Editor’s Note: Welcome to Social Media Influencer of the Week, a new weekly feature from the Advance/SILive.com highlighting local content creators who are building communities, inspiring followers and making an impact across social media platforms. If you’re a social media influencer who would like to be considered for a story, send an email to [email protected] and put “influencer” in the subject line.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Instead of scrolling social media, this animated 13-year-old Staten Island influencer chronicles his backyard vegetable garden with hilarious observations about everything from his New York accent to his pepper crop — showcasing his good nature along the way.
Vinny Steiner, (gardening_with_vinny) has 129,000 followers on TikTok and another 44,000 on Instagram who delight as he documents vegetable harvests he grows in six raised garden beds in his Great Kills backyard…