PRINTER'S NO. 3984
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
898
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY HILL-EVANS, BIZZARRO, DONATUCCI, SCHMITT,
KENYATTA, RYAN, SONNEY, KORTZ, MERSKI, MURT, KINSEY, BOBACK,
MILLARD, GALLOWAY, SCHWEYER, PASHINSKI, BURNS, LONGIETTI,
HOWARD, NEILSON, BROWN, YOUNGBLOOD, ROZZI, ZIMMERMAN, MENTZER
AND SCHLEGEL CULVER, JUNE 23, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS,
JUNE 23, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of August 2020 as "Pennsylvania Produce
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth's fruit and vegetable production
industry is an important contributor to the State's economy; and
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth is among the nation's top
producers of bell peppers, cantaloupes, pumpkins, snap beans,
sweet corn, apples, grapes and peaches; and
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth is the nation's leading producer
of mushrooms; and
WHEREAS, Altogether, more than 70,000 acres of this
Commonwealth's farmland are used in the production of fruits and
vegetables; and
WHEREAS, More than 90% of farms in this Commonwealth are
family owned; and
WHEREAS, There are approximately 1,000 farmers markets in
this Commonwealth, which allow farmers to sell directly to
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