FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — On Saturday, October 9, State Senate candidate Cynthia Appleton did a district-wide farmers market tour to highlight the importance of agriculture to the 59th District. At 8:30 a.m. Appleton began her tour in Erie County by visiting the East Aurora Farmers Market. From there, she went all the way over to Ontario County, the other end of the 130+ mile-wide district, arriving at the Canandaigua Farmers Market by 11:30. (This meant Appleton had been in all four counties of the district by 11:00 Saturday morning!) She wrapped up the tour in Livingston County at the Farmers Market being held at the Genesee Valley Hunt Races in Geneseo. She visited with voters there, giving away apples donated by Titus Farms of the Village of Wyoming, in Wyoming County.

Cynthia Appleton understands that agriculture is the economic foundation for a great deal of the the district and wanted to show her support for farmers and their issues. Besides introducing herself to shoppers at the markets, Appleton made sure to speak with the vendors and finding out their concerns. “I heard a lot about how they love their work but wish the state made it easier for them to be able to market their products more successfully,” Appleton said. “We need to reduce the expense and complications of licensing and taxes for these people who are finding new ways to make agriculture work in the district.”

Appleton’s visits made a real impression on the vendors she spoke to. Joanne Crosman, the Bee Master at Caledonia’s Log Cabin Acres (Honey and Beeswax Products), was very pleased to see Appleton at the farmers market in Livingston County. “Agriculture is the heart and soul of this area, and this area needs people who understand that representing us. Cynthia Appleton does.” Crosman agrees with Appleton that the agricultural economy of the district is crucial. “It ties into jobs and everyone’s well-being around here. If agriculture is doing well, the rest of the area is doing well.”

Cynthia Appleton has lived her entire life in rural Wyoming County, where members of her family have been dairy farming for over a century. “I intend to make the concerns of farming families one of my highest priorities in Albany. This district needs jobs, and we need to be able to use our agricultural assets to make sure farming is a viable option for the future.”

The 59th State Senate District includes parts of Erie, Livingston, and Ontario Counties and all of Wyoming County. The seat is open, as incumbent Dale Volker is retiring. Cynthia Appleton is running on the Democratic and Working Families Party lines.

The attached photos are of Cynthia Appleton admiring mums for sale at the East Aurora Farmers Market and Cynthia Appleton at the entrance to the Farmers Market at the Genesee Valley Hunt Races in Geneseo, Livingston County.

Contact:
Judith Hunter
Campaign Manager
(585) 615-2986

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