,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fbc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,october #h1        
#bjai,ms4 ,houlahan submitted the       
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,agriculture      
,,resolution  ,recognizing and honoring 
,national ,mushroom ,day and the        
contributions of ,chester and ,berks    
,counties to the national mushroom      
industry4  ,whereas ,october #ae is     
,national ,mushroom ,day2 ,whereas1     
since the cultivation of mushrooms began
 in ,france in #afea1 the cultivation of
 mushrooms has been developed and       
advanced through the hard work of       
mushroom growers2 ,whereas mushrooms are
 a dietary staple due to their          
nutritional value2 ,whereas1 in #ahhe1 a
 successful florist in ,kennett ,square1
 ,pennsylvania1 conceived the idea of   
growing mushrooms beneath his greenhouse
 benches1 leading to the first dedicated
 mushroom growing operation in the area2
 ,whereas over #fj percent of ,united   

,states mushrooms are now grown in      
,chester and ,berks ,counties1          
,pennsylvania2 ,whereas the mushroom    
farms in ,chester ,county include both  
large and small farms1 including        
multigeneration family farms1           
demonstrating the region's support for  
small businesses and local producers2   
,whereas the local mushroom growers meet
 and collaborate1 leading to the        
innovation that distinguishes the region
 and its mushroom industry2 and ,whereas
 the mushroom growers and the farmworker
 community contribute substantially to  
the local economy1 employing nearly     
#aj1jjj workers and bringing an         
estimated #b1gjj1jjj1jjj into ,chester  
,county3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that  
the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7   
supports the recognition of ,national   
,mushroom ,day2 and  7#b7 honors the    
region of ,chester and ,berks ,counties1
 ,pennsylvania1 for its unparalleled    
contributions to the national mushroom  
industry4