Des Harris has arranged a series of five food/land visits for the summer. They will all – except the herbal walk – leave from the Badcox car park at 2.00 p.m on a Sunday (although three of them will be walkable and one cyclable), and they won’t cost you anything except two or three hours on a Sunday afternoon.

Here they are:

1. SUNDAY MAY 25: Vallis field – the home of Chris and Cordelia’s project and the Vallis Veg box scheme.

2. SUNDAY JUNE 8: Innox Hill private allotments – Tricia will show us round this lovely and lesser known allotment site.

3. THURSDAY JUNE 19 at 7 p.m: Zoe Hawes, medical herbalist and enthusiast, will lead a group round the Vallis woods and quarry looking at interesting herbs for healing & the kitchen.

4. SUNDAY JULY 20: Barrow Farm, Rode: a PYO fruit farm. Bring bags & boxes if you’d like to pick your own after the visit.

5. SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 21: Batheaston Community Orchard – Tim Baines will show us round this community growing project.