Category: Consumer News

EFI Certified Products for a Fresh School Year

As families head into a new school year, it’s the perfect time to put fresh produce at the top of the shopping list. Nutritious snacks and lunchbox favorites help kids stay focused, energized and on track to build lifelong healthy...

EFI Highlights Companies That Champion Worker Well-being During Farmworker Awareness Week

“Farmworker Awareness Week gives us an opportunity to shine a light on the skilled workers who are the engine of the agricultural industry, along with some of the unique ways companies are caring for them,” said LeAnne Ruzzamenti, director of...

EFI Celebrates Women’s History Month

Equitable Food Initiative, the workforce development and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers and retailers, is celebrating Women’s History Month by sharing resources, downloadable graphics and stories of women who have made an impact in agriculture....

EFI Releases Toolkit to Help Industry Prepare for Farmworker Awareness Week

Farmworker Awareness Week, from March 25 to 31, is an opportunity to honor the invaluable contributions of farmworkers to the food supply chain and to raise awareness about the challenges they face. EFI’s toolkit provides companies, organizations and individuals with...

EFI Celebrates 10th Anniversary of First Certification

Amalia Zimmerman-Lommel, director of social responsibility for GoodFarms, has been deeply involved in the process of certifying the company’s full supply chain, both owned and contract farms, from the Central Coast of California to Baja California Sur, Mexico. Reflecting on...

Equitable Food Initiative Celebrates Gratitude Month

Equitable Food Initiative, the workforce development and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers and consumer groups, is shining a light on National Gratitude Month and the remarkable people within the produce industry who have made a lasting impact...

Farmworker Awareness Week Continues to Grow Audience

Since 2020, EFI has provided a free communications toolkit to encourage industry members to participate in celebrating the week and has continued to add new tools and resources each year. The toolkit, available at equitablefood.org/toolkit, is sent to every state...

Food Is Safer When Farmworkers Are Part of the Solution

Read if you think everyone deserves safe food and a safe workplace....

How We Can Protect Crop Workers As High Temperatures Sweep The Country

Learn how implementing heat stress management can create healthier places for farmers to work....