Welcome to the Home of Smith Gully Orchards
Fresh Gala and Red Delicious Apples are now here for 2012. Fresh Figs are available as well. Jam Figs are available on request
Why dont you check out our new range of products in our online store that can be delivered to your door. !!!! Better still come up for a drive…..
Situated in the beautiful township of Montacute, Adelaide’s best kept secret. We are but 5 minutes from suburbia but you could be 100 km’s from anywhere. Our Produce is grown in natural surroundings with an abundance of scrub land around the orchard which is filled with over 50 different species of birds, koalas, kangaroos, several types of lizards and a few brown snakes tossed in.
Our Orchard on Smith Gully Road is quietly tucked away from the stresses of today. Here in the peace and quiet we grow many varieties of Cherries, fresh Lemons all year round, crisp Apples and when in season the freshest, plumpest Figs. We sell at the Adelaide Produce Markets, Pooraka to the best greengrocers, supermarkets, restaurants and hotels in South Australia. Also sending our wonderful Cherries to Western Australia for them to enjoy.
We have a long association with Munno Para Foodland whom stock our fresh produce weekly and many of the other Foodland’s under the Chapley Group.
Our fresh produce is also available to the Public through our packing shed or arrangements can be made for delivery.(subject to conditions).
INTERESTING FACTS
Did you know cherries are actually good for you and well as tasting good.
- Rich in Vitamins A and C, B1, B2, Folic Acid and Niacin. Minerals include Calcium, Cobalt, Fluorine,Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus and Potassium.
- May help people with:
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Anaemia Arthritis Gallstones Gout Prostate Disorders Rheumatism Indigestion Constipation
- People with gout may be able to cut in half their risk of recurrent attacks by eating about 20 cherries a day
Native to the Middle East, Figs were one of the first fruits ever to be cultivated..Remember Adam and Eve and the fig leaves!
Figs are high in natural and simple sugars, minerals and fibre. They contain good levels of potassium,calcium, magnesium, iron, copper and manganese. Dried figs contain an impressive 250mg of calcium per 100g, compared to whole milk with only 118mg.
Did You Know the lemon originated in China?
The lemon constitutes one of nature’s seven top sources of potassium, a mineral that promotes clear thinking, aids in normalizing blood pressure, and works with sodium to regulate the body’s water balance.
Mature lemon trees may produce between 1,000 and 2,000 fruits per
year.
THE ORCHARDS…
Cherry blossom in September
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Nothing better in this world !
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No fresher than this!!!!
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