Tannis Kowalchuk started Willow Wisp Organic Farm with Greg Swartz, and she leads cut-flower production, cooks the farm crew lunch, and manages the social media accounts at Willow Wisp. In 2018, Tannis became the founding artistic director of Farm Arts Collective, an agri-“cultural” center based on the farm that provides public programs in theater, agriculture, food, and ecology. Tannis is a professional theater-maker and has created over 25 original productions including work with NACL Theatre and Primus Theatre. She has a weekly radio show, “Ophelia’s Flowers,” on WJFF and sits on the boards of Evergreen Garden in Monticello, NY and the Tusten Heritage Garden in Narrowsburg, NY.

Tannis is a guest in Episode 2: Lettuce and Salad Greens.