Cultivate + Delight

Striving for the Freshest Flavors
Which Apple is your favorite?

Spring Time is Coming!

Are you ready to celebrate with us?
Learn About Spring at Stemilt

Happy Easter!

It's an Apple-solutely must have breakfast hack for the family
See the recipe!

What’s In Season:

Cosmic Crisp Apples

Adventure seeker, are you?! Cosmic Crisp^® brand apples invite you to Imagine the Possibilities™. Cosmic Crisp is the dream apple with the perfect flavor and texture balance, longest storage, and natural resistance to browning.

Learn About Honeycrisp Apples

Pink lady apples from Lil Snappers

PINK LADY APPLES

Honeycrisp apple

HONEYCRISP APPLES

d'anjou pear

D’ANJOU PEARS

Fuji apples

FUJI APPLES

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Our Story Is…

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…rooted in six generations of Mathison family farmers.

It’s centered on perseverance, innovation, and a commitment to wake with the sun for a day of hard work. Our story is what helps us grow world famous fruits that delight.

Meet the Family

Our Story 1

Mathison-Family-Portrait

…rooted in six generations of Mathison family farmers.

It’s centered on perseverance, innovation, and a commitment to wake with the sun for a day of hard work. Our story is what helps us grow world famous fruits that delight.

Meet the Family

The Stem Blog

By Stemilt Growers

Hasselback pears coming out of the oven in a cast iron pan with whipped cream.

How to Make a Hasselback Pear

By Stemilt Growers

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Spring Time at Stemilt Hill: Real Time Scenes

By Crisp Collaborator- Amanda Hernandez

Apple Crunch bagels with apple slices on the baking sheet.

10 Tips for Vegan Baking

By Crisp Collaborator- Laura Scherb

Apple Cider dressing on a porkchop with a side salad.

More than a Snack: Apple Cider, Vinaigrette and Vinegar

By Stemilt Growers

A mixture of dishes featuring apples and pears as a star ingredient- apple cranberry sauce, grilled apples and ice cream, almond pear smoothie, apple cauliflower crunch salad, green apple salsa.

5 Creative Ways to Add More Fruit to Your Diet

By Crisp Collaborator- Christy Gurin

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Apple Nachos

Be Famous

Join our Insta-family for more #WorldFamousFruit!

Whether a Stemilter is in the field, packing facility or the orchard, the safety of our farmworker's is top priority 📦 🌳 🚚

You might not think something as small as changing a light bulb or adding a fan here and there would make a night a day difference for the next person who works in that space, but it does! 💡

This year, Farmworker’s Awareness Week has us thinking about the small changes we can make that will lead to big changes in Stemilt's working environments 🤔

Some of these small changes include:
⚠️ Added cones to keep cars/shipping trucks from going into each other's lanes
📋 Made emergency exits easier to find by hanging up a whiteboard directory
💨 Added fans to apple bagging areas in packing facilities
🍎 Purchased "cull buckets" for damaged apples for easier transportation
🚷 Painted designated cross walk areas for forklift drivers and truck drivers

@Equitablefood has helped us reach 300 of the industry's highest standards around responsible labor practices, food safety, and pest management 👍

Today, EFI continues to help us on our journey of creating a culture built on continuous improvement led by the farmworker's who take extreme care of our fruit ✔️🍐

How are you celebrating Farmworker Awareness Week? 🤔 Let us know in the comments below and don't forget to spread awareness this Farmworker's Awareness Week on social media using the hashtags #alwaysessential #farmworkersawarenessweek 🤝

#spreadawareness #essentialworkers #farmworkers #stemilt #support #leadership #teamwork #inclusivity #projects #improvement #fyp #safety #wellness #projects #alwaysimproving #trafficcones #fans #cooling #buckets #crosswalk #EFI #sustainability #workplace #environment #responsible #standard #goals #certified

Did you know, 100% of our success is driven by Stemilters both in the orchards and in packing/distribution facilities? Yes! 👍🏼

Farmworker’s play a critical role when it comes to taking extreme care of our apples, pears, and cherries so you can enjoy great tasting fruit! 🍎🍐🍒

That’s why it’s important to us that we build our culture on continuous improvement and worker voice 📣

Carlos Martinez is a long time Stemilter of 22 years and he leads and encourages his team to always be thinking of ways to improve our processes - making little changes that lead to big change ✅

Over 10 leadership teams at Stemilt are certified by the Equitable Food Initiative and are worker based. These teams help us ensure a healthy, safe, and respectful workplace for farmworkers. ⛑

Will you help us spread awareness this Farmworker’s Awareness Week? 😄 Share on social media using #farmworkersawarenessweek #alwaysessential

#appreciation #dedication #teamwork #safety #wellbeing #support #agriculture #farmworker #makeadifference #change #improvement #projects #leadership #you #packing #distributor #produce #fruit #apples #pears #cherries #peaches #nectarines #fyp

Coming to you from Chinchiolo Stemilt in Stockton, CA, the trees are in full bloom! 🌸🍒

Seeing the first blooms of spring is our favorite thing to see because it remind us of the exciting and sweet cherry season ahead! 🔭 🍒

We start growing our cherries in California so we can bring them to you even sooner! ⏱️ Did you know, Stemilt has the longest cherry season in the U.S.? 🤔 That's right! You can find our cherries all the way from May🌼 - September🍂

The first cherries of our season starts with 5 River Islands® cherries 🍒 What's so special about 5 River Islands® cherries? 👉🏼 They're grown specifically to compliment its natural growing region in the California Delta Region!

