Meet Alex Lintner—a biologist, farmer, and community organizer with a passion for the earth. After years dedicated to Environmental Justice and Climate Solutions in Vermont, Alex’s journey with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) began while seeking relief for her own health issues.

“With my first exposure to TCM, I started connecting it to my work in agroecology and environmental advocacy. I began to see TCM as a form of ecological farming for the human body, grounded in the understanding that human health is inseparable from the health of the biosphere,” Alex shares.

Now, as a first-term student at Five Branches University, Alex is inspired daily by the natural beauty surrounding our Santa Cruz campus, where she immerses herself in the connection between nature and healing.