New farmers' market at Spier

If phrases like 'organic', 'local', 'seasonal' and 'homemade' tickle your fancy, you've probably tried your hand at some form of urban farming. Traders at the market will offer equipment and practical advice to ensure a bountiful harvest at home.

Traders for the first market include:

Soil for Life | Worm farms and seedlings
Pin's & Erbs | Medicinal plants
Good Hope Nursery | Veld + Sea edible plants
Organic seasonal fruit and veg (yes, the ugly ones too)
Farmer Angus | Truly free-range eggs and grass-fed meats
Culture Club Cheese | Handmade local cheese
Cove Cold Brew | Nitro coffee
Cape Town Spice Market | Spices
Karoo Aroma | Organic fresh pesto
Jewell & Co | Charcuterie
Frantastic | Roosterkoeke
Dirkje | Traditional pickles and preserves
Bedouin | Yogurt strained cream cheese
Die Rooi Olyf | Waterblommetjie pot
Eight to Go | Burgers
Hoghouse | Meat and freshly baked breads
Argies | Asado
Spier | Wine Bar
Hope on Hopkins | Craft Gin Cocktails
Las Paletas | Fresh seasonal fruit lollies
Fizzle | Homemade ginger beer
My Basaar | Pancakes
Tuist Craft Ice Cream | Homemade organic ice cream
Honest Chocolate | Cocoa treats

Weekly workshops

Workshops include boerewors making with Farmer Angus, Kombucha making with Theonista's Meghan Werner, a seedling propagation workshop by Farmer Neil and cooking with market produce with Spier Eight's Chef Charl. Workshop tickets are R250 each, only 25 tickets available per weekend and can be booked via Quicket or at the information stand at the market.

Nursery and seed exchange

There will also be a heirloom seed exchange where visitors can exchange seeds, the Treepreneurs will have a stand where people can donate money in exchange for spekbome and also drop off containers for them to plant more trees.

Entrance to the market is free. The Spier Werf Market takes place every Saturday from 9am - 2pm at Spier Wine Farm, R310 Baden Powell Road, Stellenbosch, 7603.

For more info, go to www.spier.co.za/visit/market or www.facebook.com/SpierWerfMarket, and use #SpierWerfMarket.