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NatureSweet Tomatoes Keeps Its Focus on People

Poised to respond to future unknowns of the COVID-19 pandemic, NatureSweet Tomatoes is taking wide-ranging actions to support its associates, their families and communities....

The Beet: Plant-Based and the Impact on Global Food Systems

The article mentions Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) as a helpful resource to improve the collective impact of our eating habits on the earth and the people around us. "An organization that do great work to help consumers make ethical consumption"....

Costco Connection Magazine Highlights EFI

The monthly publication highlighted the Equitable Food Initiative's (EFI) certification program and rigorous agricultural standards. In the cover story "Fairness in Farming" they took an in-depth look at our mission to improve working conditions for agricultural workers, provide healthier fresh...

Misionero Becomes First EFI Certified Operation in Salinas, CA

EFI grants its first certification to an operation in the "salad bowl of the world."...

Webinar: Sustaining food supply continuity while keeping workers safe

This webinar explores the challenges of continuity of food supply while striking a balance worker safety....

Rainier Fruit Moving Toward Formal EFI Certification

The US fruit producer has begun the process of certifying with the Equitable Food Initiative....

FSN: Farmworkers’ input on food safety now turns to coronavirus safety

Food Safety News wrote about how the coronavirus pandemic is putting things into a new light. Consumers are beginning to realize that agricultural workers are indeed essential workers....

EFI Celebrates Five Years of Workforce Development Support

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

Working through worker-management issues during COVID-19

Tom Karst interviews Vic Smith and Peter O'Driscoll about the impacts of COVID-19 on business, the workforce and how training and development has helped lead a quick response....

Using Blockchain to Meet Program Goals – An EFI Case Study

Practical considerations when evaluating a blockchain solution for your program or organization based on us, Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) as a case study. Look at how to kick off a project with consideration for diverse stakeholders and at how to...

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....

EFI Leadership Teams Respond to Coronavirus

In this time of global crisis, EFI certified farms are seeing more engagement as EFI Leadership Teams use their training in problem-solving and communication to create farm-specific solutions for farmworkers....

The role of traceability and transparency in the supply chain

Produce Blue Book talks how growers are partnering with transparency accountability groups like EFI to respond to consumer demand on traceability....

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....

AFOP: World Day of Social Justice

AFOP talks about how EFI has implemented a certification system that strives to improve social justice by putting more pennies in farmworkers’ pockets, thereby “closing the inequalities gap.”...

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