My 45-hour-long art exhibit at the Denver County Fair was filled with fun, but there were some highlights...

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Kenny Be

As you read on Wednesday, Westword's illustrious cartoonist Kenny Be is at the Denver County Fair this weekend, where anyone -- anyone! -- can buy postcard-sized prints of his Denver Neighborhood Seed Co. cards. (See the full batch here.) Also, make sure to read Kenny's feature this week: "Happy Birthday, Colorado!," which honors our state's 135th birthday on August 1st.

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The illustration above appeared as the third panel of my "Predictions 2011" Worst-Case Scenario comic in the December 30, 2010 issue of Westword. I was predicting that the success of the Denver County Fair would turn all loft and apartment residents into rooftop and balcony farmers. But, in truth, the fair has turned me into a seedy cartoonist...

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Of all of the competitions at the first ever Denver County Fair (held from July 28 through 31, 2011, in the Expo and Stadium Halls of the National Western Complex), the most prized Blue Ribbon should go to Denver's most prized crop -- Capitol Hill cannabis indica...

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In Greek mythology, Prometheus stole fire from Zeus and stored it in the hollow stalks of Athmar Park fennel to free mankind from the brutish ignorance of the gods. Today, the plant grows wild in the yards of neighborhood bungalows and is eaten raw as a natural treatment for glaucoma and to control flatulence...

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Originally found along the banks of Bear Creek, the vitamin-rich medicinal qualities of Bear Valley watercress attracted seniors in search of better health to settle the neighborhood in the mid-1960s. Now grown in water gardens across the city, Bear Valley watercress is highly prized for it's ability to turn back time on aging and disease...

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