As an award-winning freelance journalist, I contribute to beloved New England publications, where I cover topics including the environment, food and agriculture, and sustainable travel. Meanwhile, the subjects of my work illuminate diverse voices with a story to tell.
Featured Work
What the Boston Marathon bombings taught us – Boston magazine
The recently renovated fish ladder rises 42 vertical feet, with 69 pools connected by short waterfalls the fish must scale. LAUREL AMESThe centuries-old fish ladder that feeds Maine’s lobster industry – Atlas Obscura
Spending time in nature has many health benefits, studies show. (istock)RI programs explore the health benefits of being in nature – ecoRI news
This photo taken March 3, 2018 provides a glimpse of what future sea-level rise could look like for Larkin Square and businesses off Bay Street. (Janice Sassi)Nuisance Flooding – ecoRI news
USDA’s Drought Designation Funding Offers Some ReliefDrought spells disaster for local farms – Edible Rhody magazine
The rising popularity of the Honeycrisp has lessened consumer desire for many equally delicious varieties.Cloning the Superfruit – Edible Rhody magazine
The end game for food scraps – Edible Rhody magazine
41nmagazine.orgThe Experimental Coast – 41N magazine
This home at 74 Bridge St. in Newport’s historic waterfront Point neighborhood sits at the lowest point in the neighborhood and has a history of flooding. In recent years, hurricanes, stormwater runoff, and high tides have all caused flooding of the basement and first floor. (Frank Amaral/NRF)Rising waters put historic coastal properties at risk – ecoRI news
Experts say there is plenty of potential for environmental benefit by co-locating offshore aquaculture with offshore renewables. (istock)Offshore wind can change habits for the better – ecoRI news
Adverse human health outcomes linked to climate change – ecoRI news
Jake Taraksian, a client at Yellow Horse, in Ashaway, with Twix and Joye Briggs, Yellow Horse founder. Photography by Bob O’Connor.Overcoming trauma with horses – Rhode Island Monthly magazine (Third Place, Feature Story, RI Press Association)
Working as a food hero, David from Farm Fresh RI packs boxes of local produce for the USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box program. The boxes are delivered to the Rhode Island Food Bank for distribution.What happens when schools close – Edible Rhody magazine
Chris Clegg of Four Town Farm delivers produce for Farm Fresh RI’s Market Mobile.Market Mobile pivots food delivery – Edible Rhody magazine
Who’s Minding the Kids? – Newport Life magazine
Stunning Santa Fe – AAA Northeast
Traveling with kids – AAA Northeast
Work In Progress – New England Home magazine
RI Food Policy Council Case Study: Clean Ocean Access
RI Food Policy Council Case Study: Dr. Martin Luther King Community Center Food Pantry
RI Food Policy Council Case Study: Eating with the Ecosystem
RI Food Policy Council Case Study: Newport Lobster Shack
RI Food Policy Council Case Study: Aquidneck Community Table
Onward and Upward – Portsmouth Abbey School
Lofty Ambition – New England Home magazine
How Dare She? – New England Home magazine
