Category: Press Releases

Rainier Fruit Achieves Equitable Food Initiative Certification

Rainier Fruit, an apple, pear and cherry grower in Selah, WA, has achieved EFI certification for its largest operation of 2,300 acres....

ELEVATE and NSF International to Offer EFI Certification Auditing

ELEVATE, with support from NSF International, will offer auditing for EFI certification, a single audit covering labor practices, food safety and pest management....

JV Smith Companies’ Mexicali Operation Achieves EFI Certification

JV Smith Companies' facility, Agricola El Toro received EFI certification, and with 3,500 employees, became the largest operation to do so....

EFI Promotes Kenton Harmer to Managing Director

EFI has promoted Kenton Harmer to managing director to further develop quality assurance and management systems...

EFI Celebrates Five Years of Workforce Development Support

EFI celebrates its 5th anniversary providing workforce development programs for the fresh industry....

EFI Offers Resources for Farmworker Protection and Continuity of Supply During Coronavirus Pandemic

EFI worked with its certified growers to learn from their worker-manager teams and generate educational materials for fresh produce growers and farmworkers....

National Farmworker Awareness Week Provides Opportunity to Celebrate Farmworkers and Educate Consumers About the Many Hands That Feed Them

Take time to honor the contributions of farmworkers during National Farmworker Awareness Week....

Equitable Food Initiative Expands Training Team

Ana Luisa “Lulu” Rivera Collazo has joined EFI as a full-time staff facilitator, leading trainings at farms across the Americas....

Equitable Food Initiative Makes a Difference in 2019

EFI had many successes in 2019, but most importantly made progress in improving the lives of farmworkers....