Jill Fehrenbacher

Jill is the founder and publisher of Inhabitots.com and Inhabitat.com and a green designer living in New York City. She created Inhabitots.com in the summer of 2008 as she prepared for the arrival of her first baby. She is an avid idealist, modern design junkie and believes firmly that becoming a parent doesn't have to mean sacrificing style or ideals. Follow Jill on Twitter @jillfehr
Jill Fehrenbacher
Roebuck Bunny Scooter

Roebuck Bunny Scooter

HAPPY EASTER! Today is Easter and we have bunnies on the brain! Along with eggs, the rabbit is an ancient fertility symbol that has obvious associations with new life and the beginning of spring. (Did you

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Kozyndan Spring Cherry Blossom Bunny Poster!

Kozyndan Spring Cherry Blossom Bunny Poster!

It’s April, and we’ve officially entered the season of bunnies! Any parent knows that there is no lack of sickly-sweet bunny designs all over kid’s stuff – especially during this

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BABY ZZZs: Organic Sleep Aid For Babies

BABY ZZZs: Organic Sleep Aid For Babies

Every parent knows that sleep deprivation goes with the territory of having a baby. You may try to ‘nap when the baby naps’, or opt to let your baby ‘cry it out’ when he’s a

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Calling all LES Baby Mamas!

Calling all LES Baby Mamas!

Do you live in the Lower East Side of NYC? Do you have a baby between the ages of 3 months and 12 months? Are you looking for fun activities for your baby in the neighborhood? If so, please give me a

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Solar Powered Toy Helicopter

Solar Powered Toy Helicopter

We all had wooden toys when we were kids: wooden blocks, wooden animals and even wooden cars. These classic toys were great, but none of them were powered by the sun. That is why we love this low-fi take

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Bamdino Kid’s Utensils Make Green Eating Fun

Bamdino Kid’s Utensils Make Green Eating Fun

Having a hard time getting your tots to eat their greens? Bamdinos to the rescue! These cute, dinosaur-shaped utensils not only make eating fun for your little ones, but they are eco-friendly to boot.

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Greensprouts Eco-friendly Hand Teething Rattle

Greensprouts Eco-friendly Hand Teething Rattle

When your baby is starting to sprout teeth, it can be a trying time. Anything and everything will go immediately into your little one’s mouth, and as a concerned parent, you want to help comfort

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Bamboo Jungle Friends Mobile by Petit Collage

Bamboo Jungle Friends Mobile by Petit Collage

Want to inculcate a love of nature and furry friends in your baby? Get your little one started early with this beautiful, modern Jungle Friends Mobile from Petit Collage. Made from laser cut bamboo

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WIN A FREE INHABITOTS T-SHIRT OR ONESIE!

WIN A FREE INHABITOTS T-SHIRT OR ONESIE!

Are you a mother or father of a young child? Have any opinions on the sleep debate? Co-sleep? No sleep? Sleep training? Few topics are as controversial and divisive for parents as the issue of sleep. We

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THE GREAT SLEEP DEBATE: Tell Us What You Think!

THE GREAT SLEEP DEBATE: Tell Us What You Think!

There’s nothing that seems to be a more universal conundrum, or a more divisive issue for parents, than how their babies sleep. The first question that I get hit with in almost every discussion

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Safe Co-sleeping With the Arm’s Reach Co-sleeper

Safe Co-sleeping With the Arm’s Reach Co-sleeper

We’re big advocates of co-sleeping here at Inhabitots, as we believe it makes life easier and healthier for both mother and baby and is helpful for creating a special bond between parents and

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Squishy Bowls Make Eating Fun

Squishy Bowls Make Eating Fun

I’ll be honest and admit that when Guyot Designs first sent me some ‘Squishy Bowls’ to review, I had no idea what to make of the little buggers. ‘Why would anyone want a Squishy

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Enter to Win Our Great Green Diaper Giveaway!

Enter to Win Our Great Green Diaper Giveaway!

If you’ve been reading Inhabitots, you know that we’re big believers in the environmental benefits of cloth diapers. Some of us (myself especially) are also sworn converts to the green

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Win a FREE Inhabitots Eco Tee for Your Tot!

Win a FREE Inhabitots Eco Tee for Your Tot!

Check out our line of soft and cuddly, eco-friendly Inhabitots T-shirts. Cute, right? If you’ve been coveting one of our organic kids tees or eco baby onesies, now is a great chance to pick one up

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Eco-friendly Dozy Dolphin!

Eco-friendly Dozy Dolphin!

If you’ve had a baby or gone to any baby showers in the last five years, you might be familiar with the ‘Sleep Sheep’ – the ubiquitous cuddly sleep aid for babies. Manufactured by

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HABA Dream Meadow: A Dreamy Green Play Gym for Babies

HABA Dream Meadow: A Dreamy Green Play Gym for Babies

As the mother of a 5 month old, I recently found myself doing in-depth research to try to find a cute, classy and eco-friendly play gymboree to give my little one a safe and stimulating space in which to

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Make Sure Your Carpets Are Green-Cleaned!

Make Sure Your Carpets Are Green-Cleaned!

I recently contributed to an article for Fit Pregnancy Magazine about safe and healthy flooring for eco-friendly nurseries, and I was quite shocked about what a little bit of research yielded regarding

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WHAT’S YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION?

WHAT’S YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION?

The new year is a time to look towards the future while reflecting upon the past, and we love how the cherished tradition of making resolutions can focus the present towards a brighter tomorrow. Now that

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