Our food is also has a direct, and strong, influence on the onset of, prevention of and recovery from Non-Communicable Diseases, and managing of Communicable Diseases, and while we may not overtly be blogging about the science behind each of those, we know that finding as many healthy-er options thereof when it comes to Gastronomy, either reminding you of, or introducing to options you never even knew existed, is a very important task. BUT, we also decided that what ever we report needs to excite both the mind and the tongue....YOU MUST SALIVATE!!!
So in this months GASTRONOMY focus, we thought we'd kill two queens with one handbag, and find the really awesome and enticing ORGANIC FOODIE MARKETS in SOUTH AFRICA.
Remembering that HEALTHY involves many features, and we are starting with as many natural chemical free products, as we can find, that involves less meat and more fruit & vegetables, both fairly treated, with as little wheat, dairy and sugar as possible, but not necessarily a complete exclusion, and more fresh foods with a minimal shelf life, and less pre-packaged products with an extended shelf life....sound fair?
We also managed to find FOOD MARKET WEBSITES, awesome ones, each quite unique and we searched their databases and found some awesome places for you get your shopping done.
So lets begin, meet....
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Firstly, lets start with SLOW FOOD, its a VERY interesting one this, firstly its international, and has supporters in 150 countries, including our lovely Sunny South Africa, featuring Johannesburg, Cape Town, Magalies Valley, Durban & Pietermaritzberg Convivium's, or chapters .
As a global, grassroots organization, founded in 1989 to prevent the disappearance of local food cultures and traditions, counteract the rise of fast life and combat peoples dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from and how our food choices effect us and the world around us. They work to ensure that everyone has access to good, clean and fair food.
They believe that food is tied to many other aspects of life, including culture, politics, agriculture and the environment. Through our food choices we can collectively influence how food is cultivated, produced and distributed, and as a result bring about great change.
Slow Food Johannesburg has been around since 2001 and has about 95 members.
"Despite living in the city, which means that direct contact with farmers and food producers is not always possible, we're committed to eating seasonably, locally and sustainable by supporting small producers and responsible retailers".
They will guide you and give you access to workshops, farms and small producers, cultural dinners and farmer's markets and seasonal harvest tables.
Its awesome, please go check out their Websbite, Locally and Internationally.
Find them @ SLOW FOOD JOHANNESBURG , but there are also links for Cape Town, Magalies-Valley and Durban.
You can also go to SLOW FOOD INTERNATIONAL for more information.
We found this lovely gem of a Market on this site, exactly what we were looking for.
OMG DYING HERE.....THIS MARKET IS FILLED WITH SO MUCH YUM, YOU'LL GO MAD!!!
Annnd we're breathing, ok...so they are based in Menlo Park Pretoria, and are open every Saturday until 2pm, I think sometimes they have night markets, enquire about that.
They launched as a drive to collect money for the Abraham Kriel Children's Home in Nylstroom, but they strive to provide you with the best food products Pretoria has to offer, especially Fresh Fruit, Veggies and Meats, to Tarts, Sweets, Fresh Breads, Homegrown Herbs and Deli Products, all straight from the producer, which ultimately means healthier, chemical free products. The trick is to eat less of the fattening stuff, so try minimise the wheat, sugar and dairy products and buy more of the healthy slimming stuff. (But maybe use this as a cheat day and eat the naughty stuff there, and buy the good stuff to take home.,,,deal?!)
Look at this...
Find out more about their stalls.....so many, @ HAZEL FOOD MARKET STALLS, or just go to their home page @ HAZELFOODMARKET.CO.ZA
#WellnessisEverywhere
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