Alex Tuchman is a beekeeper, educator, farmer, and writer. As the Director of Spikenard Farm Honeybee Sanctuary in Floyd, Virginia, (founded by Gunther Hauk and Vivian Struve-Hauk), Alex carries a wide variety of responsibilities on the farm, with the bees, in the classroom, and in administration. Alex arrived at Spikenard Farm in March of 2014 after three years as the Farm Manager of Loyola University Chicago’s Student Farm in Woodstock, Illinois, his home state. Alex is an active contributor to the biodynamic agriculture and natural beekeeping movements and regularly teaches beekeeping at conferences in the U.S., around the world, and online.
