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ABOUT US
Connie and Tom started East Neuk Market Garden on rented land from the Balcaskie estate at Bowhouse, St Monans, late in 2018.
In 2024 we joined forces with our friends Nat and Bryde from Falkland Kitchen Farm, and we now run the farm together as a cooperative.
We are a small but dedicated team; motivated by our shared vision for a food and farming system that enhances biodiversity, produces nutritious and delicious food for our community and provides meaningful and fulfilling work.
Connie
Connie comes from Glasgow and is happy to be back in Scotland these days. She has had several hats, including being the miller for Bowhouse-based Scotland the Bread. These days she is also working for the Soil Association on farmer-to-farmer knowledge exchange projects, and being a mum to wee Joni. Loves tomatoes and the geese arriving in the autumn.
NEILL and DUSTY
Tom
Originally from the sunny shores of Eastbourne, Tom worked in town planning in London before leaving to learn more about organic farming. Tom is happiest when he can work outside in the sunshine while listening to the cricket on the radio.
NESSA
Neill and Dusty joined us for 2 weeks just before lockdown in March 2020, and we haven't been able to get rid of them since.
Originally from Bristol, Neill has been working on organic farms for the past 10 years. This isn't his first rodeo.
As well as all general farm stuff Neill is in charge of electrics, tidying up and most importantly, morale.
Dusty is in charge of scaring away pesky birds and chasing the tractor.
Nessa became part of the team in May 2020 and quickly took on the role of head of pest control. Very good at finding mice, voles and rats.
Also very keen on tidying up any stray carrots, beans or peas, and welcoming veg bag customers.
How we farm
We grow a wide variety of vegetables, salad and herbs following agroecological principles. That means that we think about the ecosystem of the farm as a whole; following organic methods without being certified.
We grow on a human-scale without the use of pesticides, herbicides or chemical fertilisers and follow methods that enrich and regenerate biodiversity and soil fertility. Our methods are varied because we keep on trying new things. We have a mixture of smaller scale, intensively managed areas for some crops, and others we grow on a small-tractor scale.
