Farm On

My good friend and New Zealander nomad VANESSA BECK takes the controls of this episode of FARM ON, and interviews poet and author HEATHER SWAN. Vanessa was the natural choice for this conversation since she and Swan share many traits in common: a keen sensibility for the natural world, deep compassion for the work of restoration, and first-hand experience with the art of BEEKEEPING. They spend the hour chatting about Swan's new book WHERE HONEYBEES THRIVE: STORIES FROM THE FIELD (Penn State University Press), which is "part love song, part lament, and part quest", and all love. Love for the honeybee, love for the people who spend their lives studying it, and love for endless pursuit of understanding through research. In this talk, Swan explains how her journey in the field led her all over the world to learn from beekeepers, farmers and scientists. She also explores the inner life of a handful of artists whose shared muse is the archetype of the honeybee, and whose artwork shuffles the book's chapters in a