Stemilt Growers

Turning Waste into Wealth ♻️ At Stemilt, our commitment to sustainability runs deep with every compost pile we make. 🌱 Each year, we transform thousands of tons of organic matter from our orchards and packing operations into nutrient-rich compost that feeds our soils and supports future crops. 🍎🍐 #SustainabilityInAction #Stemilt #WorldFamousCompost #FutureFarming

It’s the First Apple Player of the Season... It’s outrageously juicy with a refreshing, snappy zing... It’s...... rrrrRRRave! 🍎 Rev your engines for the first taste of apple season picked fresh from the tree 🍎 #Rave®Apples #StemiltWorldFamous #AppleSeason

Friendly reminder that pear season starts in August! 🍐 One of the first varieties to come off the tree is full of sweet, juicy goodness, and that classic pear flavor people know and love. Can you tell which variety we’re talking about? 🤔 #StemiltWorldFamous #RushingRiversPears #PearSeason

🍐 Steady improvements, same goal: great-tasting pears. Stemilt is taking steps with a new pear packing line and ripening program to better serve retailers and delight shoppers. Read more about our latest efforts here 👉 https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/gzu2znF7 #PearsWithPurpose #WorldFamousFruit #StemiltRushingRivers

These cherries are freezin for a reason! 🍒🧊 Hydrocooling is the process of using cold water (about 30 degrees) to cool the temperature of cherries after they’ve been harvested to keep a cold chain going from tree to truck 🌲🚚 Cherries are the most firm, crisp, and juicy when they’ve been kept cold from the time of harvest until they reach the hands of the ones they delight! Learn from our own Dr. Rob Blakey, Director of Research & Development about how we hydrocool cherries at the orchard level 👇 #FamousFieldTrips #CherryEducation #Hydrocooling

Rave® is taking the reigns - with outrageously good quality coming this August! 🍎 Read all about the first apple of the season harvested from Washington, New York, and Michigan 👇 🔗 https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/gyGmgeMf #RaveApples #AppleSeason #FirstHarvest

📣 Cherry season update from Kyle Mathison - 4th generation Stemilt cherry grower and owner 🍒 It’s not too late to delight consumers with some of the most premium cherries around, Kyle’s Pick® (these morsels receive the stamp of approval from Mr. Mathison himself) And to put the cherry on top, A Half Mile Closer to the Moon® cherries are here late enough to be the season's grand finale! 🌚 Enjoy the scenic view from Stemilt Hill in Wenatchee, Washington ⛰ #cherryseason #KylesPick #MoonCherries 

Who shops for pears? 🍐 In a Numerator Study with the Pear Bureau Northwest, it found that most pear shoppers fall into two categories: a heavy shopper or a light shopper. The heavy pear shopper is motivated by the nutritional benefits of pears, typically grabbing 4 or more pears from the shelf, while the light pear shopper is motivated by emotional cues, picking up maybe 2 or more pears. So, what can we do with this? 🤔 Tailor in-store experiences to speak to both audiences 📣 Use health-forward signage to appeal to heavy shoppers looking for nutritious snacks, and lean into sensory and seasonal messaging, like flavor, nostalgia, or visual displays, to connect with light shoppers. 📈 With the right cues in-store, you can turn occasional buyers into loyal shoppers and grow the category. Let’s bring people back to pears this season! 🍐 #WorldFamousPears #PearSeason #ConsumerData

Meet Rafael Teran 🌟 Rafael was nominated by the Equitable Food Initiative and The Packer as 2025's Farmworker of the Year, and we’d like to introduce him to you! Rafael is our lead of sanitation, playing a crucial role in producing clean, quality fruit every day. One of the things that makes Rafael stand out is his willingness to learn new things. He’s trained in 25 different work areas in sanitation at Stemilt, which takes time! Click through to learn some fun facts about Rafael! 👉 #LifeAtStemilt #StemilterSpotlight #WorldFamousPeople

Compost, organics, and good company - the recipe for a great time at #OPS2025! 🌱 Thank you to everyone who stopped by to visit Stemilt’s OG compost reps as we celebrate our 20th anniversary of creating World Famous compost, and the organic fruits it fuels with delicious flavor! 🍎🍐🍒 #OPS2025 #ArtisanOrganics #WorldFamousStemilters