,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
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,kaptur 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,=t5b]ry7      
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture  
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! important    
role ,victory ,g>d5s play$ 9 ,am]ica's  
,_w ,w> ef=ts & reaffirm+ _! purpose z  
ess5tial to /r5g!n+ food security1 heal?
 education1 & community morale dur+ !   
#bjbj ,coronavirus disease 7,,covid-#ai7
 crisis4  ,:]eas dur+ ,_w ,w> ,i & ,_w  
,w> ,,ii1 ! ,victory ,g>d5 campaign     
call$ on ,am]icans to plant vegetable1  
fruit1 & h]b g>d5s 9 :atev] space !y _h 
available to implem5t a valuable &      
self-suffici5t means to prev5t pot5tial 
food %ortages2 ,:]eas s _m patriotic    
,am]icans p>ticipat$ 9 ! movem5t dur+   
,,wwii1 x is e/imat$ t home1 s*ool1 &   
community g>d5]s produc$ close to #dj   
p]c5t ( ! ,nation's fre% vegetables f   
#bj million g>d5s2 ,:]eas ! =ces at "w 9
 ! global ,coronavirus p&emic disrupt   

global food supply *a9s & leave ,am]ican
 consum]s vuln]able1 _m individuals are 
h9d]$ f access+ ev5 local food res\rces 
su* z f>m]s' m>kets1 ,/ate fairs1 & o!r 
community support$ agriculture1 due to  
social di/anc+ guidel9es2 ,:]eas        
,am]icans h be5 ask$ to foll[ social    
di/anc+ guidel9es & %elt] 9 _! homes to 
flatt5 ! curve 9 ! ,,covid-#ai crisis2  
,:]eas _m w f9d ! extra "t at home      
provides a ripe opportunity = engagem5t 
9 g>d5+ z a hobby1 z a food s\rce1 & z a
 means to promote /able physical & m5tal
 heal?2 ,:]eas exi/+ community g>d5s are
 inve/m5ts 9 neighborhood               
revitalization1 provide local s\rces (  
produce1 & mo/ importantly help re/ore  
fre% foods to und]s]v$ food des]t       
communities1 :ile inspir+ & tea*+ *ildr5
 to ga9 a tangible appreciation = ! p[] 
( nature to su/a9 life & improve heal?  
outcomes ?r\gh g>d5+2 ,:]eas spr+ #bjbj 
has already se5 significant increas$    
dem& at g>d5 /ores1 c5t]s1 & suppli]s2  
,:]eas support+ ! gr[? ( heal?y & fre%  

fruits1 vegetables1 & h]bs at home1     
?r\gh our education sy/ems1 9 community 
g>d5s1 & ?r\gh all heal? c>e provid]s c 
play a fundam5tal role to amplify !     
b5efits ( heal?y food options z nature's
 be/ m$ic9e & help citiz5s improve      
ov]all heal?1 ultimately r$uc+ cases (  
type #b diabetes1 hyp]t5sion1 he>t      
disease1 & pulmon>y diseases ea* ( :i*  
has an increas$ mortality rate among    
,,covid-#ai pati5ts2 ,:]eas increas$    
access to local heal?y food options     
builds resili5cy 9 individuals &        
communities2 & ,:]eas promot+ ,victory  
,g>d5s c improve citiz5 morale dur+ ?is 
h>r[+ global exp]i5ce by rally+ citiz5s 
to a heal?y1 productive1 & patriotic    
activity :i* c b5efit :ole communities3 
,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 recognizes !     
importance ( ! heal? consci\sness1 food 
security1 & community morale t is spurr$
 by plant+ ( ,victory ,g>d5s2 &  7#b7   
recognizes t ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture 
%\ld collaborate ) ! ,h\se (            

,repres5tatives-- 7,a7 to enc\rage      
citiz5s to plant ,victory ,g>d5s = !    
b5efit ( _! families1 communities1 &    
c\ntry2 &  7,b7 to supply se$s1 pres]v+ 
mat]ials1 & manuals to help citiz5s gr[ 
& pres]ve crops f _! ,victory ,g>d5s    
dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai crisis4