Category: In the News

The Key Role Farmworkers Play in Produce Safety

Peter O'Driscoll, Executive Director of Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) talks about the importance of training and incentivizing farmworkers on food safety protocols....

Shop Your Values This Fall

This fall, Equitable Food Initiative invite shoppers to celebrate sustainably-produced foods....

What More Should Supermarkets do to Respect Workers’ Rights in their Supply Chain?

Business Fights Poverty calls Equitable Food Initiative a systemic approach that addresses a sector beyond a single supply chain....

Cultivating Success

Ernie Farley, Equitable Food Initiative's newly appointed chair, describes the program forward-thinking approach for developing solutions....

The Truth Behind Food Labels

The Chicago Tribune featured Equitable Food Initiative's "Responsibly Grown, Farmworker Assured™" label as one of the good certifications to look for on your next shopping trip....

ETHICAL SOURCING: Ensuring The Well-Being Of The Industry And Its Humanity

Produce Business Magazine explores ethical sourcing in the produce industry....

Support People Behind the Food

The Blade Interviewed Baldemar Velasquez, president of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee. He talked about the labor issues in agriculture and the value EFI brings to growers....

EFI puts ethical charter into action

Peter O'Driscoll bylines an article for The Packer and encourages the industry to work collaboratively....

Celebrating farmworkers

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