Ellimatta Orchards in Lenswood, South Australia | Agriculture

Ellimatta Orchards

Locality: Lenswood, South Australia

Address: 158 Coldstore Road 5240 Lenswood, SA, Australia

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23.01.2022 At present we are hedging the cherry trees. Doing both sides of the ‘two row beds’, slicing about 1m - 1.5mt off the top. It keeps the trees compact with an easy pedestrian orchard. https://www.facebook.com/Kymgreenlenswood/videos/1659860100747619/

21.01.2022 Thanks Glam Adelaide! Please show your support to us, along with many other Adelaide Hills businesses! We are still open for cherries so come along and try our delicious cherries this Summer

13.01.2022 Beautiful cherry blossom in full bloom. https://www.facebook.com/Kymgreenlenswood/videos/1467804919953139/

11.01.2022 So today’s attack was furious Hundreds of lorikeets with complete disregard for others But trust your local cherry growers to work hard netting to ensure cherries for you to enjoy.

09.01.2022 After quite a warm day, this evening was the perfect weather to take a stroll and enjoy a moment now that the frenzy of the lead up to Christmas is finished. I haven’t been able to help this year and I know the crop has taken a beating with hail, birds, bats and now rot to top it off but I’m still blown away with the delicious cherries I found! They are big and juicy and well worth the money! We will still have fruit after Christmas so don’t forget to pop in and get your hands on some of the best! On behalf of my parents, Kym and Jane, Peter and all all of our families, we wish you all a very Merry Christmas and thank you for supporting our business! - Olivia x

09.01.2022 Have you tasted our delicious cherries? Some say we have the tastiest cherries around and we might be a little bias and agree with them! Kym works hard year around using a combination or biodynamic, organic and a little touch of conventional growing techniques to ensure our crop is the tastiest. So let’s just say you haven’t experienced a cherry until you have tried one of ours!

07.01.2022 Did you know you can find us on the Cherries SA app as a part of the Cherry Trail? You will find us under: Shed Door Cherry Sales

04.01.2022 A bad week We had a major fire sweep through our region this week 86 houses, 500 sheds, 278 vehicles, 25,000 hectares burnt according to media reports Several ...people burnt including my son in law, Shayne. The week leading up to the fire had temperatures over 40c with Friday hitting 45c in Lenswood We are into cherry harvest and the extreme temperatures are hard on fruit and pickers a loosing battle with much fruit dehydrated and lost Fire fighters did a great job saving what they could The real hero’s were the people who stayed behind to fight fire where they could, often saving their homes and neighbours houses. A huge amount of small private units utes, tractors, saved countless properties and structures thank you allno acknowledgement of these valiant brave souls in the media! Shame. The support from family, friends, community has been awesome Sincere thank you . I am no longer in the CFS after 30 odd years of service and experiences. We had a great local team and worked hard over the years to reduce the effect of fire. This fire event was very emotional. It burnt half of our apple and cherry orchard on the main orchard. It burnt 2 tractors and spray units. But worst of all it burnt Shayne. Arms, legs and face. Skin grafts have been done but oh his face looks shocking He’s chatting but my heart hurts for him. He has a long road to full recovery. He’s a good fella and would help anyone.His tractor got stuck on a fallen tree going through a patch of Bush gorse and rough bark eucalyptus, that exploded all over him as he was firefighting. He had to abandon his beloved tractor and run through the inferno to get out he said he nearly gave up hope of making it out alive. It’s 4 o’clock in the morning, couldn’t stop thinking about Shayne. Needed to tell this story We just got power back on this afternoon, 5 days without. Finally I can irritate my orchard so much stress both on trees and me We aim to grow wonderful fruit but oh what a challenging season Just to add a barrier last week I ripped my cartilage in my left knee! Could walk too good! Operated on the day before the fireneeded to rest up for a week yes right My family’s effort fighting the fire was truely amazing. The wind created by the fire made control very difficult. Orchards by their design are difficult fire grounds Irrigation lines add to the fuel. PVC head works don’t like fire. All destroyed. Being certified organic, we had plenty of ground cover not good for fire control . But having said that the conventional guys suffered much the same fate. Too hot, too dry, strong winds, we’re in drought conditions, miles of forest that hadn’t been burnt for 40 years on our regions door step it was just a matter of time to burn Well it’s 5am now. I’ve said my piece now. I’m exhausted but still firing. Too much relays on me for to stop. Jess and the grand daughters are staying with Jane and me It’s Christmas morning soon, so some cheer will come to our household Thank you all for being so supportive to our family and other families that have lost so much Friends have set a page where you can help Jess and the girl’s financially if you want to help I’m a bit teary now Merry Christmas everyone We love you all See more

04.01.2022 How are you spending this festive weekend? Family BBQ? Beach day with friends? Picking up a bag of cherries from your local? ... Don’t miss your chance to taste some of SA’s best tasting fruit there’s nothing like a fresh, ripe cherry! #australiancherries #sharecherries #grababag #festive #holidays #summer #bbq #beach #friends #family #sharethelove