Artisan Organics is Stemilt Growers’ banner for organic tree fruits. This label adorns all packaging and price look-up stickers on Stemilt’s organic apples, pears, cherries, and stone fruits.
We began major investments in organic tree fruit production back in 1989. That’s when Stemilt founder Tom Mathison launched his Responsible Choice program, urging growers and company managers to look for ways to conserve natural resources and reduce synthetic materials in all our growing and packing operations.
Since that year, Stemilt has become a national leader in organic tree fruit production and packing:
• Artisan Organics are grown with tree and soil balance in mind.
• Natural tree and soil balance encourages the orchards’ innate defenses, creating tastier fruit that needs no synthetic fertilizers.
• Artisan Organics are farmed 100% organically so there is no residue on the fruit.
• Artisan Organics come from modern orchards that use the latest growing and harvesting techniques.
Stemilt’s Artisan Organics and Artisan Naturals are grown with extreme care. See and taste the difference that our natural farming methods produce.
Check out our Organic Leader page to learn how we grow and pack organic fruit and what makes Stemilt a standout in the organic field!
Stemilt’s stone fruits are truly tree-ripened. No conditioning is used to make Stemilt’s peaches, nectarines, apricots and pluots ready to eat. It’s Central Washington’s four distinct seasons that make this all possible.
It starts in the winter when cold temperatures put the trees into a deep sleep. This “resting state” allows the orchards to gain enough energy for excellent fruit production. In summer the trees explode with growth under Central Washington’s sun. Large, high-quality peaches, nectarines, apricots and pluots flourish. Then the cool nighttime temperatures bring out the red and yellow hues.
This four-season miracle gets another boost from Stemilt’s natural farming methods. No synthetic or man-made products are used to produce or pack stone fruits. Look for Stemilt’s Artisan Naturals or Artisan Organics labels for peaches, nectarines, apricots and pluots for flavor that tastes like sunshine in every bite!