Health – Goodfarms

Date Codes Contribute to Food Waste

by misael@abugaber.comNovember 15, 2017

All, Food access and affordability, Food safety, Food waste, Health, Sustainability

We are following like lemmings, throwing good food away. According to Emily Broad Leib of the Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic, date labels are a leading cause of food waste. People are confused by date codes, usually assuming they are expiration dates.…

Farmers Need to Eat Healthy Too

by misael@abugaber.comNovember 13, 2017

All, Food access and affordability, Food insecurity, Food waste, Health, Social responsibility

GoodFarms has been working with the county of Monterey, California to provide our team members and their families with healthier meals. The county’s food bank has a program where they work with agricultural companies to deliver healthy food at convenient times for farmworkers, who…

It’s a Pill, It’s Vitamin Water, No It’s Superfoods!

by misael@abugaber.comNovember 1, 2017

All, Food access and affordability, Health

There are several ways to get the essential vitamins and minerals your body craves, but the most natural way is with food well-known for its nutritional value. The popular term “superfoods” has come to describe many of the nutrient-rich fruits, vegetables and other food…