End of season celebration

Written by on November 4, 2014. Posted in ECOPRODUCTS: HOW WE WORK

'Boabab sales have been going from strength to strength and after a busy successful season of harvesting and processing we thought it was time to celebrate!  It was good to get out of our dust coats and protective clothing and all the women, including me, enjoyed getting dressed up in traditional Venda clothes.  One of the women does exquisite bead work (on the right in the bottom pic) and she designed and made the incredibly beautiful necklaces you see here. In previous years, we haven't always been so certain of sales but EcoProducts has really surged ahead this year and we were thrilled to be able to celebrate that by sharing a lovely meal together! '  Sarah

 

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