Sustainable food workshops are blossoming across the Cape, offering locals and visitors a chance to reconnect with the land, learn skills from bygone eras, and indulge in the wild flavours of the region.
As Cape Town embraces sustainability and conscious consumption, these hands-on workshops, which include foraging, offer a refreshing way to reconnect with nature and your food.
These include:
Veld & Sea
Situated against the fynbos-covered mountainside and between the Atlantic and Indian oceans of the Cape Peninsula, Veld & Sea is an immersive educational space offering wild food foraging workshops and unique nature-based events and experiences. Led by Roushanna Gray, Veld & Sea is the heart of Cape Town’s modern foraging scene. Events follow the seasons, but private experiences can also be arranged. The aim is to inspire a reciprocal relationship with the land and ocean as you track the edible landscape throughout the year and rediscover the wild flavours of the Cape. This award-winning experience ends with a shared meal around the table.
Website: veldandsea.com/
RE Wild Food
At RE Wild Food, the goal is for you to “rekindle ancient ways of knowing – where nourishment, healing, and deep connection all begin with the land and sea.” Go on an immersive adventure along the beaches of the False Bay Coast, where you’ll learn to identify and ethically harvest edible seaweeds, molluscs, indigenous wild plants, and even explore the principles of organic gardening. For those who want more adventure, dive into a snorkel forage at the kelp forest. After your mission, unwind with a wild, greens-inspired picnic and botanical teas, taking in the salty breeze and breathtaking coastal views.
Website: rewildfood.co.za/
Honest Chocolate
One of the few bean-to-bar chocolate producers in the country, Honest Chocolate is on a mission to create a “Chain of Positivity” throughout its supply line. During their chocolate-making workshop, the team shares their journey with responsibly sourced chocolate, from ethically run cacao farms to their own sustainable bean-to-bar production. The workshop will introduce you to Honest Chocolate’s fair-trade practices, low-waste processes and commitment to ethical craftsmanship – and of course, lots of free chocolate tastings. The experience includes a live demonstration and the opportunity to dip, decorate and wrap your own set of four handcrafted bonbons to take home. Workshops take place on the last Saturday of every month.
Website: honestchocolate.co.za
Babylonstoren
This award-winning destination hosts hands-on, practical workshops led by experts in their fields. Workshops range from foraging for indigenous veld foods and growing your own spring vegetables to learning the basics of edible gardening and mastering Cape classics like traditional bobotie with seasonal chutney. All workshops are held on-site at Babylonstoren or at their working heritage farm, Soetmelksvlei, and are open to both day visitors and hotel guests. Hotel guests are welcome to join any workshop during their stay at no cost.
Website: babylonstoren.com/workshops
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