[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 140 (Tuesday, September 10, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H5109]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                      LEARNING FROM FAMILY FARMERS

  (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, this August, I conducted my annual farm 
tour, visiting 11 of the nearly 1,900 farms in my district. The farmers 
at Amherst Nurseries, Kitchen Garden Farm, Diemand Farm, Apex Orchards, 
Tip Top Orchard, Rattle Root Farm, Gove Farm, Pineo Family Farm, 
Community Harvest Project, Town Line Dairy, and Riddle Brook Farm 
produced everything from fresh fruits and vegetables to pasture-raised 
eggs and meats and cut flowers.
  Some are multigenerational family farms while others are new 
operations with beginning farmers. Each farm approaches land 
stewardship with creativity and resilience and helps build community by 
supporting local food systems. I am amazed by the determination of our 
farmers to ensure that they can provide for people in need.
  Mr. Speaker, our family farmers are committed to food security. They 
are making healthy food available and accessible, and we have a lot to 
learn from them about bolstering regional food systems. We need to do 
everything we can to support them so we can help them end hunger now.

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