EFI
EFI’s Christmas farmworker gratitude
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. Equitable Food Initiative is reminding supporters and other... more »
EFI elects new board member
The Equitable Foods Initiative’s board of directors has named Pete Donlon as a new board member. Donlon, vice president of Misionero, will fill the seat recently vacated by Vic Smith of JV Smith Companies. “Pete... more »
EFI adds staff to increase offerings
Equitable Food Initiative’s (EFI) addition of staffers filling marketing and data positions should strengthen the organization’s work to improve farmworkers’ lives, according to a news release. Madelyn Edlin is marketing and sales manager and Toni... more »
Consumer attitudes on fresh produce revealed in EFI survey
Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) conducted the “Consumer Attitudes Toward Fresh Produce and “Socially Responsible Purchasing” study and created an actionable guide for attracting socially conscious consumers. The study by EFI, the workforce development and certification... more »
Equitable Food Initiative elects board members
NatureSweet Tomatoes’ Fernanda Suárez and Natalie Camacho Mendoza of Farmworker Justice are the newest board members elected to lead the Equitable Food Initiative (EFI). The newest board members should... more »
EFI supports administration’s ethical recruitment efforts
Equitable Food Initiative (EFI), the workforce development and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers and consumer groups, announces its support for the proposed new guidance on ethical recruitment from the Biden-Harris Administration’s Collaborative... more »
Farmworker Awareness Week drives increasing attention
Farmworker Awareness Week was successful for Equitable Food Initiative, the workforce development and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers and consumer groups. The second year of promoting Farmworker Awareness Week generated more than... more »
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