Category: In the News

Equitable Food Initiative Recognizes 2023 National Safety Month

Equitable Food Initiative, the capacity-building and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers, and consumer groups, is bringing attention to National Safety Month and encouraging fresh produce grower-shippers to prioritize worker engagement to drive workplace safety and improve the...

How Worker Engagement Can Become Your Company’s Greatest Safety Resource

While planning and policy creation are an important piece of any safety program, to be truly effective, there must be buy-in and trust from an engaged workforce. EFI’s certification program supports building trust by facilitating worker-led improvements and establishing communications...

EFI Announces Certification of Canadian Operation of Rouge River Farms

Rouge River Farms has been a great example of a collaborative partner, working with EFI since 2017 to achieve and maintain certification for its three U.S. farms. With the addition of their Canadian operation, Rouge River Farms has certified its...

How Providing Pathways for Professional Development Secures a Skilled Workforce

Companies can attract and retain more skilled workers by providing career pathways for upward mobility and possibilities for financial gain. In fact, a recent study found that 70% of workers are interested in learning about career growth opportunities during the...

The Produce & Reduce Program: Reducing Waste in Agriculture Through Worker-Management Collaboration

The goal of the Produce & Reduce Program was to provide produce companies and employees with the knowledge and skills to develop waste reduction programs and a culture of sustainability and to mitigate the impact of climate change by reducing...

EFI Announces New Hires to Support Certification Program

Equitable Food Initiative has expanded its staff by adding two new positions. Adriana Martinez has joined EFI as director of certification programs, and Elvia Gonzalez joined as a client manager....

Fireside Chat 5: What are the Bottom-Line Benefits of EFI?

This episode’s chat features a conversation between EFI’s Marketing and Sales Manager Madelyn Edlin and Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce/GoodFarms Director of Corporate Social Responsibility Amalia Zimmerman Lommel. Edlin and Zimmerman Lommel get into the nuts and bolts of EFI...

Addressing Sexual Harassment Among Farmworkers

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and EFI is using the time to shine a light on this important topic. A toolkit on the EFI website, found at equitablefood.org/harassment, provides three awareness posters and an informational one-pager available for download,...

Tip of the Iceberg Podcast – Episode 12: The Best Comments from 11 EFI Episodes

In this podcast episode, we hear from representatives of various companies, including Homegrown, Organic Farms, Windset Farms, Good Farms, AgSocio, Pacific Agro Farms, Misionero, Stemilt Growers, and Nature Sweet, who share their experiences of how creating a people-first environment and...