Equitable Food Initiative
Equitable Food Initiative promotes staff
Equitable Food Initiative has promoted two organization veterans to help the group’s expanding workforce development strategies and implement its Ethical Charter on Responsible Labor Practices. In his new role as director of organizational and workforce... more »
Highland Ag adds EFI into ag business platform
Highland Ag Solutions has integrated the Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) into the Highland Hub, an ag business platform. Highland Hub users pursuing EFI certification can use the system to track departments across farming operations are... more »
Farmworker group honored for video series
Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) has recently received recognition for video presentations that shine the light on the plight of U.S. farmworkers. EFI, the farmworker rights organization, won two Telly Awards for a series of videos... more »
Equitable Food Initiative recognizes worker safety month
Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) is bringing attention to worker safety by recognizing June as National Safety Month. EFI is encouraging fresh produce grower-shippers to prioritize worker engagement to drive workplace safety and improve the bottom... more »
EFI certifies all of Rouge River Farms’ operations
Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) has certified Rouge River Farms’ fourth location. The worker treatment certification makes the grower-shipper’s entire sweet corn supply chain – from south Florida to Ontario, Canada -- EFI Certified, according to... more »
EFI promotes April farmworker sexual harassment awareness month
Equitable Food Initiative has launched its annual campaign to raise awareness of sexual harassment in the workplace, particularly in agriculture. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. EFI is using the time to shine a light... more »
First farm labor contractor achieves EFI verification
AgSocio is the first company to complete an initial verification of Equitable Food Initiative’s (EFI) farm labor contractor (FLC) standards, as part of a pilot program. Matt Rogers congratulates Juan Valdez,... more »
EFI enlarges operations in 2022
Noting accomplishments seen in 2022, the Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) experienced a year of growth, new partnerships and promising tools to transform the produce industry and improve the lives of farmworkers. In a news release,... more »
EFI holiday email thanks farmworkers
During the 2022 Christmas and New Year's holidays, the Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) is reminding supporters and other grower-shippers to thank their farmworkers. In a December email newsletter entitled "Gratitude, Gingerbread and Giving Back," the... more »
Misionero’s Pete Donlon joins EFI
Pete Donlon, vice president of Misionero, has joined the board of directors of the Equitable Foods Initiative. Donlon will fill the position recently vacated by Vic Smith of JV Smith Companies. ... more »
