Saturday mornings on the Garden Route in South Africa, are a great time to explore the many local markets in the area. I am going to be taking a British and a Swiss volunteer to there such markets this morning. We will start at the Wild Oats market for breakfast with a choice of many different culinary delights from around the world. Then it’s on to the Mosaic and Scarab markets to trawl for local arts & crafts, African curios locally designed clothing and handcrafted jewelry with a stop at the factory making paper from elephant dung. All these markets can be found on the outskirts of the small town of Sedgefield and are a huge attraction every Saturday. Photos to follow later
Wild Oats Community Market
Traditional South African vetkoek (fat cake)
Freshly squeezed fruit juice, smoothies and chai tea
Pastries and cakes from the German baker
Artisan bread from local patisserie, ile de Pain
Traditional koeksusters, the sweeter and syrupy the better
Love these hand crafteed wooden rabbits and people
Proteas, indigenous flora to South Africa and also our national flower
T-shirts with a South African feel
Fairy and fantasy gear for kids
Prints on paper made from elephant dung
Mosaic protea flower on a vase
A stall thats profits goes towards anti-canned lion breeding and hunting
The oddest vegetable I have ever seen!
Droe wors or as it is translated into English “dry sausage’, also a traditional South African treat
Wild Oats Community Farmers Market