The first Soweto Imvelo Market was held on 2 September. I was quite excited for this new experience in the beginning as it meant a new start and opportunity for the farmers. When we were driving there we were expecting a huge tent with all the farmers but was quite disappointed with what we found. The tent was a small makeshift tent on a dirt patch on the side of the road with one or two farmers selling from a bakkie. Nonetheless we stayed for a while to see how things would pan out.
There weren't a lot of farmers who participated in this first market as it is not quite harvesting season and most of them didn't have produce to sell. The produce that was available looked very fresh and appetizing and ranged from spinach to celery and onions.
Some of the students that are busy doing a farming course also had a stall at the market and were selling organic chemicals for people who wanted to start farming. They were also selling some seedlings. I found with the seedlings that they were selling them in big trays and people had to buy the whole tray as it is difficult to sell them one by one or in smaller quantities. A cardboard seedling tray would be great as the can just tear or cut off the amount of seedlings they need for the buyer.
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