[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 52 (Tuesday, March 26, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H2822]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                     RECOGNIZING HARVEST HOME FARMS

  (Ms. WILD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. WILD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the DiFebo family, 
constituents of mine from Upper Mount Bethel Township, Pennsylvania, 
who run Harvest Home Farms. They were recently honored with 
Pennsylvania's first-ever Leopold Conservation Award, named after the 
conservationist Aldo Leopold, for demonstrating excellence in 
environmentally sustainable farming practices.
  Richard DiFebo; his wife, Lynn; and their sons, Dohl and Dane, work 
hard 7 days a week. Their days are long and, as Richard says, it is a 
``family effort'' that only works because everyone pitches in.
  In Richard's words: ``It all starts with the health of the soil. Less 
runoff means cleaner creeks and rivers, which leads to cleaner air. It 
benefits the whole community. You need to protect those resources or 
there is not going to be anything left for the next generation.''
  Congratulations to the DiFebo family not just for this award, but for 
their dedication to being responsible stewards of the Earth and for the 
powerful example they are setting.

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