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Stemilt Celebrates 2023 Apple Blossom Parade and the New Apple Crop

May 9, 2023 Stemilt

With his thumb held high, Kyle Mathison and the rest of the Stemilt founding family celebrated the beginnings of a new apple crop in the Washington State Apple Blossom Parade. On Saturday May 6, the Mathison family participated in the annual Stemilt Grand Parade riding in a 1926 Ford Model-T and the Stemilt Volkswagen Ladybug. Leading the family in this beloved spring event was matriarch Lorraine Mathison in the ladybug. She celebrated her 95th birthday last year. …

Stemilt Highlights EFI Team Projects During Farmworker’s Awareness Week

March 31, 2023 Stemilt 

Stemilt is celebrating Farmworker’s Awareness Week by sharing the key role farmworker’s play in its success and reflecting on the continuous improvement projects led by EFI leadership teams that improve safety and work experience for Stemilters in the field and packing operations.  …

Digging into a New Automated Pear Packing Line for Stemilt’s Pear Program

March 28, 2023 Stemilt

Stemilt is digging for gold – if gold was a new pear packing line. Stemilt’s automated pear line is aimed to be fully operational by 2024 after breaking first grounds at Stemilt Growers in Wenatchee, WA. VP of Production, Todd George, shares a mid-March update on the pear line construction process.  …

Second Annual Stemilter’s Day Celebrates Culture and Sustainability

March 23, 2023 Stemilt

On March 20, Stemilt celebrated its second annual Stemilter’s Day to recognize the hard work that nearly 4,000 team members put into growing and producing high-quality fresh fruit every day. This year’s Stemilter’s Day focused on what it means to be a Stemilter, and recognized people for their years of work at Stemilt.   …

Project SEARCH Celebrates First Internship Completion and Prepares Students for Independent Living with Link Transit

February 1, 2023 Stemilt

The first 7 interns to participate in the Project SEARCH program at Stemilt completed one of 3, 3-month-long internships and shared their learnings at a Project SEARCH Open House Jan 19. Eastmont Transition Coordinator, Michelle Sadewasser and Transition Specialist, Tina Gorman, share how the interns have progressed and how a Community Based Instruction partnership with Link Transit is teaching independent living skills. …