Cynthia McAlister is an expert on the bees of West Texas, and as those of you who have been following this blog know, I'm crazy about bees, so this interview is one I was especially delighted be able to do. It was recorded in late January when I was traveling in the area for my book (as yet untitled). I've been back since and will be posting more podcasts-- they're scheduled for the 3rd Monday of every month through the end of 2013-- including one on the remote and restful Chinati Hotsprings and an interview with the owner of Marfa's fascinating Moonlight Gemstones. Stay tuned.
Links to surf:
About the Marfa Mondays Podcasting Project
Previous "Marfa Mondays" podcasts:
-->Avram Dumitrescu, An Artist in Alpine (April 16, 2012)
-->Mary Bones on the Lost Art Colony (March 19, 2012)
-->Charles Angell in the Big Bend (February 20, 2012)
-->Introduction and Welcome (January 16, 2012)
More related surfing:
Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute and Nature Center
Cenizo Journal (download for free and read McAlister's article in the bees in the winter 2012 issue)
Farm Stand Marfa Blog, "The Bee Is Not a Machine" and "The Bee, the Blossom and the Beginning of Civilization"
My Mexico City Melissa Garden (mini-clip video)
(a melissa garden is a garden for bees)
An excellent recent article in the San Diego Reader, "Marfa Moments" by W.S. Di Piero
And another in the El Paso Times by Ramón Rentería, "Old-time Marfa Lives on in Memories"
Many more links to read about Marfa & Environs here.
