You will find Ashbourne Valley Orchards at the Adelaide Showground Farmers Market every Sunday at Site #60

Produce: apples, pears, quinces, cherries, peaches, plums and fresh apple juice

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Andrew Boag, his father David and brother Ross grow 30,000 fruit trees in Ashbourne, located between Meadows and Goolwa, on the Fleurieu Peninsula.

Their company, Ashbourne Valley Orchards has 12 hectares under permanent net. The fruit is minimum-sprayed under their integrated pest management system. This system provides an environmentally-sensitive approach that is compatible with and provides protection for frogs and worms in the orchard.

Apple juice is squeezed on Friday, giving time for the liquid to clear before being packed and ready for the Sunday Market.

The fruit is seasonal. Peaches ripen in December and run to late January, followed by cherries until March. Apples, pears and quinces start in February and are harvested until June.

Five of the heritage pear varieties are only grown commercially by Ashbourne Valley Orchards: the Charles Ernest, Belle, Durondeau, Comice (considered one of Europe’s finest table pears) and Beurre Hardy (juicy sweet and delicately perfumed). They also grow more commonly-known varieties.

Ashbourne Valley Orchards’ white-fleshed heritage peaches are all picked ripe, ready to be eaten within a few days after purchase. These fresh-picked peaches have an unsurpassed flavour and are no longer available in supermarkets.

The Bonza is versatile as an excellent eating, juicing or cooking apple. The Braeburn is a NZ variety no longer widely available and is sold at the stall alongside the better known varieties of Pink Lady and Fuji. Ashbourne Valley’s apples will keep you coming back to the Market week after week!

Ashbourne Valley Orchards are also at the Willunga Farmers Market, the Goolwa Wharf Market and Port Elliot Market.