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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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CONGRATULATING THE LOCAL FARMS THAT CONSTITUTE THE RHODE ISLAND | |
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DAIRY FARMS COOPERATIVE ON BEING NAMED THE RICHMOND GRANGE 2013 | |
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"AGRICULTURISTS OF THE YEAR" | |
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Introduced By: Senator V. Susan Sosnowski | |
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Date Introduced: April 04, 2013 | |
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Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar | |
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WHEREAS, Here in Rhode Island, dairy farms have been in steady decline for several |
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decades. Farmers routinely face issues surrounding the price of milk, high land values, and lack |
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of a local presence. Because of these issues, five local farms, Meadowburg Farm, Tomaquag |
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Farm, Escobar’s Highland Farm, Cottrell Homestead, and Wanton Farm, formed the Rhode |
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Island Dairy Farms Cooperative in 2004. Their goal was to produce local fresh milk; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2004, after years of hard work and dedication, the Rhode Island Dairy |
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Farms Cooperative launched its first product, Rhody Fresh, on the shelves of independent grocery |
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stores and numerous Mom and Pop stores. After a huge public response, Stop and Shop and |
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Shaw’s added Rhody Fresh to their shelves and within the first six months, Rhody Fresh met its |
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three-year projected goal. In 2007, this delicious product witnessed a thirty percent increase in |
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sales; and |
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WHEREAS, After the success of Rhody Fresh milk, it was only natural for the Rhode |
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Island Dairy Farms Cooperative to expand. In 2009, Rhody Fresh launched two new products, |
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Rhody Fresh half and half and Rhody Fresh heavy cream. Throughout the state, these products |
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were sold at retail stores, colleges, and other locations, resulting in a need for more farms in the |
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cooperative. Four more farms, Emma Acres, Bailey Brook Farm, Breene Hollow Farm, and |
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Elmrock Farm, joined the collaborative venture; and |
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WHEREAS, Rhody Fresh has continued to grow, with Rhody Fresh butter hitting the |
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shelves in early 2010 and, later that same year, a new variety of artisan cheese, Butterkase, made |
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using Rhody Fresh milk, was launched; and |
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WHEREAS, The collaborative work and outstanding achievements realized by the Rhode |
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Island Dairy Farms Cooperative serve as a tremendous example for other businesses in the state |
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to emulate; now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
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hereby congratulates the local farms that constitute the Rhode Island Dairy Farms Cooperative on |
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being named the 2013 “Agriculturists of the Year” by the Richmond Grange. We commend them |
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on their contributions and achievements and wish them continued success in their future |
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endeavors; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the local farms that constitute the Rhode Island |
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Dairy Farms Cooperative. |
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