P. Allen Smith's A Sense of Place

P. ALLEN SMITH'S A SENSE OF PLACE is a lush garden lifestyle series filmed at Moss Mountain Farm in Arkansas that traces the connections between land, home, food, art and culture. Throughout the series, Allen explores regional traditions and seasonal gardens and shares the stories of heirloom tomatoes, pollinators, seeds and more, revealing how landscapes shape identity and our gardens deliver meaning and connection. Blending practical inspiration with deeper reflection, the series celebrates the art of living rooted in land, memory and care, guided by Allen's signature warmth and eye for beauty.

Thu, Oct 22	7:30 P.M.	Tomatoes NHPBS (11.1) Allen welcomes us back to the beauty of the farm with the Big Sister Oak, reflects on a Wendell Berry poem & William Turner's art, and shows how diversity in the garden strengthens everything, before ending in the kitchen with the simplest perfection of summer: a delicious tomato sandwich.
Thu, Oct 29	7:30 P.M.	Vines NHPBS (11.1) Allen explores how climbing plants stitch structure to sky: sweet potatoes and morning glories tumbling together, cypress vine and roses weaving up tuteurs, pear espaliers forming living walls, Boston ivy gripping brick in close-up, ending in the kitchen with a comforting sweet potato pie.
Thu, Nov 5	7:30 P.M.	Bees NHPBS (11.1) Allen unpacks bee life on the farm from gorgeous pollinator plants to the inside of the bees' hives with his beekeeper, Ted.
Thu, Nov 12	7:30 P.M.	Seeds NHPBS (11.1) Allen traces life back to its smallest beginnings: starting seeds in the greenhouse, saving purple coneflowers in the drying house, decorating with okra pods, painting with black walnut ink, then finishing in the kitchen with a simple, nourishing lentil stew.