Late last month, Chelan and Kittitas counties’ Democratic congressional representative, Kim Schrier, proposed a new bill that aims to support small-to-medium-sized farms by making fresh, healthy, locally frowned food more available to families in need. The bill allows states to use federal funds to buy nutritious food from local farmers for distribution at nearby emergency feeding organizations.
“Farmers in my district are facing high costs and difficulty getting goods to market at the same time as families right down the road are struggling to put food on the table. This just doesn’t make sense. We all want farmers to thrive
