Tag: equitable food initiative

Once Upon a Farm set a goal to source 7,000,000 pounds of organic produce from EFI-certified suppliers, covering an estimated 30% of ingredients purchased for their core portfolio in 2024.

Previously offered exclusively to EFI-certified farming operations, the expansion of these courses presents a valuable professional development opportunity for suppliers and growers.

EFI created a multi-day, customized course aimed at equipping produce professionals with the knowledge to coordinate and report on sustainability efforts at their operations.

With record temperatures soaring nationwide and labor-intensive planting and harvesting activities peaking, safeguarding farmworkers' health and safety is of the utmost importance.

Publicity and social engagement throughout the agricultural industry involved politicians, government agencies, schools and businesses.

Equitable Food Initiative, the capacity-building and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers and consumer groups, is pleased to announce three upcoming sustainability offerings.

As we celebrate the month of gratitude, let us not forget the unsung heroes of the food behind our favorite recipes: farmworkers.

Equitable Food Initiative is celebrating National Gratitude Month by sharing stories of gratitude and success from farmworkers

The certification organization, which partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers, and consumer groups, welcomes two new employees

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports there were about 2.6 million workers employed in agriculture on farms in 2022. While that may sound like a lot of workers, the industry is facing labor shortages as it works to grow, harvest, pack, and process food for more than 330 million Americans.