Pleasant walk, fine weather, lots of park activity, good company, jolly banter, shared knowledge - We came across the Organics

A pleasant walk, fine weather, lots of park activity, good company, jolly banter, shared knowledge and light humour were the ingredients for a fine health and well-being walk recipe.

Veteran Willow at Cannon Hill

 As is often the case during 'Down To Earth in The City' meetings the themes veered this way and that, but were largely kept on course by the landscape features at Cannon Hill Park and beyond.

Added to the headliner features of hedgerow, meadow, ancient oaks and veteran willow was the Organic Growers Alliance conference at the MAC and a friendly rivalry encounter between the Hay Mills and Billesley Fire Crews.

Birmingham's Premier Park can be a bustling hive of activity on occasion but most times provides a comfortable encounter for families, dog walkers, runners and casual visitors. If the need to escape suddenly becomes overwhelming, then a short walk across the main grass-covered arena to the woods will often suffice. In need of a greater escape? then venture further along the Rea Valley, all the way to the Waseley Hills if desired. 

Willow tunnel

Aged Oak 400 years

  
 

An unexpected encounter was the Organic Growers Alliance Conference taking place at the MAC, and in particular, the modern seed drill caught my eye, what a contraption, and yet compared with my primitive model, perhaps a little over-technological.

https://organicgrowersalliance.co.uk/organic-matters-22/

The Jang Seeder

simple box hopper seeder
age and origin unknown