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Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women Help Celebrate National Food Check Out Week
Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:23:20 CST
During Food Check-Out Week that wraps up this weekend, farmer and rancher members of many local Farm Bureaus have been reaching out to consumers in their communities with information and cost-saving tips on putting nutritious meals on the table. That includes members of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau's Womens Committee, led by state Chairman Clara Wichert of Fairview.
Oklahoma Farm Bureau women's committee members have made food donations to Oklahoma's Ronald McDonald houses. Committee members shoped for groceries and purchased gift cards for the houses. The value of the donations totaled more than $2,000 to the houses in Tulsa and Oklahoma City.
After the Farm Bureau Women finished their shopping for the Oklahoma City Ronald McDonald house, we sat down and visited with the Major County farmer about this annual celebration that Farm Bureau has developed to signify that it takes only about six weeks of working for a typical family to pay for food purchases for the entire year. Click on the Listen Bar below for our conversation with Clara.
“Stretching Your Grocery Dollar With Healthy, Nutritious Food,” the official theme of Farm Bureau’s Food Check-Out Week, reflects the fact that Americans from all walks of life continue to experience an economic squeeze. Dining out less often and preparing more meals at home is typical for growing numbers of Americans. The picture here is of one of the Food Check Out Day events organized by the national women's committee of the American Farm Bureau- AFBF President Bob Stallman stands in front of the groceries bought for a Ronald McDonald House.
Click here for our coverage of Food Check Out Week earlier here on our website.
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