‘There’s no reason why every town in Ireland shouldn’t be growing food for the local community’
How this Cork flower wholesaler diversified into a 60ac organic vegetable enterprise – via a rooftop garden
Brian McCarthy with a tray of microgreens in his farm shop in Cork city
The Cork Rooftop Farm emerged as a Covid lockdown project, essentially to keep Brian McCarthy busy during a challenging time — now it has grown into a 60ac business.
The pandemic forced Brian to close the wholesale flower business Central Floral Supplies, started by his father in 1973.
