Yet another reason to shop at Costco
Found this item in the local community college newsletter:
EQUITABLE FOOD SUMMIT IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND EVENT FOR FOOD INITIATIVE; MAY 28
Lane Community College is proud to be hosting the Equitable Food Summit at LCC on Thursday, May 28. The Equitable Food Initiative is a unique cooperative between farms, farm labor unions and retailers. Farmers, PCUN and Costco have come together to form this cooperative initiative: http://www.equitablefood.org
From the website:
Partnering Across the Value Chain to Produce Safer Food
The Equitable Food Initiative is a unique partnership among businesses and organizations that have come together to develop standards, training processes and a certification to protect farm workers and produce safer, healthier food. This approach creates additional value and quality throughout the food system, benefiting workers, growers, retailers and consumers alike.
Current members of the EFI include (see below for profiles):
• Andrew and Williamson Fresh Produce International
• Bon Appétit Management Company
• Center for Science in the Public Interest
• Consumer Federation of America
• Costco Wholesale Corporation
• Farmworker Justice
• Farm Labor Organizing Committee
• Keystone Fruit Marketing, Inc.
• National Farm Worker Ministry
• NatureSweet Tomatoes
• Oxfam America
• Pesticide Action Network North America
• Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste
• United Farm Workers
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but sometimes it's totally unwarranted. These groups are trying to do good work here. If you want to scoff or roll your eyes, thank you for doing it offline. I think Costco would gladly pay a little more for everything if they could be sure the money was going to the workers. As for this conference... if one person there walked away with a better grasp on safety guidelines or handling Bt or farm-worker housing designs or distribution efficiency, then i'd say the conference was a success.
approval of their process. And I will post comments online. Don't like 'em? Gosh, that's too bad. 
This reminds me of the same bs that Gompers and his backstabbing AF of L brought to their conspiracy with business and the government to destroy the IWW and their workers. Made the plantation so much better for the owners by throwing some scraps to the workers, and handed us exactly the situation we have with labor today.
So I will wait and see, like I said.
But prolly not from me.
cya.
and wipe them off real good...
prescriptions, pet medicines and supplies, furniture, small appliances, rugs, plants, clothing, a single bunch of bananas, pizza, flowers...there's more, not to mention all of their services (travel, tires, car buying and other stuff I haven't tried.)
You can order single photo prints online and pick up in an hour.
Couldn't resist. 
I was just there today, in the middle of a torrential rainstorm, i might add (woohoo, cali!) getting a new pair of glasses + sunnies. They have an awesome vision center, the attendant was the best!
Some of the things I like from Costco: SFB French Roast coffee beans, Smokehouse almonds, string cheese, cat food, cat litter, tp and paper towels, the 6-pak of Thomas's english muffins (great deal!), their house rum and vodka, and last, but not least, the rotisserie chicken - can't leave without one!
Costco!
