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How to Attract and Retain Workers During a Labor Shortage

In a tight labor market, fresh produce growers are looking for new solutions to attract and retain a dedicated workforce....

More and more growers open to labor certification

Fresh Plaza looks into EFI's growth in the fresh produce market....

Researcher Reveals Powerful Insights About Equitable Food Initiative Results on Farms

Christy Getz, agriculture researcher, addresses worker-driven social sustainability with key findings from EFI-certified farms....

How To Do More Than “Avoid a Farmworker Scandal”

EFI helps grower/shippers meet industry recommendations to increase communication and supervisor training to improve farm culture....

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....

Equitable Food Initiative Elects New Leadership

EFI board elects new chair and vice chair....

What Agriculture Can Learn From Team-Driven Collaboration at Toyota

What would it look like if agriculture adopted principles from the Toyota Way?...

Sowing the Seeds of Change

Research article by Wiley Online Library about the impact Equitable Food Initiative's workforce development model has on farms....

EFI Communications Summit Celebrates Successful Turnout

Post-event coverage of EFI's first Grower Summit with three-time Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Carmine Gallo, and Heather Shavey with Costco Wholesale....

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....

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