[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 101 (Friday, June 14, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H4066-H4067]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   VISIT TO UNION SQUARE GREENMARKET

  (Mr. McGOVERN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I recently visited the Union Square 
Greenmarket in New York with Chef Evan Handczor, founder of Little Egg 
in Brooklyn.
  Evan is a chef-ambassador for Chefs for Healthy Soil, a coalition 
that promotes the connection between sustainable agriculture and the 
foods that sustain us.
  We spoke with farmers who produce nutritious, locally grown food by 
focusing on soil health and sustainability. They understand the deep 
connection between the quality of delicious food at restaurants like 
Little Egg and the quality of the environment in which that food was 
grown.
  Access to food is a fundamental human right. Americans deserve a food 
system that secures that right for everyone while doing right by 
farmers, food workers, and the planet. Supporting our farmers as they 
protect soil health and sustain local food systems is one of the best 
tools we have to end hunger now.
  I thank Chef Evan and everyone at Union Square Greenmarket for 
introducing me to this important work.

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