Plants and Edibles

When Fern Fever Gripped a Nation

April 3, 2012 chaps676 19th century, Chappell, chaps676, decor, ferns, Home, plants, Plants and Edibles, Read, victorian

Photo by High Street Vintage
While toys and literature are at the heart of most of today’s popular trends, nature provided the basis for the fads of the pre-technological era. During the 19th century, when scientific thought flourished and Darwin…

Noted: A Memorial for Mental Health

March 30, 2012 chaps676 Anna Schuleit, art, artists, Chappell, chaps676, Home, installation, Massacusetts, Plants and Edibles, psychology, Read

Photo by Anna Schuleit via Colossal
Serious mental illness is often a family matter discussed behind closed doors. Yet with nearly half of all U.S. adults diagnosed with a lifelong mental disorder, this repressed issue affects all of us in some way. So…

Noted: When Food Gets Disgusting

February 17, 2012 chaps676 Chappell, chaps676, Etsy International, food, Home, lifestyle, noted, Plants and Edibles, Read, Wall Street Journal

Photo by FoToosVanRobin on Flickr
Decomposed shark skin. Fermented raw salmon. Maggot cheese. Such foods are a reminder that the delicacies of one country are another’s culinary nightmare. Depending on where you were raised, your palate was most…

Noted: How We Save Our Food

February 14, 2012 chaps676 Chappell, chaps676, eating, food, Home, noted, Plants and Edibles, Read, sustainability

Photo by LoveForEarth
When I spent some time down in the Chihuahua area of Mexico, I was captivated by the culinary habits of the people I met. It wasn’t how they cooked that intrigued me, rather how food was stored. As opposed to the American ki…

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Plants and Edibles

When Fern Fever Gripped a Nation

Noted: A Memorial for Mental Health

Noted: When Food Gets Disgusting

Noted: How We Save Our Food

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