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Life on the Land and Systems Sustainability
Part of a series of blogs regarding the UN 17 SDG and my work on the farm. This one is goal 13 life on land.
![Gilligan’s Island meets MacGyver meets Ray Bradbury](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/661208c84d455812b1da4496/1712621485507-SX8D2YPH6FHTJINPTRQR/image-asset.jpeg)
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Preservation, Seed Vegetables, and Recycling
When we grow food at Mezzacello Urban Farm we know we are going to give 10-20% of it back to nature and for the next season. Saving seeds and storing food correctly is a key issue.
![Lasagna Garden Mid Summer Update](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/661208c84d455812b1da4496/1712621503506-3O9UD5HQGJPOZRO3ZW6X/image-asset.jpeg)
![Foodist: Perfect Quiche](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/661208c84d455812b1da4496/1712621477406-ZJOT1Y5WV9YTSOIH7NI6/image-asset.jpeg)
![Easy Classic French Bean Poles](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/661208c84d455812b1da4496/1712621463606-I0OBXHU1EY1TKPU2C1U6/image-asset.jpeg)
Easy Classic French Bean Poles
Inspired by classic beanpoles at French Chateaux, these are a modern update that are easy to build. This includes directions.
![Producing Food and Eating as an Art](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/661208c84d455812b1da4496/1712621549108-2S2KEG4OTHS5AAJ8S61Z/image-asset.jpeg)
![A Garden of People and Ideas](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/661208c84d455812b1da4496/1712621433810-ZTKIR94HQ721Q48ALIL1/image-asset.jpeg)
![Being a Renaissance Smurf](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/661208c84d455812b1da4496/1712621440707-65DKJSRMR6N57MX0FBDP/image-asset.jpeg)
![Gone Gardens and the Other Mezzacello Origin Story](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/661208c84d455812b1da4496/1712621486908-G4YON2Q1FS8MCWVV7C5U/image-asset.jpeg)
![Greek Gyro Omelette](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/661208c84d455812b1da4496/1712621487008-U8G57TWM5M0LP4ZR0EF0/image-asset.jpeg)
![Pop Up Compost Piles](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/661208c84d455812b1da4496/1712621543808-N100QYN7RYWIWN4XXXMQ/image-asset.jpeg)
![The Perfect Cover Crop for Unsightly Chain Link Fence](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/661208c84d455812b1da4496/1712621610607-3G766GL7QT96G0WRLQQ8/image-asset.jpeg)
The Perfect Cover Crop for Unsightly Chain Link Fence
The original fenceline of Mezzacello and how we disguised the chain link fence we had to create.
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Sustainability and Renewal
The secret to sustainability is finding ways to reintegrate waste and produce more than you started with. Repeat and add diversity.
![Twenty-First Century Realities to Restoration](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/661208c84d455812b1da4496/1712621623907-NAM5SSHW5IQSCBE4KA5O/image-asset.jpeg)
Twenty-First Century Realities to Restoration
Ah the things you find while transforming a vacant urban lot into an urban farm and garden. Kevlar Gloves!
![Why is it Called "Mezzacello"?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/661208c84d455812b1da4496/1712621638506-UECX1EJYK8OXVKJQ5WPV/image-asset.png)