2023-11-07 IV. C. Proclamations - Farm City WeekE2
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City of Okeechobee, Florida
WHEREAS, Florida farmers and ranchers help feed the world by producing a bounty of nutritious
foods. To do this, they rely on essential partnerships with urban and rural communities to
supply, sell and deliver finished products to consumers across Florida and around the globe;
and
WHEREAS, rural and urban communities working together have built our nation's rich
agricultural resources so that they contribute to the health and well-being of our country and
the strength of our economy; and
WHEREAS, during National Farm City Week, we recognize the importance of this cooperative
network. Agriculture and related enterprises employ more than 2 million workers, including
farmers and ranchers, shippers, processors, marketers, retailers, inspectors and others who
contribute an annual impact of $149 billion to Florida's economy; and
WHEREAS, farmers and ranchers preserve freshwater recharge areas, wildlife habitat, and
greenspace while performing their daily work, and consumers help maintain natural
resource conservation practices by purchasing Florida's agricultural products; and
WHEREAS, Farm City Week activities celebrate the mutually beneficial relationships that support
the quality of life we all enjoy. This week, as we gather with family and friends around the
Thanksgiving table, we count these relationships among our many blessings.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Dowling R. Watford, Jr., by virtue of the authority vested in me as
Mayor of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, do hereby proclaim November 15-22, 2023, as
"Farm City Week," and I do further call upon all citizens to acknowledge and celebrate the
achievements of all those who, working together, produce and supply our community, our
nation, and the world with an abundance of agricultural products.
m In witness whereof, on November 7, 2023, I have
set my hand and caused this seal to be affixed
Dowling R. Watfo d, n, ayor
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Lade Gamio tea, MC, City Clerk .
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