to the L.A. County Fair in Pomona, CA, to see 4-H and FFA exhibits from kids who had a very different life from me.

It's a wonderful tradition, and it's important to show youngsters how a rural, agriculture-based way of life is producing the food we eat—not the grocery store.

Mad Ab

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