How I set up my Market Garden, a personal story with Erik Johansson of Cuskinny Court.

The NeighbourFood Podcast

Continuing on our theme of setting up a market garden, we find out what it takes from Erik Johnnason, who along with his wife Katrina took a blind leap of faith and set one up as the pandemic took hold and their business and income plans were suddenly put on the line.

The couple run Cuskinny Court, a historic property, hosting lots of outdoor group-based activities for kids and adult teams, as well as immersive family theatrical experiences at Christmas and Halloween. The property has an old walled garden, which up until this point had been used for archery and kids' games. But everything changed, as they took up a shovel and began sketching plans, building raised beds and crop planning.

We hear from Erik on how these plans emerged, how he went from a very limited personal knowledge on the subject to a successful garden growing over a dozen crops. He explains how setting up a NeighbourFood market introduced him to other growers and the mentoring and encouragement he received from them and finally how he sells his produce to local buyers and cafes.

If you’ve been inspired by Erik’s story, and want to learn more about setting up a market garden, then we highly recommend you tune into our previous episode with Richard Mee, head gardener at GIY - Grow It Yourself. This episode covers lots more technical and useful information in creating the foundation for a successful market garden.

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