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Podcast: The Produce Moms Podcast
Episode: Farm Workers Awareness Week And The Invisible Workers Sustaining Our Food Supply With LeAnne Ruzzamenti, Director Of Marketing And Communication For the Equitable Food Initiative, And Nicole Minnich-Zapata, Marketing Director For Misionero
Description: "I really want the consumer to understand the true cost of producing a product. I think with more education they'll know what they're investing in and will be willing to pay more for a quality product they know has a positive impact in the world." LeAnne Ruzzamenti (14:09-14:26) The annual Farm Worker Awareness Week, which falls along Caesar Chavez's birthday and along the same time when fresh fruit and vegetable production moves back to the U.S., is an important week to honor the daily contributions that farm workers make to...