PERSPECTIVE February 21, 2025
OKFB WLC hosts annual Farm City Festival at the Oklahoma State Capitol Thursday, Feb. 13 he Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee Served more than 400 meals during their annual Farm City Festival at the Oklahoma State Capitol on 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, their staff and capitol employees. “We are proud to feed Oklahoma’s legislators as Oklahoma’s farmers and ranchers,” said Mignon Bolay, OKFB WLC chair. “This is the largest group we
have ever served, and we are very proud of that.” WLC members hosted the 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,”Bolay said. “It’s a way for our women to say, ‘Thank you,’ and let them know we are helping feed the world.”
Watch our Farm City Festival video to see all the action from the event and hear from Oklahoma Legislators and OKFB WLC Chair Mignon Bolay at okfb.news/FCF25.