Speakers for this event

• Bevin Clare

  Bevin Clare

  Bevin Clare is an herbalist, nutritionist, homeschooling parent, a professor at the Maryland University of Integrative Health and the program director of the MS in Clinical Herbal Medicine program. She holds a MSc in Infectious Disease and has studied herbal medicine around the world. Bevin is the author of Spice Apothecary and a former President of the American Herbalists Guild. You can find her musings at www.bevinclare.com and on Facebook and Instagram @spice.herb.wander

  URL http://www.bevinclare.com/

• Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz

  Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz

  Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz is a native Arizonan, living in one of the most edible and medicinal landscapes in the world. Following her family’s lineage, Felicia began training as a curandera (medicine woman) in her early twenties, working in cafes and coffee shops to make ends meet. Eventually Felicia would find success as an award-winning restaurateur, and later join over twenty-five years of Indigenous healing practices with food as medicine. 

  URL https://www.kitchencurandera.com/

• Geo Edwards

  Geo Edwards

  Geo Edwards (he/him) is an educator and healing artist whose practice currently encompasses herbalism and art therapy. Born and raised in Milwaukee WI, he is owner of Grain & Pestle, an apothecary and art studio based in Detroit MI. Geo’s herb practice has multiple influences that include Chinese Medicine, Black Southern farming and herbal traditions, and the Maroon herbal traditions of Jamaica.  Geo is creator of Nu Healing Arts Garden, a collection of perennial plants that has been instrumental as study and teaching aids in many of his classes and workshops. Geo is a previous clinical supervisor in the Chinese Herbs dispensary at MUIH and is currently clinic faculty in the acupuncture program at MUIH and guest lecturer in multiple community herb programs and schools across the nation. Geo has facilitated workshops and plant walks on numerous topics ranging from ecology, the elements, mental health, and expressive therapies. Although he loves plants dearly, he still finds the most fulfillment with hands muddied with clay.

  URL https://www.grainandpestle.com/