IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION supporting the Greater Kansas City Food Day event to be held October 24, 2011.
Intro
RESOLUTION #17694, October 17, 2011
INTRODUCED BY Crystal Williams, Dennis Waits, Greg Grounds, Theresa Garza Ruiz, Fred Arbanas, Scott Burnett, James D. Tindall, Dan Tarwater and Bob Spence, County Legislators
Body
WHEREAS, the Greater Kansas City Food Day event is an effort to challenge the members of our community to eat real food, which is local, healthy, and sustainable; and,
WHEREAS, this event, to be held October 24, 2011, educates and inspires our community to create a stronger, healthier, more accessible, and more sustainable local food system; and,
WHEREAS, adopting these principles will reduce obesity and diet-related diseases by promoting safe and healthy diets and is a critical factor in improving citizens' overall health; and,
WHEREAS, supporting sustainable family farms and local agriculture benefits the local economy; and,
WHEREAS, obtaining fair pay and safe conditions for food and farm workers is beneficial for both the producer and consumer so that the food we produce and consume is safe and fair for all; and,
WHEREAS, curbing junk-food marketing aimed at children is vitally important in order to combat rising obesity rates and raise a generation of healthy children; and,
WHEREAS, protecting the health of the environment and farm animals is necessary to sustain future generations; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature hereby proclaims October 24, 2011, as Food Day and urges all citizens of Jackson County to participate in the Food Day activities, including eating real food.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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