Mezzacello in Winter - Animals, Power, and Water
A quick update on power and livestock systems to keep liquid water on hand in winter. I will update this.
Project Renewables Arts and Craft
The proposed Project Renewables Arts and Crafts projects. Subject to change, guaranteed to be recycled and electric fun!
Fall Harvest Update 2022
A brief update and photo essay of the gardens at Mezzacello mid fall 2022. There are some adaptations and adjustments, but that's life
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.
Boot Storage on an Urban Farm
My strategy for keeping boots accessible, safe and dry. Using the picket fence to store boots to keep the rain out.
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.
10 Facts About Mezzacello (Part 1)
Le sigh... 10 facts is not nearly enough to describe the diversity and magic of Mezzacello effectively. Part 1
Parterre Herb Garden Update 2022
A quick update on the parterre herbal gardens. A note on how to how to harvest and preserve them. And they smell delightful.
From Waste to Water
Using off the shelf buckets, washed sand, gravel, charcoal and was large river stone we can purify even the dirtiest water.
Next-Level Algae Collection
I have been cleaning biofilter sponges of their dried algae by hand. Today I repurposed my chicken feather plucker for algae.
Lessons in Food, Water, and Waste
The Luke Skywalker Effect. We had rice that was contaminated with weevils. So we cooked the rice with star wars still water.
Fire In The Garden
Using fire in the garden benefits ecosystems. It may be counterintuitive, but fire is more dangerous to everything but the plants and soil!
Robots, Chickens, and Ducks
A photo is from 2019, before I redesigned my coop system to sanitary specs. I should be in boots, The robots have always been here.
Energy and Culture on an Urban Farm
When do you live your best life, be there for others and make space for food and life? Hard to live in this century and farm.
Update on Storage and Preservation
Food preservation is my achilles heel here at Mezzacello. This is an update on innovating my storage here over winter.
Chicken TV, Coop Tech, and Safety
Poultry monitoring using remote cameras and advanced tracking software and sensors. You know a futuristic chicken coop
Notes on Infrastructure and Ponds
A photo reminds me what to do to properly winterize the pond’s bio filter system. The pond is due for a refit this spring.
Eden’s Ghost Application
The origin and use of Eden's Ghost and how I developed it with the bioreactor. This post includes directions for use and instructions.
The Formal Garden Rooms
A tour of the beauty of the formal garden rooms at Mezzacello. Waves of color, texture, and varied heights to attract and support life.
The Foodist: Bread Cheese and Butternut Squash and Pesto Soup
I love this soup! It is an amalgam of three recipes, soup, stew, and pesto! Try it, love it!