See this film: Follow the Honey @ the Inn at Harvard

Published Aug 19 2011, 12:30 PM by Peter Keough

We usually think of the NATO mission in Afghanistan in terms of death and destruction, but Karen Koch's documentary Follow the Honey offers a different perspective. She and her crew follow a National Guard unit from its training in New Mexico to its deployment near the Afghan town of Gardez. Their mission? Save the bees and restore the honey industry, nearly extinct after decades of warfare. She'll be screening a rough cut of the film at the Inn at Harvard (1201 Mass Ave) in Harvard Square, as part of the local celebration of National Honeybee Day. The activities will also include the opening of an all-honey artisanal shop (also called Follow the Honey), across the street from the screening on Saturday, August 20 at 1132 Mass Ave, Cambridge | free | 617.686.1469.