![Willow Glen c. 1900](http://www.cowlingscherries.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/e4fc1af04e5d53cbb64e288a05fc1ef0.jpg)
Cherry growing has been in the Cowling family for four generations, since Thomas Cowling purchased Willow Glen in 1882. A variety of different fruits were originally grown on the property, but we now specialise in stone-fruit, mainly premium quality cherries. The current owner, John Cowling, is very interested in sustainable farming practices; the whole property is managed under organic certification. All the fruit is picked and packed on the property. The property is in a rural setting but is close to the Adelaide CBD.
![Picking cherries in the early 1940s](http://www.cowlingscherries.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/picking1940s.jpg)
![Keith Cowling picking St. Margaret's in the 1930s](http://www.cowlingscherries.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/picking.jpg)