Bridget Shirvell
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Bridget Shirvell is the Audience Engagement Editor of Civil Eats. A New England-based journalist, she has reported on a wide range of food, travel, and environmental subjects over the years for venues including VICE, Condé Nast Traveler, and Edible Communities. She has served as a digital strategist for Long Island Pulse Magazine, an audience engagement specialist for PBS NewsHour, and a town reporter in Connecticut.

Young Oyster Farmers Struggle as Working Waterfronts Disappear

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April 3, 2023

Imani Black sits on her boat at sunset. (Photo courtesy of Imani Black)

Farmers Embrace the Growing Domestic Spice Trade

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January 9, 2023

Krissy Scommegna moves pepper starts in the greenhouse. (Photo courtesy of Boonville Barn Collective)

A Young Oyster Farmer Carrying on the Family Business

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November 28, 2022

Gaby Zlotkowsky on a boat holding a basket of oysters. (Photo credit: Capshore Photography)

Public Libraries Are Making It Easy to Check Out Seeds—and Plant a Garden

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April 25, 2022

The MLK branch of the Oakland Public Library. (Photo credit: Celia Davis / OPL)

A Farm Grows Atop a Convention Center in NYC

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December 8, 2021

planting crops on the rooftop farm and urban farm at javits convention center in new york city.

Will the CSA Boom Survive Beyond the Pandemic?

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March 10, 2021

farmer loading csa boxes into his truck to deliver to community supported agriculture customers

TikTok Sensation Alexis Nikole Nelson Wants You to Love Foraging as Much as She Does

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March 4, 2021

Alexis Nikole Nelson.

Cider Makers Are Betting on Foraged Apples for Climate Resilience

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December 3, 2020

picking wild apples as part of a foraging project in upstate new york Photo credit: South Hill Cider

How the Pandemic is Affecting Home Food Waste

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May 15, 2020

A hand putting food waste into a compost bin.

The Growing Trend of Dining at Your Neighborhood Butcher Shops

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February 13, 2020

Grass & Bone's butcher, James Wayman, working in the kitchen.
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