Markets are the quickest way to join the Slow (Food) Movement. The products you buy at markets are regional, hand-crafted or small-scale produced and often organic. They certainly all aim to be delicious and beautiful. Often they are sold by the person who made them, which means they come with a story and you can find out all about the source.

There are lots of markets starting up all the time, so you probably won’t struggle to find one in your vicinity. Listed below are markets in the Western Cape (radiating out from Cape Town), Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal and then in the other provinces. If you go road trekking to visit a market that is further away, contact the organisers beforehand or check the listings on websites like whatson.co.za. Markets are weather and season-dependent and you don’t want to end up missing the fair.