Author: Michelle

  • Bite-Size Videos

    Bite-Size Videos

    The great thing about smartphone cameras is that they’ve democratized video storytelling. Short-form social platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and even YouTube shorts makes it possible to reach audiences instantly with bite-size videos. Here are a few favorites from the archives.

  • About the Photos on Shawnee Street Media

    About the Photos on Shawnee Street Media

    Two of the very best things about working with Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. are my incredible colleagues Laura Stilson (aka MAH) and Zoey Springer. I’ve learned countless lessons from them both — about taking risks, having fun, looking deeply, taking meticulous care, and finding the magic in every moment. From them I learned to…

  • Seed Stories

    Seed Stories

    In 2018, I left the newsroom for the garden, relocating from Madison, Wisconsin, to a small town in the Missouri Ozarks. After more than two decades of daily  journalism’s unrelenting grind, I was exhausted and heartsick. I called it my “seed sabbatical,” figuring that after a year or so at Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co….