Where warm, sunny days 🌞 and cool breezes flow at night 💨 5 River Islands® cherries have a flavor unique to its location 📍

5 rivers flow through the Delta, including the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers. Together, they inspire the name of these crisp, sweet cherries 😋 🌊

Now, whose ready for cherries this year?! 😍 🍒

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What if we told you, you could make bagels at home with no boiling or yeast? 👀

These fluffy bagels of cinnamon-crunchy goodness were made by the talented @minutritionist, and they've got us in a chokehold 😍 These are ✨ 100% Vegan Apple Cinnamon Crunch Bagels ✨

If you've ever tried @panarabread's cinnamon crunch bagels, you'll love this vegan swap! 😋

When you think of nutrition, bagels aren't always the first to come to mind, but these are actually full of nutrients from Cosmic Crisp apples 🍎 protein from whole-wheat flour 💪🏼 and Greek Yogurt!

Vegan baking doesn't stop at bagels, in fact, we've got ✨ 10 Tips for Vegan Baking ✨ so you can turn your favorite snacks and meals into healthier, vegan options!

For more on Vegan Baking, click the link in our bio to visit the full blog 🤩

Will you try these mouth-watering cinnamon crunch bagels? 🤔 Let us know in the comments below!

#baking #vegan #recipe #cooking #cosmiccrisp #apple #bagels #fluffy #delicious #cinnamon #crunch #cinnamontoastcrunch #creamcheese #veganideas #veganmeals #veganrecipes #tasty #breakfast #dessert #fyp #tryme #veganswaps #nutrition #dieticianapproved #diet #lifestyle #haveaplant

You know it's Stemilter's Day when the swag comes out 😎

Yesterday, we celebrated our second ever Stemilter's Day recognizing the fundamental people behind our apples, pears, and cherries ⭐🍎 🍐 🍒

Over the last year, we've set out to define who a Stemilter really is 👀

A Stemilter is, of course, someone who works at Stemilt! But they also posses positive traits like....

🤝 Loyalty
👫 Collaboration
💛 Inclusivity
💪 Dedication
🙏 Appreciation
😌 Compassion
🆘 Helpfulness
👏 Support

These traits have become the foundation of our culture at Stemilt, and with every year, we are embarking on an endeavor to ensure we continue to be a sustainable organization that's here with great people for years to come! 🌎

As a thank you, we hope you've enjoyed a special chocolatey treat 🍫 and a long sleeve, sweatshirt, or vest to recognize the years you've worked to support Stemilt to help us make World Famous Fruit possible ⭐🙏

#stemiltersday #employeeappreciation #celebrate #culture #character #support #gratitude #thankyou #thankful #staff #hardwork #collaboration #teamwork #values #integrity #trust #stewardship #innovation #humility #responsibility #milestone #reward #appreciationday #departments #officelife #administration #warehouse #packaging #shipping

POV: You're at Stemilt Hill in Spring ✨🌸

Spring time is for new growth and preparing for the fruit to come! 🍎 So, we're trimming back old branches, planting new trees, and tending to the land we grow on 🌱

If you took a walk through Stemilt Hill in April, you might stumble across buzzing bees, tree saplings, and blossoming buds 🌸

You just might find our Stemilters:
♻️ Collecting materials for compost
💧 Washing fruit bins
🌱Planting new trees
🐝 Placing bee boxes in the orchard

What's your favorite part about spring? 😊 🌷 Let us know in the comments! For more about Stemilt Hill in the Spring, check our the full blog by clicking the link in our bio 😄

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Happy St. Patrick's Day ☘️

Celebrate this St. Patrick's Day with the green fruits that sham-rock your world!🍏 🍐

#stpatricksday #holiday #lucky #clover #green #celebrate #fruit #greenapple #greenpear #grannysmith #flavor #shamrock #puns #funny #stemilt #fruit #irish #greenfruit #greenfood #weargreen #thinkgreen #fun #agriculture #worldfamousfruit

Leading up to each harvest season, it's important to us at Stemilt that each team is in tune with one another from the orchard, to our facilities, to you! 🤝

With spring approaching, and California cherries almost here, we're working to use best practices to get things right the first time! 🍒

That means 👉🏼 we're honing in optimal harvest techniques, double-checking fruit quality, packing fresh orders with care, and making each step of the process what makes our apples, pears, and cherries World Famous 🍎 🍐 🍒

This is all part of our main mission at Stemilt: To Cultivate People and Delight Consumers Through Excellence to Build Lasting Memories in Everyone Who Takes a Bite of Our Fruit! 😄 💭

Each person in these photos are striving everyday to bring you the most beautiful and best tasting fruit we possibly can 👇🏼😋

🍎 Sorting (checking fruit exterior)
🔍 Quality Control (checking on fruit in storage)
🖥️ Procurement (obtaining the fruit orders)
📚 Palletizing (stacking fruit to go into shipping trucks)
🚚 Shipping (Forklifting pallets into the truck, then the fruit is on its way!)

For more information about Stemilt's Farm to Fork processes, visit the link in our bio! 🚜 🍽️

#worldfamousfruit #teamwork #unison #leadership #EFI #values #culture #quality #flavor #safety #important #work #fruitindustry #freshproduce #difference #agriculture #packaging #procurement #qualitycontrol #sortingapples #shipping #apple #pear #cherry #peach #necatrine #fyp #harvest #orchard #stemilt

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