August 5-11, 2018-Port Orchard Farmers Market WeekPROCLAMATION
WHEREAS: in Port Orchard, Washington, in the county of Kitsap, farmers and ranchers provide
citizens with access to healthy, locally, and regionally produced foods through farmers markets, which are
expanding and evolving to accommodate the demand for a diverse array of agricultural products; and
WHEREAS: farmers markets and other agricultural outlets provide infrastructure to assist in the
distribution of farm, thereby contributing approximately $9 billion each year to the U.S. economy; and
WHEREAS: farmers markets serve as significant outlets by which small -to -medium, new and
beginning, and veteran agricultural producers market agricultural products, generating revenue that
supports the sustainability of family farms and the revitalization of rural communities nationwide; and
WHEREAS: The City of Port Orchard recognizes the importance of expanding agricultural marketing
opportunities that assist and encourage the next generation of farmers and ranchers, generate farm
income to help stimulate business development and job creation, build community connections through
rural and urban linkages, and more; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED to further awareness of farmers markets' contributions to Port
Orchard life, I, Robert Putaansuu, Mayor of the City of Port Orchard, do hereby proclaim the week of
August 5-11, 2018, as:
Port Orchard Farmers Market Week
in conjunction with the observance of National Farmers Market Week, in the City of Port Orchard, and urge
its citizens to join me in this special observance and activities.
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Signed the 315` day of July 2018
Robert Putaansuu, Mayor