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Sam Williams was introduced to bonsai in South Florida in1973, attending a hands-on workshop with Norm Anderson. He soon joined the local bonsai club. Sam attended workshops sponsored by Ben Oki and studied under John Naka—attending his workshops for over 8 years. He also collected over 200 bonsai while living in Florida, most of which still reside there with his friends and associates. For Sam, bonsai is a way of life—a symbiotic relationship between the individual and the tree. Sam now lives in Willis, VA where he is a wildlife rehabilitator and bonsai guru.

Situated in Floyd, VA in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Spikenard Farms Honeybee Sanctuary aims to restore the health and vitality of the honeybee worldwide. Since founding Spikenard Farm in 2006, Gunther Hauk and his wife Vivian have been actively spreading their vision of sustainable biodynamic beekeeping. The Spikenard Honeybee Sanctuary provides on-site workshops, lectures, consulting and publications. This work is possible through the support of many foundations and individuals around the country.

Gunther Hauk has been an educator, biodynamic gardener/farmer and beekeeper for nearly four decades. In 1996 he co-founded the Pfeiffer Center and built up one of the first biodynamic training programs in the US. Since that time he has been lecturing and giving workshops on biodynamic / sustainable beekeeping methods. His book "Toward Saving the Honeybee" was first published in 2002. Together with Vivian he co-founded Spikenard Farm Honeybee Sanctuary in 2006.

Vivian Struve-Hauk is an educator, therapist, gardener, photographer, beekeeper and co-teaches with Gunther at the Sanctuary. Her artistic sense and healing capacities find expression in the order and beauty developed in the sanctuary.

Spikenard Farms has appeared in several films about honey bees, which can be found on their homepage.

http://www.spikenardfarm.org/

Situated in Floyd, VA in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Spikenard Farms Honeybee Sanctuary aims to restore the health and vitality of the honeybee worldwide. Since founding Spikenard Farm in 2006, Gunther Hauk and his wife Vivian have been actively spreading their vision of sustainable biodynamic beekeeping. The Spikenard Honeybee Sanctuary provides on-site workshops, lectures, consulting and publications. This work is possible through the support of many foundations and individuals around the country.

Gunther Hauk has been an educator, biodynamic gardener/farmer and beekeeper for nearly four decades. In 1996 he co-founded the Pfeiffer Center and built up one of the first biodynamic training programs in the US. Since that time he has been lecturing and giving workshops on biodynamic / sustainable beekeeping methods. His book "Toward Saving the Honeybee" was first published in 2002. Together with Vivian he co-founded Spikenard Farm Honeybee Sanctuary in 2006.

Vivian Struve-Hauk is an educator, therapist, gardener, photographer, beekeeper and co-teaches with Gunther at the Sanctuary. Her artistic sense and healing capacities find expression in the order and beauty developed in the sanctuary.

Spikenard Farms has appeared in several films about honey bees, which can be found on their homepage.

http://www.spikenardfarm.org/

Jayn Avery is a self-taught potter/sculptor/writer living in Floyd County, Virginia. The direction of her life was changed by one introductory class in pottery taken at Cornell University while she was a student working on her MS in environmental education. She founded Blue Heron Pottery in 1975 and her unique functional lace-impressed slabwork has become a Floyd County exemplar. As an advocate of simple living, she bases her technique on the principles of least cost, least equipment, and maximum use of available resources. Her teaching emphasis is on personal creativity and resourcefulness. www.blueheronpotterystudio.com

Lee Chichester is by trade a freelance writer and regularly educates groups about birds of prey and falconry. She also teaches and takes classes at The Jax. One memorable class she took was with Jayn Avery several years ago, learning how to make lightweight garden sculptures. After the pieces created in the class, she experimented with materials and structures to build a 10-ft. dragon that now resides along her fence line in Floyd County. Continuing the exploration, Jayn and Lee have conspired to re-create the class, and present it again.

Situated in Floyd, VA in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Spikenard Farms Honeybee Sanctuary aims to restore the health and vitality of the honeybee worldwide. Since founding Spikenard Farm in 2006, Gunther Hauk and his wife Vivian have been actively spreading their vision of sustainable biodynamic beekeeping. The Spikenard Honeybee Sanctuary provides on-site workshops, lectures, consulting and publications. This work is possible through the support of many foundations and individuals around the country.

Gunther Hauk has been an educator, biodynamic gardener/farmer and beekeeper for nearly four decades. In 1996 he co-founded the Pfeiffer Center and built up one of the first biodynamic training programs in the US. Since that time he has been lecturing and giving workshops on biodynamic / sustainable beekeeping methods. His book "Toward Saving the Honeybee" was first published in 2002. Together with Vivian he co-founded Spikenard Farm Honeybee Sanctuary in 2006.

Vivian Struve-Hauk is an educator, therapist, gardener, photographer, beekeeper and co-teaches with Gunther at the Sanctuary. Her artistic sense and healing capacities find expression in the order and beauty developed in the sanctuary.

Spikenard Farms has appeared in several films about honey bees, which can be found on their homepage.

http://www.spikenardfarm.org/