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Nicolas Hamlin

Born and raised in Portland Maine, Nicolas served in the Army as a Biomedical Equipment Technician. After 11 years and 2 deployments...

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Martin Bridge

Martin is an artist, educator, avid mycologist and Permaculture designer living in the hills of Western Mass...

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Kristina Ellery

Kristina is the founder and head minister of Sacred Earth Sanctuary, a church for natural plant entheogens, with their primary sacrament...

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CJ Spotswood

CJ Spotswood (PMHNP) is an advanced practice registered nurse practitioner and educator specializing in psychiatric mental health...

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Selma Holden

Selma Holden, M.D., M.P.H. is an integrative family physician who offers legal psychedelic assisted psychotherapy...

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Dustin Sulak

Dustin Sulak, D.O. is an osteopathic physician, licensed in Maine as a general practitioner. He is an expert in integrative medicine...

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Dana Sawyer

Dana Sawyer is professor emeritus of philosophy and world religions at the Maine College of Art and author of biographies of both Aldous Huxley...

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BJ McCollister

From the State House to the White House, BJ McCollister is a political strategist with a track record of delivering wins for his clients...

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Greg Marley

Greg Marley has been collecting, studying, eating, growing and teaching mushrooms for over 45 years. He spreads his knowledge...

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Meagan Sway

Meagan Sway is Policy Director at the ACLU of Maine, where she advocates at the state and local level for policy that advances civil rights...

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Michaela Wood

Michaela Wood grew up in Scarborough and currently works in the Emergency Department as a registered nurse...

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Sean Padraig O'Donoghue

Seán Pádraig O’Donoghue is an herbalist, Vegetalista, writer, poet, teacher, and an initiated Priest in two traditions...

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Jon Carver

Jon is a co-founder and Head Mycologist at North Spore. Jon grew up foraging wild mushrooms with his father in the Green Mountains...

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Louis Giller

Originally from Chicago, Louis was studying environmental science at the University of Denver when his interest in mushrooms began...

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Alexandra Arellano

Hailing from the Deep South, by way of New Orleans and the surrounding areas. Alexandra is a Tejana with familial roots that stem...

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Sophie Strand

Sophie Strand is a writer based in the Hudson Valley who focuses on the intersection of spirituality, storytelling, and ecology....

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Jacob Shearer

Born and raised in Hays Kansas, in the heart of cattle country. Jake grew up being an avid outdoorsman and nature lover...

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Tanya Donatelli

Tanya Donatelli currently works at North Spore making tinctures, packing dried mushrooms, and managing inventory...

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Bruce King

Bruce King is the Co-Executive Director of Maine Inside Out. His focus is on the leadership, growth and community outreach for MIO...

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Margi Flint

Margi owns and operates EarthSong Herbals, a busy family practice and clinic in Marblehead. Her filters of wisdom include over 20 years of...

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Stephan Mitman

Stephan is a contemporary studio artist who lives and works in the woods of Western Maine. Mitman’s studio practice is centered on...

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David Pontbriand

American sitarist David Pontbriand began his journey with the sitar in 1973.  His story is an exception to the rule, in that he is entirely self-taught...

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Clare Beverage

Clare is a member of the tremen-dous team at North Spore. She spends her time there at work in the laboratory, culturing mushroom...

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Melanie Rose Scofield

Melanie has a background in nutrition, herbs, and energy medicine. In 2005 she completed her nutritional consultant training...

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Juliana Goldfield

Juliana is a Ceritifed Somatic Sex Educator, Sexological Bodyworker, Doula, and Pleasure Activist. She is passionate about supporting...

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