About
With the motto “Sustainable design for the next generation“, Inhabitots is the baby / parenting focused website in the Inhabitat family. The site was started during the summer of 2008 by Inhabitat.com founder Jill Fehrenbacher as she prepared for the arrival of her first child in August 2008. We recognize that the birth of a child is a turning point in people’s lives and the impetus for many people to ‘go green’ and really start researching the materials and production involved in all items that closely touch our lives. With this in mind, Inhabitots.com was created as a resource for parents, families, and anyone else interested in sustainable modern design for children. With a focus on design specifically targeted at babies, toddlers and kids, Inhabitots.com is a supplement to the wider focus of Inhabitat.com
THE INHABITOTS TEAM
JILL FEHRENBACHER – Founder, Editor-in-Chief 
Jill is the founder of Inhabitots.com, the founder and publisher of Inhabitat.com and a green designer living in New York City. She created Inhabitots in the summer of 2008 in preparation for the arrival of her first baby. She is an avid idealist, design junkie and believes firmly that becoming a parent doesn’t have to mean sacrificing style or ideals. At least not too much.
Jill is the founder of Inhabitots.com, the founder and publisher of Inhabitat.com and a green designer living in New York City. She created Inhabitots in the summer of 2008 in preparation for the arrival of her first baby. She is an avid idealist, design junkie and believes firmly that becoming a parent doesn’t have to mean sacrificing style or ideals. At least not too much.BETH SHEA – Managing Editor 
Beth is the writer and founder of Petite Planet, a blog which focuses on eco-friendly living for families and informs parents of the best “green” choices for their babies and our planet. The birth of her daughter was her inspiration to take baby steps toward changing the world and preserving it for future generations. A former travel and spa writer, Beth swapped airline miles and body wraps for long stroller walks and quick showers. She is living her dream by being a mother and freelance writer.
Beth is the writer and founder of Petite Planet, a blog which focuses on eco-friendly living for families and informs parents of the best “green” choices for their babies and our planet. The birth of her daughter was her inspiration to take baby steps toward changing the world and preserving it for future generations. A former travel and spa writer, Beth swapped airline miles and body wraps for long stroller walks and quick showers. She is living her dream by being a mother and freelance writer.ABIGAIL DOAN – Senior Editor 
Abigail is an environmental artist, writer, and regular contributor to Inhabitat.com as well as other eco art and DIY blogs. As a mother of twin baby boys, she is doubling her efforts to try to make the world a more sustainable and visually inspiring place for all. Abigail currently divides her time between an urban nest in NYC, an organic farm in rural Italy, and a vibrant, up-and-coming community in Sofia, Bulgaria. When not crocheting with tencel, hemp, or handspun, she can be found gardening and dreaming about her next green enterprise.
Abigail is an environmental artist, writer, and regular contributor to Inhabitat.com as well as other eco art and DIY blogs. As a mother of twin baby boys, she is doubling her efforts to try to make the world a more sustainable and visually inspiring place for all. Abigail currently divides her time between an urban nest in NYC, an organic farm in rural Italy, and a vibrant, up-and-coming community in Sofia, Bulgaria. When not crocheting with tencel, hemp, or handspun, she can be found gardening and dreaming about her next green enterprise.DESMOND WILLIAMS – Contributing Writer 
Desmond Williams is a freelance writer and JUNO magazine columnist. He lives in Brooklyn, NY, is half of a mixed-race couple and father to a rambunctious, comedic, and inquisitive preschooler (all great fodder for parenting articles). His writing, with its injected wit and humor, tends to add a light touch to the general gravity of parenting. Desmond is currently working on a graphic novel for mixed-race parents titled ‘The Painted Man’.
Desmond Williams is a freelance writer and JUNO magazine columnist. He lives in Brooklyn, NY, is half of a mixed-race couple and father to a rambunctious, comedic, and inquisitive preschooler (all great fodder for parenting articles). His writing, with its injected wit and humor, tends to add a light touch to the general gravity of parenting. Desmond is currently working on a graphic novel for mixed-race parents titled ‘The Painted Man’.JENNIFER CHAIT – Contributing Writer 
Jennifer is a full-time freelance writer and problogger in the lovely and rainy Pacific Northwest. Besides blogs, her writing background includes copy for non-profits, web projects, national magazine articles, and business proposals. She’s currently a community manager for EcoHuddle and writes for a handful of other green minded blogs including Tree Hugging Family, Slices of Green, Green Beauty & Style Slices, Blisstree Green, Traveling the Green Way and Best Green Home Tips. She also writes for many other clients on topics such as pregnancy, gardening, thrifty living, blogging and more. When not writing she’s usually hanging out with her son or indulging in road trips, books, music, chill people, and plenty of coffee.
