PRINTER'S NO. 2131
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
425
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY HILL-EVANS, BAKER, DiGIROLAMO, GREINER,
YOUNGBLOOD, PHILLIPS-HILL, BOBACK, MURT, BURNS, B. MILLER,
DRISCOLL, DOWLING, KINSEY, CHARLTON, LONGIETTI, SCHWEYER,
DUSH, SONNEY, BULLOCK, MADDEN, FREEMAN, GROVE, MILLARD,
CALTAGIRONE, O'NEILL, READSHAW, KORTZ, WARD, V. BROWN,
D. COSTA, MENTZER, NEILSON, GABLER, SAYLOR, ZIMMERMAN,
BIZZARRO, DONATUCCI, WATSON, McCLINTON, GILLEN AND ROZZI,
JUNE 23, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 23, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of August 2017 as "Pennsylvania Produce
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth's vegetable industry contributes
to the economy of this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, For every $100 spent at a farmers market, $62 stays
in the local economy and $99 stays in the State; and
WHEREAS, Three thousand nine hundred fifty farm families
manage approximately 49,400 acres that produce more than 280,000
tons of vegetables; and
WHEREAS, Vegetables are both delicious and nutritious,
providing important vitamins, fiber and other dietary components
that are essential to a healthy, balanced diet; and
WHEREAS, Health authorities have long encouraged increased
consumption of vegetables for good nutrition and disease
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