A postcard from the Oregon State Fair’s beauty contest for fruit and vegetables

A postcard from the Oregon State Fair’s beauty contest for fruit and vegetables

Every year, the Oregon State Fair draws thousands of people who come for the rides, fried foods of all sorts, the music and livestock competitions. And some Oregonians come to showcase their fruits, vegetables and flowers in the hopes of landing a blue ribbon at the farm and garden competition.Some people bring the largest onion they can grow, or the curviest zucchini. Others just want to grow the best looking tomatoes or apples.It’s a kind of b…