Bridget Shirvell

Bridget Shirvell is a NY-based freelance writer covering food, travel and sustainability. When she isn’t busy working, Bridget and her husband are often trying to tire out their golden retriever with long walks in the Bronx and along the Connecticut shoreline. Follow her on Instagram: @breeshirvelle.

Experience

Bridget has more than a decade of experience writing about farms, food and the people behind our food system. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Martha Stewart Living, Civil Eats and more. 

Education

Bridget has a master’s degree in online media from Quinnipiac University and a bachelor’s degree in political science from George Washington University.

About The Spruce

The Spruce, a Dotdash brand, is a new kind of home website offering practical, real-life tips and inspiration to help you create your best home. The Spruce family of brands, including The Spruce, The Spruce Eats, The Spruce Pets, and The Spruce Crafts collectively reach 30 million people each month.

For more than 20 years, Dotdash brands have been helping people find answers, solve problems, and get inspired. We are one of the top-20 largest content publishers on the Internet according to comScore, a leading Internet measurement company, and reach more than 30% of the U.S. population every month. Our brands collectively have won more than 20 industry awards in the last year alone and, most recently, Dotdash was named Publisher of the Year by Digiday, a leading industry publication.