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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 the...

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...

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...

EFI Highlights New Video Series Made By and About Farmworkers

EFI has announced the development and release of a two video series A Day in the Life of a Farmworker The release of the videos coincides with Farmworker Awareness Week March 25 to 31 The concept was developed and implemented...

Tip of the Iceberg Podcast: 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...

Two-Year Produce & Reduce Pilot Program Concludes

Equitable Food Initiative and Measure to Improve announced the successful completion of the two year Produce Reduce pilot program which was implemented on three farming operations and funded by the California Workforce Development Board CWDB...

Tip of the Iceberg: How to Share Authentic Stories of Your #alwaysessential Workers

EFI has promoted the hashtag alwaysessential to highlight the critical role that farm workers play in bringing food to market The pandemic further underscored the importance of essential workers including farm workers...

Tip of the Iceberg: How Do You Center People Amid All the AgTech Innovation

During the pandemic farmworkers were recognized as essential workers but they have always been essential They are the ones who put the food on our table and for that reason we need to revolutionize the way we see them and...

Fireside Chat 4: What Does Corporate Responsibility Really Mean?

This episode s chat features a conversation between EFI s Marketing and Sales Manager Madelyn Edlin Senior Workforce Development Facilitator Lilian Autler and Director of Marketing Communications LeAnne Ruzzamenti about the impacts of corporate social responsibility for the fresh produce...

Honoring Farmworkers This National Farmworker Awareness Week

EFI offers toolkit to mark celebration of National Farmworker Awareness Week and encourages the agricultural supply chain government entities and consumers to share messages of appreciation for farmworkers...

Tip of the Iceberg Podcast: AgSocio’s Matt Rogers on Ethical — and Competitive — Labor Contracting

Matt Rogers from AgSocio sheds light on labor providers also known as labor contractors and addresses questions related to seasonality labor activities and effectiveness From his perspective in the retail world he explains some of the supplier requirements and how...

Tip of the Iceberg Podcast: How Shoppers Discover Who Picks NatureSweet Tomatoes

NatureSweet s mission is to transform the lives of agricultural workers in North America by providing opportunities for its associates to earn a transformational wage supporting continued education and making improvements in the community...

AgSocio First Farm Labor Contractor to Achieve Verification Through EFI Pilot Program

AgSocio an agricultural labor and service provider operating in California and Arizona completed an initial verification of EFI s farm labor contractor FLC standards as part of a pilot program...

Tip of the Iceberg Podcast: Let There Be Light

In this conversation LeAnne Ruzzamenti the Marketing Director of Equitable Food Initiative EFI ask Araceli and Eduardo to highlight some of the initiatives that Misionero has undertaken through their EFI Leadership Team to enhance the environment and the lives of...

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