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Homegrown Organic Farms has expanded its Equitable Food Initiative certified acreage and organic commodities, earning the certification in the citrus category. The new acreage joins the company’s fully EFI-certified stone fruit and blueberry programs, the first of which earned certification in 2020. ....
As the industry celebrates National Farmworker Awareness Week, Homegrown Organic Farms announced its Northwest organic blueberry farms in Oregon have earned Equitable Food Initiative certification. The farms join Homegrown Organic Farms’ stone fruit program, which became EFI certified in 2020, further demonstrating the company’s dedication to its employees and associates. As a newly formed ESOP, Homegrown has partnered with its sister company to achieve and roll out this new certification. ....
Bees are a lifeline for farms producing the worldâs fruits, vegetables, nuts and other nutrient-rich foods. Bees pollinate billions of dollarsâ worth of crops and play an essential role in our food supply. Pollinators are responsible for one in every three bites of food we eat and contribute more than $15 billion to our nationâs crop values each year. But these days, we donât see as many bees. Thatâs because they are dying at an increasing rate, making the future of our food security uncertain. Their plight is hardly a secret, and increasingly concerned citizens are responding with meaningful solutions. ....