WRITER

Editor

hi, i’m shelby

I’m a detail-oriented storyteller with more than a decade of experience in producing and managing content for print and digital media, with specializations in wine, food, climate, and agriculture. I am the Content Manager for Row 7 Seeds, and was formerly the Editor in Chief of Modern Farmer .

My writing has appeared in the Washington Post, Bon Appétit, National Geographic, Departures, Wine Enthusiast, Ambrook Research, Saveur, Modern Farmer, Liquor.com, Longreads, Narratively, The Kitchn, SevenFifty Daily, among others.

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A Once-Forbidden Fruit Makes a Resurgence

MODERN FARMER

Why Citizen Scientists Are Working to Cultivate New Apple Varieties 

MODERN FARMER

Natural Wine, Wellness Culture, and the Power of Positive Drinking

VINEPAIR

The Man Who Helped Put Jersey Wineries on the Map

NJ MONTHLY

It’s Time to Celebrate Young Wines

WINE ENTHUSIAST

Traveling in Italian Wine Country in a Smart Car

WINE ENTHUSIAST

Falling in Love During a Pandemic

NJ MONTHLY

My Not-So-Rosy View of the World’s Largest Redhead Festival

NARRATIVELY

In the Pandemic, I Mourn My Grandmother Through the Pierogies She Taught Me

THE KITCHN

The Joys and Sorrows of Watching My Own Birth

LONGREADS

Gone Crabbing: A Feast Fetched from Patcong Creek

NJ MONTHLY

The Untold Story of The Real Lolita

NJ MONTHLY

‘Politics is a Space for You’

RUTGERS MAGAZINE

Meet the Millennials Reshaping New Jersey

NJ MONTHLY

Why Every Woman Should Be Paying Attention to Her Pelvic Floor

WELL + GOOD

How Treating People With Brain Injuries Helped Me Forgive My Mother

NARRATIVELY

The Delivery Dilemma

NJ MONTHLY

Living with Autoimmune Disease

NJ MONTHLY