Soil Mates Leaders

Eric is known up and down the east coast for his vast knowledge of plants, mushrooms, and ecosystems. His foraging walks are highly sought after, fun, and even life-changing.

Originally drawn to architecture by the works of Antoni Gaudi, Sigi is internationally known for her expertise in sustainable design and natural building. She has designed over three dozen straw-bale buildings in the mid-Atlantic region.

Melina loves awakening the best in the human spirit and cultivating the extraordinary creators that exist within each of us. She helps individuals, founders and entrepreneurs quantum leap to the next level in life, health, and business.

Guillermo’s work and life revolve around food. He is a trained whole animal butcher, cook, and market gardener, always drawn to the deep connection between land, animals, and the meals that bring people together. Guillermo provides hands-on experiences in butchery, seasonal cooking, food preservation, poultry raising, and the stories that connect us to the land and our food.

Elite Personal Trainer, Pilates Instructor, Pain-Free Specialist, and Nutritionist ready to help you have a functional body.

A pillar of the regenerative movement in Frederick County, MD, Ben is the director of The REED Center for Ecosystem Reintegration and a key architect of two pioneering food forests: Forested in Bowie, MD and Morning View Food Forest in Middletown, MD. For more than a decade, Ben has been consulting, teaching, and speaking to audiences of all ages on four continents about the past, present and future of humanity and agriculture.