Category: A Year to Dine with Dignity: May 2009 – August 2010

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Stalemate broken — two Florida growers move to implement CIW agreement with Whole Foods!

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Alderman Farms and Lady Moon Farms, two of Florida's largest organic growers, officially onboard to pass penny-per-pound on to workers, meet strict labor standards... Senators Durbin, Sanders issue statements on the new agreements... In a press statement released today, Whole Foods has confirmed that two of Florida's largest organic growers have agreed to implement the principles of the Campaign for >> Read More

Shining a rotten apple:

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Two farms that used workers held against their will in the Navarrete slavery case were certified as “socially accountable” by the grower-controlled monitoring agency called "SAFE" (Socially Accountable Farm Employers) When news of Florida's latest slavery prosecution hit the headlines last December, one crucial bit of information went largely overlooked. The paragraph below, tucked into the end of the Ft. >> Read More
DEAR GOVERNOR CRIST…

DEAR GOVERNOR CRIST…

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Dear Governor Crist, I am a 1978 graduate of Florida State University, a registered dietitian and a journalist. I write and speak nationally about the connection between public health and our food system. I teach my patients, clients and national audiences to question where their food comes from, who produced it, and under what conditions. Then I advise them to >> Read More