Amended in Assembly May 1, 2014

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 136

Introduced by Assembly Members Eggman and Alejo

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April 21, 2014

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 136—Relative to National Strawberry Month.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

ACR 136, as amended, Eggman. National Strawberry Month.

This measure, in celebration of National Strawberry Month, would recognize the contributions of California strawberry farmers and the California Strawberry Commission in supporting a quintessential California crop that sustains families, communities, the environment, the California economy, and the opportunity for immigrants to pursue the American Dream.

Fiscal committee: no.

WHEREAS, May is National Strawberry Month; and

WHEREAS, California grows more strawberries than any other
place in the world, including all 49 other states combined, and
more organic strawberries than all 49 other states combined; and

WHEREAS, California strawberry farmers grow nearly 90
percent of all strawberries produced in the United States; and

WHEREAS, California’s 400 family farmers and 60 shippers
and processors of strawberries are responsible for contributing
$2.3 billion to the economy and generating thousands of jobs
ranging from researchers and harvesters to exporters and grocers;
and

WHEREAS, California strawberry farmers represent the diverse
cultures found in the Golden State; and

WHEREAS, Many California strawberry farm owners started
out as field workers- a testament to an industry that presents
opportunity for workers to own their own businesses and fulfill
the American dream; and

WHEREAS, California’s strawberry farmers are leading the
world in environmental research dedicated to improving and
promoting sustainable farming practices; and

WHEREAS, Thanks to California strawberry farmers, some
40,000 acres of land along the Central Coast are protected and
preserved; and

WHEREAS, Strawberry farmers, shippers, and processors are
represented by the California Strawberry Commission, a state
government entity that promotes strawberries as an important part
of healthy nutrition and lifestyles; and

WHEREAS, In 1994, the California Strawberry Commission
formed the California Strawberry Scholarship Program which has
given over $1.5 million to farmers’ children bound for college or
trade schools; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature, in celebration of National
Strawberry Month, recognizes the contributions of California
strawberry farmers and the California Strawberry Commission in
supporting a quintessential California crop that sustains families,
communities, the environment, the California economy, and the
opportunity for immigrants to pursue the American Dream; and
be it further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies
of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.