PRINTER'S NO. 2233
No. 370 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY HANNA, HERSHEY, BEAR, BISHOP, BOYD, BRENNAN,
BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, CONKLIN, CRUZ, DALEY, DONATUCCI,
D. EVANS, EVERETT, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, GALLOWAY, GEIST, GEORGE,
GIBBONS, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HICKERNELL, JAMES, MANN, MELIO,
MILLARD, MYERS, PALLONE, RAMALEY, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROHRER,
SAINATO, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SHIMKUS, SIPTROTH,
SOLOBAY, STABACK, R. STEVENSON, R. TAYLOR, THOMAS, WOJNAROSKI
AND YOUNGBLOOD, JULY 5, 2007
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JULY 5, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the month of August 2007 as "Pennsylvania Produce
2 Month."
3 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's vegetable industry generates more
4 than $110 million in revenues to the economy of this
5 Commonwealth; and
6 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's 3,500 farm families manage about
7 48,000 acres which produce more than 200,000 tons of vegetables
8 for fresh use and processing; and
9 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's vegetable growers are national
10 leaders in the production of pumpkins (4th), processing snap
11 beans (6th), cantaloupes (7th), fresh market sweet corn (7th)
12 and processing sweet corn (8th); 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 essential to a
2 healthy, balanced diet; and
3 WHEREAS, Health authorities have long encouraged increased
4 consumption of vegetables for nutrition and disease prevention;
5 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 August; and
10 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's vegetable industry is committed to
11 using integrated pest management and other good agricultural
12 practices to produce, in an environmentally sound manner,
13 vegetables and vegetable products that are nutritious and safe;
14 therefore be it
15 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives, in recognition
16 of our thriving vegetable industry designate the month of August
17 2007 as "Pennsylvania Produce Month" and urge all citizens to
18 enjoy this Commonwealth's abundant supply of "Simply Delicious,
19 Simply Nutritious" fresh and processed vegetable products while
20 recognizing the industry's contributions to our economy and our
21 health.
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