Evan Ecklund

Evan Ecklund is a history hobbyist based in Cleveland, Ohio. He holds a special enthusiasm for Great Lakes history in the 17, 18, and 19th centuries and cherishes opportunities to share and engage in dialog with others on the topic!

Raymond Morris

Morels!
Finding the honey hole. A guide for finding morels and productive morel spots

Rebecca Kim

Rebecca Kim received her Master’s in Science of Nursing in 2018 from Seattle University. She has been a women’s health advocate for a long time, serving as a volunteer doula before her midwifery education. She believes that pregnancy and birth is a transformative period in women’s lives that can be empowering and awakening. Rebecca is honored to be a supportive and informative presence during this period in women’s lives.

As a nurse midwife, Rebecca also provides care to women throughout their lifespan. Her clinical interest lies in contraception, chronic vaginal infection and pain, abnormal vaginal bleeding, menopausal care as well as regular annual physical. She loves talking to women about supporting health through preventative measures such as nutrition, exercise, and supplements, as well as pharmacological option of treatment. Medicinal herbs and traditional healing practices are something that she has always been interested in and she is excited to present to you in this year’s Ephemeralfest.

Judy Semroc

Judy is the founder of Chrysalis in Time‚ the first Ohio chapter of the North American Butterfly Association (NABA). Judy also serves on the board of the Ohio Bluebird Society, Ohio Ornithological Society (Conservation Committee) and the Ohio Biological Survey. She has co-authored two natural history guides, "Dragonflies & Damselflies of Northeast Ohio” and "Goldenrods of Northeast Ohio:   A Field Guide to Identification & Natural History.” For the past 20+ years, Judy was a Conservation Specialist in the Natural Areas Division of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. As a former Petroleum Geologist and science teacher, Judy loves to learn about and share her passion for the natural world through field trips, interpretive programs, and photography. Learn more about Judy’s latest adventures & offerings through her new company, Nature Spark!

Kilian Horstman

Kilian is a forager, folk herbalist, gardener, and general plant-obsessed dork with a passion for wild food and DIY health care. On top of teaching wild food and medicine classes and hosting plant walks, he crafts high quality tinctures and other herbal products for his company “Wildman Wildcrafts”.

Beyond being active in the local wild foods, herbalism, homesteading, permaculture, primitive skills, etc. communities, he enjoys making music and cooking.

Alison McKim

Alison McKim is an instructor at CWRU and LCCC, teaching Ecopsychology and Wild Edibles. She is an herbalist and nature mentor in the Wise Woman tradition, presenting interactive workshops on earth kinship and mindful foraging throughout the USA. She enjoys incorporating ritual, mindfulness and sensory practices into all of her workshops and courses. 

“In our busy culture, we can lose sight of our innate, sacred connection with the earth. It is easy to forget where we fit in as a valuable and beloved part of nature. How can we continually make our way back to a deep, personal relationship with the natural world? How can we return to the loving, earth-based wisdom of our ancestors?

Slow, mindful connection restores balance to our fast-paced, disconnected culture.”