Equitable Food Initiative, the workforce development and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers and retailers, marked a year of significant progress in 2025, advancing responsible labor practices, strengthening industry collaboration and driving meaningful worker engagement throughout the fresh produce...
To celebrate the incredible past 2025 winner, Rafael Teréran Melchor, one more time and provide inspiration for the Farmworker of the Year Award 2026 (FWOY) nominations, the complete text submitted by the nominator, Adrian Pantaleon Sandoval, is being shared....
Equitable Food Initiative, the workforce development and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers and retailers, is proud to recognize Amalia Zimmerman-Lommel of GoodFarms for receiving the 2025 Frieda Rapoport Caplan Women’s Catalyst Award....
It’s time to look back on all the accomplishments, the learnings, the challenges we've overcome in 2025 and to start planting the seeds for our strategies and projects in 2026....
EFI's Executive Director shares progress on the Ethical Charter Implementation Program and why it's the best solution to meet EFI's mission to transform agriculture and the lives of farmworkers....
Every year, we highlight the tremendous work that Rouge River Farms does to put on the EFI Fair. This year marks the fourth anniversary of the EFI Fair, so we decided to interview Estefani Oceja, food safety representative, to learn...
Facilitation as a Tool for Change When teams face change, whether it’s new systems, processes, or expectations, it can be tempting to focus only on the technical side: training people on the “what” and the “how.” But as discussed in...
Equitable Food Initiative, the capacity-building and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers and retailers, is proud to mark Hispanic Heritage Month by spotlighting the vital contributions of Hispanic people throughout the agriculture sector....
Caring for and giving back to the community has always been at the heart of FirstFruits Farms. Since its founding, the company has carried a clear purpose: helping communities thrive....
