PRINTER'S NO. 4120
No. 836 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY HANNA, HERSHEY, BAKER, BISHOP, BOBACK, BOYD,
BRENNAN, BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, CONKLIN, DONATUCCI, EVERETT,
FLECK, FRANKEL, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HESS,
HICKERNELL, JAMES, KESSLER, MANN, MANTZ, McGEEHAN,
McILVAINE SMITH, MENSCH, MILLARD, MOUL, MOYER, M. O'BRIEN,
O'NEILL, PARKER, PASHINSKI, PAYNE, PICKETT, RAMALEY,
READSHAW, ROHRER, SAINATO, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SEIP, SOLOBAY,
STABACK, STERN, SWANGER, VULAKOVICH, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD,
DALEY, CUTLER, KORTZ, CASORIO AND THOMAS, JUNE 30, 2008
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 30, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating August 2008 as "Pennsylvania Produce Month" in this
2 Commonwealth.
3 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's vegetable industry generates more
4 than $141 million in revenues to the economy of this
5 Commonwealth; and
6 WHEREAS, Three thousand five hundred farm families manage
7 about 48,000 acres, which produce more than 200,000 tons of
8 vegetables for fresh and processing use; and
9 WHEREAS, This Commonwealth's vegetable growers are national
10 leaders in the production of pumpkins, cantaloupes, fresh market
11 sweet corn, fresh market tomatoes and the processing of sweet
12 corn and snap beans; and
13 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania vegetables are not only "Simply
14 Delicious" but also "Simply Nutritious" in providing important
1 vitamins, fiber and other dietary components that are essential
2 to a healthy, balanced diet; and
3 WHEREAS, Health authorities have long encouraged increased
4 consumption of vegetables for both nutritional and disease
5 prevention purposes; and
6 WHEREAS, Fresh Pennsylvania vegetables are available in
7 abundant supply and peak quality at community farmers' markets,
8 roadside farm markets and supermarkets throughout this
9 Commonwealth during the month of August; and
10 WHEREAS, This Commonwealth's vegetable industry is committed
11 to using integrated pest management and other good agricultural
12 practices to produce, in an environmentally sound manner,
13 vegetables and vegetable products that are both nutritious and
14 safe; therefore be it
15 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate August
16 2008 as "Pennsylvania Produce Month"; and be it further
17 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge all citizens
18 to enjoy this Commonwealth's abundant supply of "Simply
19 Delicious" and "Simply Nutritious" fresh and processed vegetable
20 products while recognizing the industry's contributions to our
21 economy and our health.
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