What Fresh Produce Companies Can Do To Support Working Parents 

Fresh produce and agricultural companies can learn from Vernon Peterson, President of Peterson Family Fruit and grower for Homegrown Organic Farms and Gunnar Avinelis, CEO of Agricare as they outline the steps they take to ensure the health and safety of their employees and farmworkers. Workers speak to the flexibility they receive to support their families, and the supportive and understanding culture Homegrown Organic Farms, Peterson Family Fruit and Agricare have created to ensure family friendly work environments. Supporting working parents and families is a core value of EFI-certified farming operations.