Out Of Town
Win tickets to the SA Cheese Festival 2010
Hooray, I get to give tickets away to one of my favourite food festivals in the country. Tickets normally cost R110, but between now and the 21st of April, ten readers stand the chance to win a ticket to this awesome cheesy feast.
What’s natural and organic at the SA Cheese Festival 2010
Bright green wasabi-flavoured goats cheese, juicy organic olives, oh-so creamy cheeses made from the milk of grass-fed cows – clear your diaries everyone, the SA Cheese Festival is coming!
Sunny Side Up! A visit to Spier’s Biodynamic Farm
Remember that old Farmer Brown ad: ‘They taste so good, ’cause they eat so good’? It turns out that a diet of grubs, grass, grain, fresh air and sunshine makes the tastiest chickens of all. On 6 March 2010 a group of Slow Fooders visited Spier to learn more about their biodynamic farming methods.
Wellington Wine Harvest Festival 2010
In celebration of its variety, quiet beauty, wholesome treasures and good old fashioned Boland hospitality, Wellington will be welcoming visitors from far and wide during the 4th Wellington Harvest Festival from 20-22 March 2010.
Backsberg biodiversity walk, picnic and wine-tasting
Backsberg Winery is a place I’ve visited several times – first to find out what they’ve been doing to earn and maintain carbon-neutral status, then to attend the launch of the Earth Centre and once again to attend Rootstock, a discussion on eco-friendly and organic wines in the Cape. It’s a beautiful estate, with lovely [...]
Spier’s Festival of White Lights
So love the sound of this festival… and Spier at this time of year is superb in the evenings. On the 4th of December, Spier wine estate will celebrate the festive season with a dazzling display of light and a diverse collection of artistic performances.
Moddergat Farm Market
Moddergat Organic Farm holds a weekly Saturday morning organic market from 8am-1pm. To find out more, contact Dawn or Johann My burgh at 021 842 3186 or email dawnm@netactive.co.za
2009 National Park Week: free entry for all SA citizens
In celebration of 2009′s National Park Week (I had no idea there was such a thing), SANParks has announced that all South Africans will have free access to national parks for one week running from 14-20 September.
