Behind the Scenes

Growing Communities is a company limited by guarantee, which has a constitution and is run by a voluntary management committee.

Current Management Committee

  • Penny Walker (Chair)
  • Piers Vimpany (Treasurer)
  • Andrew Ferguson
  • Kath Dalmeny
  • Emma Gittens
  • Esther  Boulton
  • Nick Perry
  • Sarah Havard

Staff

  • Julie Brown (Director)
  • Kerry Rankine (Farmers' Market Organiser)
  • Nicki East (Box Scheme Co-ordinator)
  • Rachel Stevenson (Office Manager)
  • Ru Litherland (Grower)
  • Sara Davies (Assistant Grower)
  • Tim Watts (General Support Worker)
  • Sophie Verhagen (General Support Worker)
  • Giles Narang (General Support Worker)
  • Annie Stables (General Support Worker/Apprentice Grower)
  • Nicole David (General Support Worker/Market Manager)
  • Michael Appau (General Support Worker/Cafe Worker)
  • Parnell Beesley (General Support Worker)
  • Alan Wilkinson (General Support Worker)
  • Stephanie Gill (General Support Worker)
  • Ros Fowler (Reserve General Support Worker)
  • Sean Hearn (General Support Worker/Apprentice Grower)
  • Brian Lowman (Veg Sitter)
  • Richenda Wilson (Delivery Worker)

Volunteers:
Special thanks to our volunteer work team who contribute so much towards Growing Communities -
see our news page for updates

Official stuff:
Growing Communities was set up as a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee in 1997. It is run by a management committee and all households ordering vegetables from Growing Communities also have a direct say in the organisation's development. Growing Communities has an annual turnover of around £290,000.  Full sets of audited accounts are available from Growing Communities office.

 

 
Growing Communities
The Old Fire Station
61 Leswin Road
Stoke Newington
London N16 7NX
020 7502 7588

growcomm@growingcommunities.org