Woodmill Boutique Beer Festival
This Friday, in addition to their regular Friday evening market, The Woodmill in Stellenbosch will be hosting a boutique beer festival, showcasing a selection of micro-breweries. more
Nitida Sunset Market
The organisers of the Nitida 'Degustazione' Farmers Market in Durbanville have launched a new evening version of the lovely food market. more
Cape Town Picnic Guide 2011/2012: Picnic Baskets
It's summer time! And what better way to enjoy the great outdoors (when the weather is playing along) than lazily lunching on a gourmet picnic. The first in a series of three guides: Picnic Baskets, Picnic Concerts and Picnic BYO. more
Constantia Gift Fair 2011
Christmas is coming (yep) - but there are so many gift markets this year that there's no need to torture yourself by going to a crowded carol-filled mall: go to a market, and go EARLY. The Constantia Gift Fair is one of the first, and kicked off yesterday. On through Sunday 23rd October 2011. more
Plant a Virtual Seedling for World Food Day
I really do like this initiative - a virtual wall of seedlings that will soon become actual seedlings, planted in food gardens around the country... more
Cape Town Christmas Markets (2011)
This year's guide to Christmas Markets in and around Cape Town. Happy gift hunting! more
Bay Harbour Market
A new market launches this weekend in Hout Bay. Called the Bay Harbour Market, this is a weekend-long market that aims to "become a space that showcases delights for the senses - a lively indoor and outdoor market, bringing an authentic taste of the diverse culture that is Cape Town – offering the best of art, craft, fashion, music and food together into one unique melting pot that celebrates the incredible spirit that defines the uniqueness of South African society" more
Fairtrade-certified Cadbury’s Dairy Milk chocolate, coming soon, to a store near you…
Earlier this month, Kraft Foods South Africa announced that it is now the "FIRST major South African business to achieve Fairtrade certification for its much-loved chocolate brand, Cadbury Dairy Milk [plain]." I was invited to the media launch and although I did find Kraft's message a little saccharine and self-serving at times ("multiplying joy by going Fairtrade"), I do think that what they're doing is absolutely fantastic. more
Winter Heirloom Seedling Share
A fan of purple podded peas and other colourful and fun-sounding heirloom varieties? A new Harvest Share project, the Winter Heirloom Seedling Share, brings you organic heirloom seeds grown into seedlings by Soil For Life. more
SA Cheese Festival 2011: Spotlight on the Small Producers
This year, perhaps in celebration of the festival's 10th year, Agri-Expo is bringing the 10 small producers below to the event... more
Designer Easter Market on Waterkant Street
Awesome - there's going to be another designer/artisan market on at the Freeworld Design Centre on Waterkant Street. I stopped in there for the first one, last December, and it had a wonderful vibe, and loads of awesome hand-crafted gifts (loved the bunting!). Was hoping they would hold another one, and my wish has been granted... more
New Market for Cape Town: City Bowl Market on Hope
A new market is coming to the City Bowl, and I have a very strong feeling it's going to give the ol' Neighbour Goods Market some stiff competition. Curious as I always am about such things, I arranged to meet up with market organiser Madelen Johansson last week, to see the new venue, and to have a chat about what's in store for us market-mad Capetonians. more
Let’s stop doing bottles: SodaStream’s compelling new campaign
Last week SodaStream launched a new campaign: "Help Free the World from Bottles" - and I think they're on to a really good thing. It's an initiative that makes both eco-friendly and economic sense, and might just change the way people go about consuming bubbly beverages. more
Competition: Win a GCX Water Auditing Course worth R6500
In celebration of National Water Week (ended on Sunday), Global Carbon Exchange is currently running a competition giving away a 3 day Water Auditing Course to the value of R6,500. more
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