Dania Beach, FL. – On Tuesday November 10th, 2015, Mayor Marco A. Salvino Sr. proclaimed November 18th – November 24th as Farm-City Week in the City of Dania Beach. “I call upon all citizens to acknowledge and celebrate the achievement of all those who, working together, produce and supply our community, our nation and the world with an abundance of agricultural products,” states Salvino.
Each year during the week before Thanksgiving agricultural producers join with urban residents to celebrate their mutual relationships. Farm-City Week, a national observance, also emphasizes the importance of domestic agricultural production for our quality of life as well as the availability of a safe, abundant domestic food supply. Rural and urban communities working together have built the nation’s rich agricultural resources and contribute to the health and well-being of the country and to the strength of the economy.
“Farm-City Week offers a way of reminding both agricultural producers and consumers that we depend upon each other for the stability of our way of life. It also gives us an opportunity to thank someone who helps make the bounty of our food supply possible,” states Dion Taylor, manager of the PATCH Urban Farm and Market located in Dania Beach.
In acknowledgment and in celebration of Farm-City Week, the PATCH is hosting a Fall Harvest Festival and Healthy Community Zone Launch on November 21st, 2015 from 9AM – 2PM. Located at 1201 West Dania Beach, Blvd., this free event’s activities will include:
The PATCH (People’s Access to Community Horticulture) is a 1.7 acre urban farm and market located in Dania Beach, Florida. For more information on the PATCH, visit www.thepatchgarden.com or facebook.com/PATCHgarden.