Early North American colonial settlers were the first documented people in New England to hunt whales for their baleen plates and oil. The whale’s keratin-based baleen plates were used to make tools, buggy whips, and corset stays, while their blubber was boiled down to make oil for candles and soap. In the 1800s, New Bedford […]
Month: April 2018
Introducing Freya | Thoughts on Being a Parent Ten Months In
Well, it’s been ten months, and we’re still here. We’ve survived this long! I am so happy to get back to this space but before we get into the sustainable living stuff, some formalities… Let me introduce our latest and greatest adventure, Freya! If I had to sum up her birth and parenthood in one […]