Anthea Van Geloven is the Farmer and Gardener at Spikenard Farm and Honeybee Sanctuary in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Anthea grew up in Michigan with a passion for healing the land and growing food. She attended Antioch College and eventually graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a degree in Environmental Biology. After many years of working on small diversified vegetable farms, Anthea began working at Spikenard Farm in 2019 and instantly felt a connection to the work with the bees and the land. Spikenard Farm takes a biodynamic and bee-centric approach to beekeeping with a deep understanding of the honeybee. Through education and the creation of a sanctuary, Spikenard Farm works to promote the health and vitality of the honeybee worldwide.

Anthea is one of our many speakers at our 2020 Pathways to Regeneration: Restoration, Resiliency, & Reciprocity conference happening this fall on Nov. 6th-8th.
Featured Workshop: Creating a Honeybee Sanctuary
When: Friday, November 6th at 10:15-11:15am

Workshop Description: The honeybee crisis calls upon us human beings to act differently and think differently, to nourish an intimate bond with the natural world. In this workshop we will begin to form a relationship between the honeybee and the human being that is based on understanding. We will talk about the different organs that form the honeybee hive organism. We will explore many practical ideas for transforming your landscape to welcome the honeybees and enhance the insect life that surrounds you