Maryland State Fair means competition — and the circle of life — for young farmers

In the summer evenings, after the air has cooled down, Alivia Blum, 18, walks her goats up the hill behind her family’s home in rural Baltimore County and back again. Afterward, she sits in their pen and feeds them hay and, as a treat, Cheez-Its. Trixie and Kitty are picky eaters, but they absolutely love Cheez-Its.