{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://valadao.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3157", "Congressman Valadao Honors the Contributions of Central Valley Farmers", "2025-08-04", "2025", "2025-08", "Republican", "House", "CA", "David G. Valadao", "V000129", "valadao.house.gov", "valadao", "https://valadao.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01) alongside Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) announced the introduction of a bipartisan, bicameral resolution designating August 3, 2025 through August 9, 2025 as National Farmers Market Week. This resolution recognizes the vital role farmers markets play in bridging the gap between urban and rural communities.\n\n\u201cThe Central Valley grows a quarter of our nation\u2019s food on less than one percent of our countries farmland, but too often, people in urban areas don\u2019t realize the effort it takes to get food from field to table,\u201d said Congressman Valadao. \u201cFarmers markets are a great way to bridge that gap by giving producers a chance to sell directly to consumers, providing families with access to fresh, locally grown food, and helping educate people about the importance of American agriculture. I\u2019m proud to recognize National Farmers Market Week and celebrate the many contributions of CA-22\u2019s farmers and vendors.\u201d\n\n\u201cAs a longtime farmer, I cherish farmers market days\u2014whether I\u2019m buying delicious Maine-grown wild blueberries and veggies, or catching up with members of our hardworking agricultural community. But farmers markets are much more than a fun family outing. They support hundreds of Maine farmers and small businesses, boost our local economies, and play a vital role in our nation\u2019s food system\u2014helping people of all incomes access healthy, locally-grown food,\u201d said Congresswoman Pingree. \u201cI\u2019m proud to introduce this bipartisan resolution to honor and recognize the importance of farmers markets, and will continue working with my colleagues in the House\u2014on both sides of the aisle\u2014to pass legislation that supports and empowers our nation\u2019s farmers.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe should all take time to celebrate National Farmers Market Week and support our local farmers, who feed our families and bring us together every week at farmers market stalls,\u201d said Senator Padilla. \u201cOur farmers markets nourish our neighborhoods, strengthen our local economies, and bring consumers closer to the farmers who feed them. California and our more than 700 farmers markets will continue to cherish these spaces as a source of nutrition and community.\u201d\n\n\u201cIowans take a lot of pride in agriculture, and our farmers markets make access to farm fresh and locally sourced food even easier,\u201d said Senator Ernst. \u201cThis year, I\u2019m proud to once again lead the bipartisan resolution to designate August third through ninth as National Farmers Market Week, which is especially meaningful with Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins\u2019 Great American Farmers Market event happening on the National Mall. It\u2019s great to see the Trump administration honor the heart of our nation: agriculture.\u201d\n\nRead the full text of the resolution here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T14:57:50Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://valadao.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3157"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4810990542173386, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}