Today’s episode marks the second of a series we’re doing with Equitable Food Initiative, which we in the industry call EFI. The organization works with retailers and growers to create a transparent supply chain, a safer food system and healthier work environments.

These episodes will focus on the improvements companies and their people are making that elevate workers and create better working conditions.

LeAnne Rhodes Ruzzamenti, EFI’s Director of Marketing Communications chats with Tony Pacheco, health and safety and temporary foreign worker manager at Windset Farms in Delta, British Columbia. 

He talks about the Health & Safety Team and drills down on bringing water fountains into the greenhouse — a project that sounds simple in concept, but is not easy to implement. He also discusses the importance of being heard as a worker and not just heard – but having your suggestions acted on. It’s important that workers feel like the higher-ups care about them.

SHOW NOTES

To find us:
Our websites: com, thepacker.com and ProduceEDU.com.
Email: news@thepacker.com and artists@producemarketguide.com
LinkedIn: PMG: Produce Market Guide and The Packer
Instagram:@packernews and @producemktguide
Facebook:@ProduceMktGuide and @PackerNews
Twitter:@produceretailer and @thepacker

To find our guest: 
Website:https://equitablefood.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EquitableFoodInitiative
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/equitablefood/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EquitableFood
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/equitable-food-initiative/

Today’s episode marks the second of a series we’re doing with Equitable Food Initiative, which we in the industry call EFI. The organization works with retailers and growers to create a transparent supply chain, a safer food system and healthier work environments.
These episodes will focus on the improvements companies and their people are making that elevate workers and create better working conditions.
LeAnne Rhodes Ruzzamenti, EFI’s Director of Marketing Communications chats with Tony Pacheco, health and safety and temporary foreign worker manager at Windset Farms in Delta, British Columbia. 
He talks about the Health &amp; Safety Team and drills down on bringing water fountains into the greenhouse — a project that sounds simple in concept, but is not easy to implement. He also discusses the importance of being heard as a worker and not just heard – but having your suggestions acted on. It’s important that workers feel like the higher-ups care about them.
SHOW NOTES
To find us:
<ul>
<li>Our websites: <a href="https://www.producemarketguide.com/">com</a>, <a href="https://www.thepacker.com/">thepacker.com</a> and <a href="https://produceedu.com/">ProduceEDU.com</a>.</li>
<li>Email: <a href="mailto:news@thepacker.com">news@thepacker.com</a> and <a href="mailto:artists@producemarketguide.com">artists@producemarketguide.com</a></li>
<li>LinkedIn: PMG: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/produce-market-guide/">Produce Market Guide</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/thepacker">The Packer</a></li>
<li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/packernews/">@packernews</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/producemktguide/">@producemktguide</a></li>
<li>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ProduceMktGuide">@ProduceMktGuide</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/packernews">@PackerNews</a></li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/produceretailer">@produceretailer</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/thepacker">@thepacker</a></li>
</ul>
To find our guest: 
<ul>
<li>Website:  <a href="https://equitablefood.org/">https://equitablefood.org/</a></li>
<li>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/EquitableFoodInitiative">https://www.facebook.com/EquitableFoodInitiative</a></li>
<li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/equitablefood/">https://www.instagram.com/equitablefood/</a></li>
<li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/EquitableFood">https://twitter.com/EquitableFood</a></li>
<li>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/equitable-food-initiative/">https://www.linkedin.com/company/equitable-food-initiative/</a></li>
</ul>

Tip of the Iceberg features conversations between members of the fresh produce industry and the editors of trade publications The Packer and PMG. Topics will include current events and provide insight into the opportunities and challenges for different segments of the industry today, including growers, marketers, wholesalers, foodservice operators, retailers and more.

Tip of the Iceberg features conversations between members of the fresh produce industry and the editors of trade publications The Packer and PMG. Topics will include current events and provide insight into the opportunities and challenges for different segments of the industry today, including growers, marketers, wholesalers, foodservice operators, retailers and more.

Tip of the Iceberg Podcast

Tip of the Iceberg

Tony Pacheco, health and safety and temporary foreign worker manager at Windset Farms in Delta, British Columbia - Social Responsibility series with Equitable Food Initiative

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