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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING LAUREN AND ZACH BAIN, OWNERS OF LUCKY DOGS FARM,

ON BEING NAMED THE RICHMOND GRANGE #6 2022, "AGRICULTURALISTS OF THE

YEAR"

     Introduced By: Senator V. Susan Sosnowski

     Date Introduced: May 18, 2022

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

     WHEREAS, Lauren Bain was born and raised in West Greenwich. As a young girl, she

was a member of EWG FFA and 4H, where she showed dairy cows, pigs and chickens, and raised

Thanksgiving turkeys with her parents. She also enjoys growing flowers, especially Dahlias, and

meeting up with friends along the East coast and entering local road races; and

     WHEREAS, Zach Bain is a graduate of Ponagansett High School and was a volunteer at

the Border's Farm in their community garden during high school. He currently serves on the

Board of Directors for the Foster Land Trust, and is a member of the Narragansett Surf Casters,

enjoys fresh and salt water fishing, especially deep sea fishing, and during the winter, plays

Goalie on a men's hockey league; and

     WHEREAS, Lauren and Zach met in class while they were attending the University of

Rhode Island. They were married in 2019, and managed the Old Saw Mill Farm for three years

before moving to Foster; and

     WHEREAS, The Bains live at Border's Farm, an authentic New England working farm,

where they raise Red Devon beef cattle. Zach is the farm manager and is in charge of animal care,

making hay, clearing brush and maintaining the hiking trails; and

     WHEREAS, The Bains live in the caretaker's house, and together erected a greenhouse in

2020, and a farmer's friend caterpillar tunnel in the winter of 2022 on a two acre plot, allowing

them to grow vegetables and hanging baskets; and

     WHEREAS, Lauren and Zach named their farm Lucky Dogs Farm because they feel

lucky and blessed to live in such a beautiful place with their Australian Cattle Dog, Cleo; and

     WHEREAS, The Bains offer their all-natural products in a variety of venues. They both

regularly attend the Farmer's Market where Zach sells meat produced by Border's Farm and

Lauren offers fresh flowers and vegetables; and

     WHEREAS, Richmond Grange had the honor of preparing the dinner of Lauren's family

turkeys at the couple's wedding in 2019. In their free time, the Bains love to cross country ski

through the Border's Farm Fields, assemble legos, play board games, and watch Star Wars

movies. They are both active members of the Richmond Grange; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island congratulates Lauren and

Zach Bain on being named the Richmond Grange #6 2022 "Agriculturalists of the Year"; and be

it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Lauren and Zach Bain.

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