Goodyear, AZ — Duncan Family Farms, a 100% organic grower of a wide variety of produce, was awarded the 2017 All Ways Safe Agricultural Safety Award for a Large Company. They have been honored for all four of their farming operations in Brawley, Nipomo and New Cuyama, California and Buckeye, Arizona.
The prestigious All Ways Safe Agricultural Safety Award honors businesses and individuals who have committed themselves to ensuring the health and safety of their agricultural workers. Duncan Family Farms was honored as the outstanding large company (51 or more workers) that ensures their workers go home safe and healthy. This is the first time in All Ways Safe history that a farming operation outside the state of California has been recognized.
"We don't just throw 'safety' out there as a word or a slogan," said Linda Kennedy, Employee Safety & Risk Management Supervisor at Duncan Family Farms. "We truly take it to heart as one of our core values for every single individual at every single farm."
To ensure the highest level of employee safety, Duncan Family Farms has embraced collaboration with regulatory safety agencies, inviting both the California and Arizona Divisions of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA and ADOSH) to their farms as part of their consulting team to help identify potential risks and hazards annually. Even though their operations are separated by hundreds of miles, every location operates under the same core values of safety, excellence, integrity, community, team, and respect. Duncan Family Farms has fostered a culture where employee safety is integral to the fiber of the company and they have made a commitment that they will never sacrifice safety over production.
"The team as a whole is honored to win this award and see all their efforts paying off," said Kennedy. "At the end of the day, we really care about the well-being of people—our employees and our community—and having a strong safety program is the outcome of that ideal."
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About Duncan Family Farms:
Duncan Family Farms is a family-owned, multi-regional grower of over 8,000 acres of certified organic produce, specializing in baby lettuces and greens, kales, beets, chards and herbs using sustainable, state-of-the-art farming practices. Founded in 1985 by Arnott and Kathleen Duncan, the company is one of the largest growers of organic produce, nationally recognized for their environmentally-sensitive farming techniques and premium-quality food for processors, retail and foodservice distributors. To learn more, visit duncanfamilyfarms.com.
Source: Duncan Family Farms
