Bee Irwin, 21, crouches with the flowers in the vegetable garden on their farm in Athens, Ohio on Monday, September 2. Bee is a non binary farmer who is an active member in their community both for LGBTQ organizations and local food organizations.
Bee (left) eats breakfast with their partner, Basil (right) on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 in Athens, Ohio. Both Bee and Basil are vegan, with the exception of eggs.
Bee feeds the compost to the chickens on the farm on Monday, September 2, 2019, in Athens, Ohio. Feeding the chickens is one of their chores while they watch their friends farm for 3 months.
Bee collects rotting tomatoes to compost on Wednesday, September 11, 2019. Bee says they picked the tomatoes from the garden too early and now some are starting to rot.
Bee weighs vegetables at the Chesterhill Produce Auction in Chesterhill, Ohio, on Thursday, September 7, 2019. Bee volunteers for Appalachia's Community Food Initiatives, they go to the auction to buy food for their food pantry.
Bee holds a watermelon up to their face after weighing it for the food pantry records on Thursday, September 7, 2019 in Chesterhill, Ohio. They volunteer for Community Food Initiatives with their partner every week, and go to the produce auction about once every two months.
Bee and their partner, Basil, look at art prints at the plant and print sale held by Arts West in Athens, Ohio, on Sunday, September 7, 2019. They are a big lover of all plants.
Bee holds thier dog, Buggy, by the pond on the farm, on Monday, September 2, 2019 in Athens, Ohio. They also have a barn cat named Chester who often gets in playful fights with Buggy, causing need for separation sometimes.
Bee walks the perimeter of the vegetable garden, checking on the crops, on Monday, September 2, 2019. In addition to a vegitable garden, there is also a fairy garden on the farm where they grow other crops such as Rubarb.
