Brookshire Brothers proudly salutes this year’s Texas Family Land Heritage honorees. Each year the Texas Department of Agriculture honors farmers and ranchers who have worked their family land continuously for more than 100 years.  Brookshire Brothers is a Gold sponsor of the program that celebrates agriculture and the farm to table culture and legacy of Texas.  The event culminates with a ceremony in the Senate Chambers of the Texas State Capitol.

On November 3rd, Brookshire Brothers hosted a tour of the Capitol for the honorees from counties in the Brookshire Brothers market area.  Family members on the tour included the Kolodczak, Holt, LeStrange, Nelson and Scogin families representing The Flying Bar K Ranch in Grimes County, Salem Ridge Ranch in McClennan County represented by Clint and Robert Detlefsen and Worley Farm from Panola County represented by Bud Worley, his brother and their wives.

In recognizing its customers prior to the statewide recognition ceremony in Austin, Brookshire Brothers Spokesperson Sally Alvis said, “The stories of the Lone Star State’s farmers and ranchers are the stories of Texas. Year in and year out they do what it takes to produce the best food and fiber in the world. As a Texas-based, home grown grocer, that’s important to us. We celebrate these amazing families and their century old commitment to their land.” Brookshire Brothers store directors Debbie Campbell of Navasota, Michael Hooks of Carthage and Van Smith of McGregor were on hand to honor the families from their communities.

These families join an elite group of hard working Texans as Family Land Heritage recipients. Commissioner of Agriculture Sid Miller presented each with a plaque and certificate at the event in the Senate Chamber. An historic and current picture of the family will hang in the Brookshire Brothers’ store closest to the ranch or farm.

Founded in 1921, Brookshire Brothers is 100% employee-owned. Its assets include 120 retail outlets incorporating grocery stores, convenience stores, as well as free standing pharmacy, tobacco and petro locations. Its market stretches east to Lake Charles, Louisiana, west to Dublin, Texas, north to Whitesboro, Texas, and south to Ganado, Texas.  For more information about Brookshire Brothers and its family of brands go to www.brookshirebrothers.com.