The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee Served more than 400 meals during their annual Farm City Festival at
the Oklahoma State Capitol, Thursday Feb. 13.
WLC members shared the agriculture story with legislators during the group’s annual event that connects Farm Bureau women with state legislators and their staff.
“We are proud to feed Oklahoma’s legislators as Oklahoma’s farmers and ranchers,” said Mignon Bolay, OKFB WLC chair. “This is the largest we group we have ever served, and we are very proud of that.”
WLC members hosted a lunch in the second-floor rotunda of the Capitol for legislators, their staff and Capitol employees to thank them for supporting policies that enable Oklahoma farmers and ranchers to continue providing food, fuel and fiber for a growing world.
The meal featured made-in-Oklahoma foods, which included home-baked desserts provided by county Farm Bureau members. OKFB Vice President David VonTungeln baked fresh bread that was served with each meal.
The meal was served to legislators, staff and guests by nine members of the state WLC committee along with 35 county WLC members from around the state. The Farm Bureau women took the opportunity to visit with legislators and share the importance of the role agriculture plays in Oklahoma and how Farm Bureau supports family farmers and ranchers.
“It’s so important for us to do this, it’s a way for our women to say, ‘Thank you,’ and let them know we are helping feed the world,” Bolay said.
