Category Archives: Growers

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Have you ever wondered why the fruit you buy at the store looks and tastes so great? It is after

Whittier Fruit Farm Whittier Fruit Farm was founded in 1974. Its production orchard, where SweeTango® apples are grown, is located

Applewood Orchards, Inc. Walter E. Swindeman, Sr. planted his first apple trees near Deerfield, Michigan in what would become Applewood

Pine Tree Orchard The first apple trees were planted on the shores of Pine Tree Lake in 1904. More than

Gunnison Lakeshore Orchards Gunnison Lakeshore Orchards has been in operation since 1826, and currently is operated by the family’s sixth

Pepin Heights Orchard, Inc. Owner Dennis Courtier’s parents first planted this land to apples in 1949. An excellent site and

Wood Orchard Founded in 1955, Wood Orchard is operated by the second and third generations of the Wood family. The

Tom K. Mathison Orchards, LLC Stemilt’s company roots trace back to 1893, when the first generation of the Mathison family