Specialty Crop

Specialty-crop-related entries, especially vegetables and jams, are among the big draws at Wyoming’s Big Show in early August at the Sweetwater Events Complex in Rock Springs.

“Vegetables, including the vegetable doll contest, along with jams and crops, are very popular categories. We definitely get some pretty unique entries in the vegetable doll contest,” a Sweetwater Events Complex employee said.

At least four different fruits and vegetables must be used to craft a doll, and both home-grown and purchased produce can be utilized. Dolls must be at least 8 inches tall, and they are judged on creativity/originality, freshness of vegetables and fruits, among others.

Residents of Sweetwater County, and also Daggett County, Utah, and Moffat County, Colorado, can enter the many Open classes, and there are also categories for 4-H and FFA members. Other categories are in baking, poultry, rabbits, cattle, goats, sheep and wool, horses, art, crafts, quilting, and photography. Those participating in the Open, FFA, and 4-H contests can compete at the state fair, and prizes are awarded at both the county and state levels.

Other events at Wyoming’s Big Show include a concert series, petting zoo, barnyard races, livestock auction, Chicago Honey Bear Dancers, The Birdman and Co. (shows focus on the natural abilities of our animal stars), MAX POWER and his music pumping mini-monster truck NITRO, among many others.