Bill Text: NY K00300 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 15-31, 2021, as Cider Week in the State of New York

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2021-05-19 - adopted [K00300 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-K00300-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 300

BY: M. of A. Barrett

        MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim
        May  15-31,  2021, as Cider Week in the State of New
        York

  WHEREAS, It is the custom of  this  Legislative  Body  to  recognize
official  weeks  that  are  set aside to promote and appreciate New York
State's natural resources which benefit the lives of its citizens; and

  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing  traditions,  this  Legislative  Body  is  justly proud to
memorialize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim  May  15-31,  2021,  as
Cider Week in the State of New York; and

  WHEREAS,  Cider  Week in New York brings people together and creates
connections to celebrate and promote New York cider in an exciting  way;
in  2021, Cider Week will be observed with a myriad of events throughout
the entire state including two Cider Week festivals with the first  held
in the spring from May 15-31, 2021, and the second held in the fall from
October 2-17, 2021; and

  WHEREAS,  Cider  Week  New  York  2021 will feature 37 of New York's
finest cider producers and will include a hybrid mix of both virtual and
in-person events including  special  flights,  virtual  tastings,  local
events,  panels,  and  dinners  where  individuals  can be kept safe and
appropriately socially distanced; and

  WHEREAS, Directly tied to  New  York's  agricultural  cash  crop  of
apples,  cider in New York has seen an unprecedented growth explosion of
over 450% over the past 10 years and now has  a  $1.6  billion  economic
impact  to the State's economy; with over 140 producers making over five
million gallons of cider every year, New York continues to rank first in
the country for the number of cider producers; and

  WHEREAS, The Glynwood  Center  for  Regional  Food  and  Farming,  a
non-profit  organization  serving food and farming changemakers from New
York's Hudson Valley and beyond, launched the inaugural  Cider  Week  in
2010  as  an  outcome  of  a travel exchange between French and American
cider producers; and

  WHEREAS, Distinctive products like hard cider  evoke  a  local  food
culture  and  sense  of  place  that  is  closely tied to agriculture in
addition  to  garnering  more  profit  for  farmers;  recognizing  these
opportunities  while  addressing  the  still-real obstacles faced by our
farming community, Glynwood's goal was to foster a cider market  in  the
Hudson   Valley   as  the  linchpin  in  a  chain  of  positive  social,
environmental, economic and community benefits; and

  WHEREAS, After over 10 years of successful growth,  Cider  Weeks  in
New  York  are  now  a production of the New York Cider Association, and
continue to cultivate an appreciation for New York's orchard-based cider
by  showcasing  New  York  cider's  diversity,  food-friendliness,   and
excellent quality in cider production; and

  WHEREAS,  It  is  with  great  pleasure  that  this Legislative Body
acknowledges this exceptional natural resource and its contributions  to
the local and State economies; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim  May  15-31,  2021,  as
Cider Week in the State of New York; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the  State  of
New York.