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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The nonprofit organization Southside Community |
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Garden is helping to promote healthier living in the Fort Worth |
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76104 area by teaching residents how to grow their own food at home; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Brought together by their commitment to social |
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justice, the organization's founders Trice Jones and Alison Pope |
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met while speaking out at Fort Worth City Hall meetings and |
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attending the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests; Ms. Jones had the |
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idea to start a gardening group after learning that the zip code |
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76104 is associated with the lowest average life expectancy in the |
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state of Texas, at slightly less than 67 years; instead of |
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establishing a traditional community garden, the founders settled |
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on the idea of helping residents to begin gardening in their own |
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backyards, where they could have ready access to fresh produce in |
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neighborhoods that often lack healthy grocery options; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Jones and Ms. Pope brought in gardener Amy Meade |
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to contribute her expertise to the project, and together, the three |
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women developed a plan to provide gardening materials at no cost to |
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participants; as the primary caretakers of their gardens, the home |
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gardeners who are involved in the group are able to keep all of the |
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food they grow, and they can also receive advice and assistance from |
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experienced volunteers; and |
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WHEREAS, Through its efforts to fight food insecurity and |
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health inequity, Southside Community Garden is helping to build a |
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better quality of life in the neighborhoods it serves, and all those |
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associated with the group are to be commended for their dedication |
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to this worthwhile endeavor; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize Southside Community Garden for its |
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important work in the Fort Worth 76104 area and extend to its |
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founders Trice Jones and Alison Pope sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |