PENNSYLVANIA, September 5 - PRINTER'S NO. 1857

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

No.

321

Session of

2024

INTRODUCED BY COMITTA, KANE, DUSH, FONTANA, VOGEL, HUTCHINSON,

SAVAL, DILLON, L. WILLIAMS AND CAPPELLETTI, SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

A RESOLUTION

Designating the month of September 2024 as "Mushroom Month" in

Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, American mushroom farming began on a farm in Chester

County, now recognized as the "Mushroom Capital of the World";

and

WHEREAS, Pennsylvania has a growing and productive mushroom

agribusiness in many parts of this Commonwealth; and

WHEREAS, Thanks to its 68 mushroom farms, Pennsylvania leads

the nation in mushroom production; and

WHEREAS, Pennsylvania growers produced more than 500 million

pounds of mushrooms in the last growing season with an estimated

value of $570.48 million; and

WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's mushroom farms are family owned and

operated, some for as many as four generations; and

WHEREAS, Mushrooms are one of the most difficult commodities

to grow due to the intensive labor required to produce a

consistent, high-quality crop; and

WHEREAS, Modern mushroom farms are highly technical

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