Bill would allow schools to buy local produce

ROGUE VALLEY, Ore --U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden is looking to create a connection between local schools and local farms.

The Oregon senator recently introduced the Fresh Act. The bill  would loosen restrictions on how school lunch programs purchase food.

Under the Fresh Act,  schools could choose to spend 50 percent of food vouchers at the USDA warehouse or buying produce from local farmers. 

Rogue Valley Farm to School Executive Director Tracy Harding says this would be a positive move for both kids and agriculture in the area. She hopes if the act goes into law schools will choose to buy local.