Category Archives: Editorial

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Spring Ferments

Working with one of my favorite farmers, Emily Makrez at her F-Word Farm (F for food, farming, fermenting, foraging and other fun stuff). Emily was working on the article “Beyond Sauerkraut, Koji and the Art […]

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Spelling Bee Portrait with Professor Ginger Hurajt

Portrait with Northern Essex Community College Professor Ginger Hurajt. Her love of words was fueled by her competing in the 1975 National Spelling Bee. We spent a little time on the campus for some views […]

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Warm Spring Salads

I spent a little time with Marc and Chris Horne of Horne Family Farms for their recipe prep for Pan Roasted Cabbage and Beet Salad and Peas and Braised Lettuce Salad. Look for their latest […]

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The Joy Nest Newburyport MA

New views at the Joy Nest restaurant in Newburyport MA with owner Caroline Jolliffe. The stylist interior along with a menu based on Thai street food plus a Jazz age décor will draw you in […]

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Christa Brown and the Free Soil Arts Collective

Portrait views with Christa Brown of the Free Soil Arts Collective. Christa met with me a the Merrimack Repertory Theatre in Lowell MA for some views at the theatre and around the city. An actor […]

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Switchboard Gallery Haverhill MA

In Haverhill recently at the Switchboard Gallery meeting with Residency Director Sarah LoVasco. Originally a gallery and event space it now also functions as an artist in residence program. Learn more about it in the […]

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U.S. Representative Lori Trahan

I had the cover view this month of Massachusetts Congresswoman Lori Trahan for Merrimack Valley Magazine. We did her photos in Lowell MA at her Boot Mills district office. I scouted several locations with Lori’s […]

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Stevens Coolidge House and Gardens

Yesterday as spring explodes on the season I spent some time at the Stevens Coolidge House and Gardens in North Andover MA for a special opening of their new gardens and visitor entrance for Merrimack […]

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Front-Line Reflections

I met with Dr. Julia Cooper and Dr. Patrick O’Neil at Lawrence General Hospital for the article “Front-Line Reflections” by writer Maureen Crocker for Merrimack Valley Magazine. They are on the front line of the […]

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Hearty Grains

New views for the CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) article for Merrimack Valley Magazine featuring “Hearty Grains” by Marc and Christopher Horne of Horne Family Farms. We did a Farro Risotto with herbs and a Polenta […]

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