Jennifer is a full-time freelance writer and problogger in the lovely and rainy Pacific Northwest. Besides blogs, her writing background includes copy for non-profits, web projects, national magazine articles, and business proposals. She’s currently a community manager for EcoHuddle and writes for a handful of other green minded blogs including Tree Hugging Family, Slices of Green, Green Beauty & Style Slices, Blisstree Green, Traveling the Green Way and Best Green Home Tips. She also writes for many other clients on topics such as pregnancy, gardening, thrifty living, blogging and more. When not writing she’s usually hanging out with her son or indulging in road trips, books, music, chill people, and plenty of coffee.JASMIN MALIK CHUA – Senior Editor
Jasmin is a word wrangler and Treehugger writer who lives just across the Hudson in Jersey City, where she indulges in her penchant for cupcakes, zombies, and her search for the perfect soy chai latte. A 12-year veteran of the publishing industry, she has a master of science in biomedical journalism from New York University and a PhD in poopy diapers. Follow Jasmin on Twitter @jasminchua.
Jasmin is a word wrangler and Treehugger writer who lives just across the Hudson in Jersey City, where she indulges in her penchant for cupcakes, zombies, and her search for the perfect soy chai latte. A 12-year veteran of the publishing industry, she has a master of science in biomedical journalism from New York University and a PhD in poopy diapers. Follow Jasmin on Twitter @jasminchua.
YUKA YONEDA – Contributing Writer Yuka is a writer and designer from Queens, New York. She received her bachelor’s in Business Management from Stony Brook University, and holds a degree in Exhibition Design from F.I.T. In 2008, Yuka looked in the mirror and didn’t like what she saw. Always feeling like there was something missing from her life, she had turned to excess, amassing a mountain of clothes, shoes, bags and random tchotchkes to fill the void. In an act of desperation, she founded Swyyne.com as a guide for urbanites wanting to change their piggish ways and has been learning and smiling more ever since. When she is not writing about sustainable design, Yuka amuses herself by making trash into treasure, hunting for goodies at her favorite thrift shop, The Family Jewels, and trying to eat every type of food in the world.
JOHNNY STRATEGY- Contributing Writer 
Johnny was born in Brooklyn and raised in Tokyo. Upon finishing high school he moved to Northern Virginia where he obtained his BFA in digital arts from George Mason University. He somehow ended up back in Brooklyn and is raising a family himself. With 2 kids, 2 cats, a beautiful wife and no dogs, Johnny does not need to look far for inspiration; everything he has always wanted is now right in front of him. Johnny is also the founder of Spoon & Tamago, where he writes about Japanese art and design.
ANDREA MCMANN – Contributing Writer 
Andrea McMann is a freelance writer from rural Nebraska. She grew up in a family where attachment parenting, recycling, and living off the land were the norm. As an adult, she has come to appreciate the gentle, nurturing environment in which she was raised, and she and her husband strive to employ these early childhood lessons as they raise their own children, ages two and six. Andrea writes a weekly fitness column for Peekaboo Picks and shares her life’s adventures on her blog, Chocolate Fingerprints.
Andrea McMann is a freelance writer from rural Nebraska. She grew up in a family where attachment parenting, recycling, and living off the land were the norm. As an adult, she has come to appreciate the gentle, nurturing environment in which she was raised, and she and her husband strive to employ these early childhood lessons as they raise their own children, ages two and six. Andrea writes a weekly fitness column for Peekaboo Picks and shares her life’s adventures on her blog, Chocolate Fingerprints.NEELAM MISRA – Contributing Writer 
Neelam is a practicing physican, board certified in pain management and physical medicine, and certified in medical acupuncture. She believes in incorporating a holistic and integrative approach to patient care. She is the writer/creator of health and lifestyle blog Envivant.com. Her latest creative project is now 9 months old and crawling. Neelam loves to make things with her hands – hats, scarves, quilts, critters, mobiles, baby food, veggie delights…
Neelam is a practicing physican, board certified in pain management and physical medicine, and certified in medical acupuncture. She believes in incorporating a holistic and integrative approach to patient care. She is the writer/creator of health and lifestyle blog Envivant.com. Her latest creative project is now 9 months old and crawling. Neelam loves to make things with her hands – hats, scarves, quilts, critters, mobiles, baby food, veggie delights…DANELLE BROWN – Contributing Writer 
Danelle Marqui Brown is the Principal Director for Verte, a holistic lifestyle studio with doula, wellness, design and lifestyle services. Verte is guided by the holistic principle that every aspect of our lives and the creative expressions of our selves are interconnected. From infancy to beyond retirement, Verte’s clients are any individual, family unit, business or organization who has a realized point of view and/or growing stance on their health, environment, style, and expression. Danelle is a DONA trained labor doula and holds her B.F.A. in Interior Design with a focus on sustainability from FIT. She writes for several blogs, such as thegreendoula.com and eco-chick.com, covering various topics from pregnancy to everyday green lifestyle for men and women. It is her goal and mission to empower through education, design, and innovation.
Danelle Marqui Brown is the Principal Director for Verte, a holistic lifestyle studio with doula, wellness, design and lifestyle services. Verte is guided by the holistic principle that every aspect of our lives and the creative expressions of our selves are interconnected. From infancy to beyond retirement, Verte’s clients are any individual, family unit, business or organization who has a realized point of view and/or growing stance on their health, environment, style, and expression. Danelle is a DONA trained labor doula and holds her B.F.A. in Interior Design with a focus on sustainability from FIT. She writes for several blogs, such as thegreendoula.com and eco-chick.com, covering various topics from pregnancy to everyday green lifestyle for men and women. It is her goal and mission to empower through education, design, and innovation.
