Fue n te de Abundante Agricultura para el Mundo por Marisol Rodriguez
Florida: A Bountif ul Agricultural Source for the World
O ur farmers planted the seeds and irrigated our fertile soil from dawn u ntil dusk. The trees and plants are grow-i ng luscious fruits and vegetables. You can b reathe the scent in the air; we are prepar-i ng for the harvest. Imagine a big basket f illed with abundant snap beans, strawber-r ies, cabbage, tropical fruits, celery, papa-y a, sweet corn, cantaloupes, cucumbers, w atermelons, eggplants, tomatoes, endive, l ettuce, peppers, avocados, potatoes, rad-i shes, squash…carefully picked and hand led by our agricultural workers to deliver f resh, healthy produce to you. In Florida w e have all this to offer and much more. The “Sunshine State”, with more t han 40,000 commercial farms that supply a variety of 280 agricultural commodities t o consumers all over the United States a nd 100 international trading partners, i s a bountiful agricultural source for the w orld.
Florida is the number one snap bean p roducer in the nation, and is considered t he strawberry capital of the world during w inter time. Produce quality and flavor is c onstantly improved by research and mod-
Nuestros agricultores sembraron y regaron nuestros fértiles suelos desde el amanecer hasta el atardecer. En los árboles y las plantas crecen nutritivas frutas y vegetales. Se siente el aroma en el aire; estamos listos para la cosecha. Imagínese una inmensa canasta llena de abundantes judías verdes, fresas, repollos, frutas tropicales, apios, papayas, maíz dulce, melones cantaloupe, pepinos, sandías, berenjenas, tomates, endivias, lechugas, pimientos, aguacates, papas, rábanos, calabacines… recolectados y mane-jados cuidadosamente por nuestros agricultores para entregarlos frescos a usted. En la Florida tenemos todo esto para ofrecer y mucho más.
El “estado del sol”, con 40,000 granjas comerciales que suplen una variedad de 280 productos agrícolas a consumidores en los Estados Unidos y otros 100 países es una abundante fuente de agricultura para el mundo.
La Florida es el estado productor número uno de judías verdes o habichuelas tiernas, y es considerada como la capital de las fresas para el mundo durante la época del invierno. La calidad y el sabor de nuestras frutas y vegetales es mejorada constante-mente mediante trabajos de investigación y modernos métodos
ern agricultural methods. Safety procedures and best management practices begin in the fields and continue through the harvesting and packing processes to ensure the shipping and delivery of fresh, great looking and flavorful produce consumers demand nationwide and internationally.
10 million acres along the state’s temperate, subtropical regions of southeastern –Palm Beach and Dade coun-ties- up to North-Central constitutes over a tenth percent of farming land in the United States. Florida’s agricultural industry creates 760,000 jobs and has an overall economic impact of $97 billion a year.
Geographic location and water ports have made the State a main distribution center and agriculture trade hub for the Americas. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ “Fresh from Florida” logo is the brand name you will find in supermarket circulars and stands when our produce becomes available nationally and internationally in December with a continuous seasonal variety during the year.
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