BioDome Automated Systems 2023
This is the blogpost that touches on the ecology and technology in the biodome for 2023.
Hopes and Dreams
A quick recounting of how post COVID my summer camp kids gve me the confidence to dream big again.
The Renewable Power of Belief
This is a blog post about the Renewable Power of Belief. Empowering kids to have a belief and then guiding them to the solution.
Carbon Sequestration? Plant The Future and Compost It
After reading about the Biden plan to spend $1.2B on carbon sequestration, I decided to talk about compost.
Tour of the Pond at Mezzacello
A shark cam view of the pond to check for fish health and the status of the pond and water quality. Everything is good to go.
Life Finds a Way
Ducks are a mystery. Roo-Paul-Ster keeps eating duck eggs, so this hen found a run around, laying in the chick brooder. They need a nest box.
Compost Update 2023 - Restocking the Bioreactor
Time to use the leaves I saved in 2022 to shred them and hold them in reserve through the spring and summer!
Let's Start a Farm On Mars
In this blogpost I explore all the pieces that I have developed to pursue my dream farm on Mars. power, water, nutrients, and food.
My Podcast with The Innovation World Young Collaborators
My first podcast with the Innovation World Young Innovators Collaboration about #projectMartian
Partnerships For The Goal of Sustainability
Part of a series of blogs tied to the UN SDG program for 2030. This one is about building partnerships for the goal.
Crazy Winter Weather in 2022/23
A quick observation about crazy winter weather we continue to have here at Mezzacello.
Practical Carbon Sequestration
Gardening is a great way to set carbon back into the earth. This is especially true if you are committed to compost.
Growing To Green Sustainability Award
Recently Mezzacello was awarded the Growing to Green Sustainable Garden of the year award. I am very proud and excited.
Seeds at the Farmers Market
Fresh vegetables bought at the farmers markets can also mean fresh seeds! Also a word on JuliaLynne Walkers Agricademy.
Water Conservation Systems
Water is a valuable and limited resource. Yes it can be reused, recycled, and is abundant - but only to a limit. Preserve water!
Get The Lead Out
Chicken farming group posted a story about high lead contamination in backyard flocks in Australia, my neighbors and I had our soil tested.
When Water Goes Missing
Two years ago this was a great mystery. We thought we had a leak in the pond. What I found shocked me. The atmosphere and plants!
Martian Zero-Dirt Soil Update 2022
It’s been a few years since I initiated the bioreactor and compost engine at Mezzacello. Time for a year two update.
Water From Waste Part Two
After testing the design for a simple plastic solar still, we will build a better more efficient model with wood, metal and glass.
How the Bioreactor Works
A simple schematic of the bioreactor as it was originally designed. How the sun, wind, air, water, chemicals and compost all interact.