Our Team

Alicia (pronounced a-lee-thea)

Alicia can be found at Richmond Foodies most Saturdays, or shopping at Ruislip DP whenever it’s open!

She uses her teacher skills to wrangle the stallholders, educates on environmental issues, loves an ethics debate, and dreams of equality for all… she’s the kindest person you’ll meet and will always help a friend in need. In fact, when once asked to work at Duck Pond, she thought she was actually just helping out as a favour!

With 3 kids, she’s the epitome of ‘if you want something done, ask a busy woman’. Honestly—ask her! Recently qualified as a forest school teacher, she’s the woman to have by your side for wild-swimming, fire-starting and den-building.

Favourite market food: Bliss Brownies orange bomb, B-elicious savoury crepes and Rana’s macarons (oh and Christian’s slightly delicious olives)!

Absolutely committed to a fancy dress funeral, and if (and she’s not imagining it will happen but IF) she got married again it would be in a forest to Taboo's Angry Walker

Animals: Doctor Legg, the Poochon

Amy

Amy has been a duckie trader since 2014 and has recently joined the team as a market manager.

When she’s not busy sewing felt name banners and mobiles for her stall, she’s often on holiday, preferably somewhere either really hot, or with mountains of snow.

Amy rarely sits still and always has to be busy doing something.

Favourite market food: Amy would eat Little Pudding’s doughnuts for breakfast, lunch and dinner if she could!

Funeral song: Good Grief by Bastille, as she would want everyone to laugh!

Annabell

Annabell has a background in psychology and her day job is working for a charity supporting young adults with learning difficulties.

She loves nothing more than the buzz of the market, enjoys walking around and checking in on traders and interacting with members of the public to encourage their next local produce fix. She brings a real joy to everything she does—her smile is the warmest!

Favourite market food: all the cheeses that heritage has to offer, a pastry from Hush Hush and any of the donuts from Little Pudding. Watching her choose what to eat is an activity in itself!

Funeral song is undecided but definitely would like everyone to wear white and have an Indian style ´holi’ colour throwing ceremony to celebrate life.

Caron

Caron is the founder and heart of Duck Pond, having launched it in 2008. She’s vegetarian (likes butter too much to be vegan) loves being outdoors, treasure hunting at markets, car boots and Swedish vintage barn sales, can’t walk past a skip without taking a peek for things to rescue, reads constantly and has 2 wild children who are growing up at the markets as big foodies . In summer she paddle boards and wild swims as much as she can and in winter she likes to make plans for the summer from under a blanket on the sofa draped in fairy lights and chocolate, occasionally venturing out for theatre, talks, movies and markets. She loves bringing people together, be it parties, gatherings, picnics or markets, can’t live without fresh flowers in the house… and has the BEST JOB IN THE WORLD.

Fave market food: pandan coconut doughnuts from Little Pudding, spring salad wraps from Asili Life and You Bao noodles…. but so many more!

Funeral song: Calling Occupants from Interplanetary Craft. Or perhaps Saltwater, Julian Lennon… can’t decide…

Animals: Purdy Purdy Soft Paws. Wolfie Pook. Kitten Ray Charles

Proud of her secret phone number she is usually track-downable at Ruislip, Chiswick and Highgate market days…

Edward (the only boy)

A long time friend of Duckies, he’s started as an official Duckie in spring of 2021. He’s a cycling, quirky, doctor of maths—always up for a chat about websites and he loves SYSTEMS!

He’s also almost entirely responsible for anything techy that happens. Got a website question? He’s your man.

Funeral song: Forever Young by Alphaville

Animals: Millie the cat, any dog in sight

Katie

One of our latest: be nice to her! You might spot her at Richmond or Ruilsip…

Day job working in project managing youth programmes and hope to bring some of my skills to the markets!

I own over 40 houseplants and love to propagate them, always growing new ones. If I’m not caring for the houseplants I’m pottering round the garden or inspecting my pond for wildlife