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WHAT’S ON AT SLOWMARKET 2012!
You simply have to diarise these events. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repair and Reimagine. These are the buzzwords in all business this year.
The hugest trend is to make sustainable positive contributions to society, whether at home or in business.
Live greener, healthier and act responsible.
 EAT IN PRODUCE AWARDS24th March 2012 The Stellenbosch Fresh Goods Market has been nominated in the best market and product categories by Eat In Magazine. The Eat In DStv Food Network Produce Awards acknowledge and celebrate outstanding, independent South African producers, food markets and outlets for their innovation, passion, integrity and care for the environment. The top producers and suppliers in South Africa will be showcased and the winners of this prestigious award ceremony will be announced at The Stellenbosch Fresh Goods Market on Saturday 24 March 2012. Visitors will be able to enjoy some of the best fresh produce, baked goods and prepared food the country has to offer, and buy the new issue of the annual Eat In magazine. The event starts at 09h00am and entrance is free of charge!THE RED HOT CHILLI FESTIVAL5th May 2012Some do like it hot!!! With a focus on seasonal products come join us this Easter for the first RED HOT CHILLI FESTIVAL on the 5th May at Stellenbosch Slowmarket. If you are a true chilli-head and enjoy getting together and challenging each-other to eat hotter and hotter products then there is no other place to be. Taste a wide selection of chilli infused meals presented by our leading and award winning traders. We celebrate our traditional Cape Malay hot foods, spicy Indian curries, Latin American Empanadas, jalapeno infused olives and cocoa rich chilli chocolates. No stopping us in teaching you to cook with bell peppers, red peppers and sweet peppers and to spice up your winter cooking ideas with barbequed chilli poppers, chilli chocolate reductions, roasted tomatos, hot sauces, pickles and so much more.ORANGE & LEMON FESTIVAL7th July 2012All things infused with the fruits of the Cape’s Winter Citrus Season at Stellenbosch Slowmarket on the 7th July. Seasonal lemons, oranges, limes and clementines will be celebrated. Our award winning traders will tantalize you with homemade lemon cheesecakes, lime tarts, lime chocolates, chocolate brownie orange, lemon marmalades, lemon infused olives, Italian lemoncello, lemon tea’s, lemon curd, homemade lemonade and citrus salads. With winter upon us it is the time to stengthen your immune system and no better way than with Vitamin C infused citrus. Fill up on fresh trout or Black Mussel lemon vino, West Coast Oysters drizzled in lemon reduction and hearty sweet & sour orange sauce sirloin rolls. If none of this takes your fancy then simply grab a bag of fresh lemons or oranges on your way out.GARLIC FESTIVALSeptember 2012Do you love garlic? Then make sure you join us for the first GARLIC FESTIVAL at Stellenbosch Slowmarket on the 1st September. The culinary and medicinal properties of earth grown foods are known the world over and may we please remind you how wonderful the garlic bulb truly is. It is not only the Mediterranean people that simply cannot live without garlic. Prepare yourself and your partner for mouth watering garlic oils, garlic sauces, garlic ice cream, garlic artisan sausage, garlic boerewors, Italian garlic breads, garlic rubbed bruschetta & grilled garlic mushrooms. Don’t worry …. there will be plenty of fresh parsley around. Celebrate all produce from mother earth so make sure you stock up on fresh garden vegetables, endives, nuts, seeds, spices, coffee beans and do not forget the incredible selection of funki fungi on display.SUMMER STRAWBERRY FAIRNovember 2012Berry Berry Fun. The start of summer and my goodness do we celebrate all things Pink at the Summer Strawberry Fair on the 3 November at Stellenbosch Slowmarket. Seasonal freshly picked palettes of strawberries, Robertson Valley pomegranate juices and delectable reductions ideally topped on Ice Cream. Our local Boland farmers adorn us with blueberries & blackberries and our award winning producers and traders infuse their popular meals with all things berry. Berry Cordials, Strawberry Dacarees, Strawberry Pesto, Berry Ice Cream, Rudi’s Strawberry Sausage, Strawberry bakes and strawberry jams. Even our crafters infuse berries into their soaps, bath salts and design.CHRISTMAS NIGHT MARKETFRIDAY 30th November 2012The Christmas Night Market on Friday evening the 30TH November at the Stellenbosch Slowmarket is the highlight of our yearly events calendar. This vintage styled authentic market has all the Christmas trimmings and we go all out in ensuring we select the finest suppliers of traditional Christmas goodies. Gingerbread houses, Christmas fruit cakes, mince pies, organic nuts, gammon rolls, German bratwurst, champagne, fynbos topiaries, décor and festive season ideas. Relaxed vintage Christmas music, coupled with a live music theatre production in the Oude Libertas Amphitheatre is most popular on the hot summer nights. Our designer goods market known as The Treasury Market will be joining us. Christmas gifts galore to fill up those stockings with handmade goods made by designers, crafters and artisans. |
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WHAT’S ON AT SLOWMARKET 2012!
You simply have to diarise these events. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repair and Reimagine. These are the buzzwords in all business this year.
The hugest trend is to make sustainable positive contributions to society, whether at home or in business.
Live greener, healthier and act responsible.
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