Equitable Food Initiative

Humanely treated: I care about chickens, but more about people

cmonforton | February 16, 2015
Our local grocery store chain, H.E.B., sells packaged poultry under the private label “Natural Chicken.” It’s meant to appeal to customers who want to know that the chicken they intend to eat was treated more humanely than your typical chicken. The package label on H.E.B.’s Natural Chicken says: No cages ever!! Unlimited access to feed, water, and freedom of movement No additives or preservatives Always vegetarian fed No added growth stimulants or hormones No antibiotics Raised cage free I stood in the refrigerator aisle and stared at the package for a while. I thought about the label and…

From Farm to Table: A new model for growing food fairly and safely

User Image egrossman | June 6, 2013
By Elizabeth Grossman “If we could get growers to comply with the law, that would revolutionize agriculture in this country,” said United Farm Workers (UFW) national vice president Erik Nicholson  explaining the circumstances that led to the creation of the Equitable Food Initiative. As Nicholson describes it, despite Americans’ intense interest in food and concern for their families’ health, most don’t think much – if at all – about the people who grow, pick and bring this food to market. And while most people not closely involved with agriculture assume that food is grown here under fair…