Bill Text: NY K00326 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Resolution 326 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim June 2021, as Farmers Market Appreciation Month in the State of New York

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2021-05-24 - adopted [K00326 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-K00326-Introduced.html


Assembly Resolution No. 326

BY: M. of A. Barrett

        MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim
        June  2021,  as Farmers Market Appreciation Month in
        the State of New York

  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this  Legislative  Body  to  memorialize
Governor  Andrew  M.  Cuomo  to  proclaim  June  2021, as Farmers Market
Appreciation Month in the State of New York; and

  WHEREAS, Farmers' markets provide consumers with access  to  a  wide
range  of  high  quality,  nutritious, farm fresh and processed New York
State agricultural and food products; and

  WHEREAS, Farmers' markets build links  in  New  York  State  between
upstate and downstate, rural and urban communities; and

  WHEREAS, Farmers' markets bring healthy eating to neighborhoods that
lack  fresh  foods,  and  to many individuals who might not otherwise be
able to afford quality produce; and

  WHEREAS, Farmers' markets provide  affordable,  convenient,  healthy
food,  as  well  as  increased  access  to  fresh fruits and vegetables,
thereby promoting health and fighting childhood obesity; and

  WHEREAS, Local food supports  the  local  economy;  it  keeps  local
family farms in business and family farms generally buy local; and

  WHEREAS,  Farmers' markets contribute to the economic revitalization
of the areas in which the markets are located; and

  WHEREAS, Local  food  builds  community;  when  an  individual  buys
directly from a farmer, they learn where their food comes from, engaging
in a time-honored connection between grower and consumer; and

  WHEREAS,  Farmers'  markets  promote  food  safety by humanizing the
connections  between  growers  and  consumers   and   promoting   local,
sustainable farming; and

  WHEREAS,  Talking with farmers educates consumers about the seasons,
the land, and farming; farmers' markets create a  place  where  families
with  children  or grandchildren can learn about nature and agriculture;
and

  WHEREAS, Local food preserves genetic diversity,  as  smaller  local
farms  grow  many  different varieties to provide a long harvest season;
and

  WHEREAS, Local farms preserve open space; farmers who improve  their
bottom  line  by marketing locally can afford to stay in their farms and
are less likely to sell their farmland for development; and

  WHEREAS, Well-managed farms conserve fertile soil and clean water in
our communities; the farm environment is a patchwork of fields, meadows,
woods, ponds, and buildings that provide habitat for wildlife; and


  WHEREAS,  Local  foods that travel short distances use significantly
less energy; for example, it takes 435 fossil-fuel  calories  to  fly  a
five-calorie strawberry from California to New York; and

  WHEREAS, Local food is an investment in the future; supporting local
farmers ensures that there will be farms in your community tomorrow; and

  WHEREAS,  Farmers'  markets  help to develop local and regional food
systems that  support  family  farms,  revitalize  communities,  provide
opportunities   for   farmers   and   consumers   to  interact,  promote
environmental sustainability, and support our economy in New York State;
now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
memorialize  Governor  Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim June 2021, as Farmers
Market Appreciation Month 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.