More news this week of former Growing Communities employees going on to do great things. Many long standing members of the box scheme will already know the trajectory of our previous growers, with Ru Litherland running Organic Lea’s hawkwood nursery in north London (also supplying our box scheme) and Sara Davies busy setting up growing projects in her native Zimbabwe.

Now we’ve heard a rumour that Maisie 1 (our former milkfloat and stalwart extraordinaire of the delivery run) is treading the boards at the Barbican no less! Yes, the old gal was renovated and rejuvenated by the magic fingers of milkfloat engineer Trevor, before being painted green and tasked with ferrying on the operatic cast of Britten’s adaptation of a midsummer nights dream.  We imagine that Maisie’s somewhat temperamental nature might fit in quite well with the artistic warblers of the Guildhall school, although providing her with her own dressing room will no doubt prove to be a bit of a sticking point. Show starts 28 February 2012 http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/home