I'm not much of a jewelry wearer. For years I've getting necklaces, bangles and brooches for gifts and although I do appreciate them I never remember to wear them. Except for one gift. My boyfriend presented me with a coral-pink pearl necklace for graduation/our first anniversary. I LOVE pearls. They're so delicate, feminine and exotic. Today when I was babysitting my 16 year old brother (goodness) I started watching this awesome show on pearl faming on PBS.
share: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pearl/
I did not know that they crack the mussels and oysters in half to get at the gem inside. Isn't that cruel? And farmed pearls are breeded and the gene become weak over time as the pool gets smaller and these inbreed oysters are susceptible to all sorts of parasites. However, to get to wild pearls, divers usually harm already endangered coral reefs. Are there cruelty free sustainable pearls? Thanks to this Nova documentary pearls are now on my list of gems I hate to love.
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