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LOCAL Friday 29 September 2023

Add a visit to Ostrich Farm’s Farmers Market to your calendar!

Every first Sunday of the month the Body and Eco living and so much
Ostrich Farm organizes and facili- more!
tates the largest farmers market on
the island. Everything sold during the The Farmer’s market is held under
farmers market are locally crafted, a large, covered area so you can
produced and grown. Locally arti- shop comfortably in the shade. The
sans and farmers gather at the farm- restaurant in the premises serves de-
ers market to showcase proudly licious local lunches and fresh fish
their products. when available. Ice cold local beer,
smoothies, fresh fruit shakes and not
You can find the best artisan bread to be missed serves the best shaved
& pastries from T2 Pan, hot sauces ice on the island! And the Ostrich
from Nonna, jams, cooking sauces, tours is of course offered as well.
fresh egg and honey that comes
from small beekeepers, vegetarian For everybody young and old here
snacks from locally soured beans is something to do, shop, relax and
call Dubaru. Then you have the very enjoy a great family outing and
talented local artisans that share most of all come and support the
their unique and one-of-a-kind art local artisans and farmers every first
such as driftwood paintings, high Sunday of the month from 10:00 to
quality jewelry, baby clothing, knit- 14:00, Matividiri 57, follow our face-
ting products, ceramic mugs/cups bookpage or Instagram @aru-
and plates, Calabash art, organic baostrichfarm and be notified for
soap and cosmetic from Bath & each upcoming farmers marketq

Visit the natural bridges of Aruba!

(Oranjestad)—After you’ve many years. the Caribbean at the time.
visited the Alto Vista For many years, this site was
Church, the Bushiribana The bridge was formed also a frequently visited
Gold Mill Ruins and the during thousands of years, beach, as the bridge had
mini natural pool that is lo- cut and crafted by the a small opening through
cated right next to it, you’re wild waves that crash into which the water would flow
next up around the north- the coral stone walls of the into the tiny beach.
ern coast line must be the coast. Before its collapse,
Natural Bridge. Once the this bridge measured 30 Unfortunately in 2005, the Current state of the Natural Bridge
largest natural bridge in the meters in length and 7 me- bridge collapsed, and the
Caribbean, this bridge has ters in height, making it the little beach dried up. De- there is now a smaller nat- “Baby Bridge” or “Daugh-
been a tourist attraction for biggest natural bridge in spite this, this site remained ural bridge very close. This ter Bridge”.q
a tourist attraction, with bridge is often called the
many visitors walking along
the coral cliffs of the bridge
to see the spectacular view
of the northern coastline
and the Caribbean Sea.
Visitors can also still visit the
souvenir shop on the left of
the bridge entrance.

While the natural bridge
The Baby Natural Bridge The Natural Bridge pre-collapse
no longer is functional,