In this article, Greenhouse Grower interviews LeAnne R. Ruzzamenti, Director of Marketing Communications for the Equitable Food Initiative (EFI). This is part two of Greenhouse Grower’s series on the growth of Kentucky Fresh Harvest (check out part one here).
During the Q&A, LeAnne expressed to Greenhouse Grower: “Kentucky Fresh Harvest had a great opportunity to address some of the biggest concerns that exists in the fresh produce industry right from the beginning. When it comes to meeting compliance issues, an operation that’s been around for a while may be faced with significant change and adapting new practices. As a newer company, Kentucky Fresh Harvest was able to shape its values from the very beginning and incorporate EFI training into its workforce from the start so that it reflects those values. Kentucky Fresh Harvest is not only addressing the current issues that we’re experiencing today in agriculture, but it’s building a stable workforce with a problem solving skill set that’s going to help the company arise to any challenge, whether that’s a pandemic or anything else that comes its way.”
