Backup Documents 11/14/2023 Item # 4B 4 t1
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, November 15 - 22, 2023, is National Farm-City Week, a time set aside to
recognize and honor the contributions of the country's agriculturalists and to
strengthen the bond between urban and rural citizens; and
WHEREAS, in Collier County, the high point of Farm-City Week is the annual Farm-City
BBQ, presented by Farm-City BBQ of Collier County, Inc., local businesses,
and agricultural leaders; and
WHEREAS, the Farm-City BBQ supports the growth of our community with proceeds
benefitting local youth leadership development programs through the Collier
County 4-H Association, Youth Leadership Collier, Collier County Junior
Deputies League, Collier County Key Clubs, and The Immokalee Foundation;
and
WHEREAS, the agricultural and natural resources industries of Southwest Florida have an
impact of $8.11 billion annually; and
WHEREAS, twenty-two percent of Collier County is utilized for agriculture, providing vital
ecological benefits, including habitat for wildlife and recharge area for our
aquifer; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Collier County Commissioners supports local agriculture through
programs, including cooperation with the University of Florida/ IFAS Extension
Service; and
WHEREAS, we encourage all citizens to pause to recognize the contributions of our local
farmers and ranchers to our economy, our food supply, and our society;
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County,
Florida, that on behalf of the citizens of Collier County, great appreciation is
owed to Collier County's agriculturalists and that November 15-22, 2023, be
designated as
FARM-CITY WEEK IN COLLIER COUNTY
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 14tE' Day of November 2023.
i„ BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
RICK LOCA O, CHAIRMAN