By Sam Parsons

The Mahaska County Farm Bureau hosted their Breakfast Battle at the Oskaloosa Fareway yesterday in honor of Ag Week. The event featured a grocery store race between 4 teams that were represented by area businesses, with each team racing to collect food items to fulfill 3 recipes to feed a family of 4.

Lucas DeBruin with the Mahaska County Farm Bureau said the event was all about helping the less fortunate.

Saif Grafke was a member of one of the 4 teams representing area businesses and helped his team earn first place in the competition; but Grafke said the competition took a backseat to the overall purpose of the event.

After the event, the food was distributed by Love Inc. of Mahaska County to 4 pre-selected families in need, and each participating business made matching monetary donations to the Ecumenical Food Cupboard.

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Lucas DeBruin full interview:

Saif Grafke full interview: