![Tour of The Parterre Gardens](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/661208c84d455812b1da4496/1148d307-db22-4cac-bd63-c1d650b2c328/Mezzacello-Parterre-Herb-Gardens.jpg)
Tour of The Parterre Gardens
Welcome to the tour of the parterre gardens at Mezzacello. We grow a variety of herbs and flowers and here in microclimates.
![Tour of The Livestock Sheds](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/661208c84d455812b1da4496/1712621621007-21C3A8MACXG919U99R05/image-asset.jpeg)
Tour of The Livestock Sheds
Welcome to the tour of the livestock shed at Mezzacello. We raise a variety of livestock and insects that are integral to the health of Mezzacello.
![Tour The Hornbeam Allee](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/661208c84d455812b1da4496/1712621621807-1MD4W8ZQ1RJK6GRKF099/image-asset.jpeg)
Tour The Hornbeam Allee
Welcome to the Tour the Hornbeam Allee. This area is also called the Secret garden and is a bird and human sanctuary.
![Tour The Pollinator Runway](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/661208c84d455812b1da4496/08414b16-88fa-4974-bf88-68f0daef5278/Mezzacello-Pollinator-Garden.jpg)
Tour The Pollinator Runway
Welcome to the post Tour The Pollinator Runway. This section of the gardens at Mezzacello is dedicated to insects, birds, and small mammals who improve the biodiversity of the gardens.
The Garden of Grace and Charity
We found this sculpture in Virginia. We have been looking for something this charming for years. Now we have her in the garden.
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Earth and Her Water
A visualization of the extreme shallowness of Earth's oceans and icecaps and how rare fresh water really is. This is why water is precious.
VAWT4All Initial Data Collection
A pop up blogpost created by one of my High School interns at Mezzacello. Data collection and models. Learn more here.
![Wind, Data, Interns, and Power In the City](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/661208c84d455812b1da4496/1712622238555-Y1JXTMFN9PZOZ4DFDIFN/Mezzacello-Sudman-building-VAWT-at-PAST-Foundation-1024x1024.jpg)
Wind, Data, Interns, and Power In the City
My collaboration with my 17 year old intern studying the data & impact of bus traffic on wind turbines in the city.
Care and Maintenance of Birds and Rabbits
A quick training on how to take care of the birds and rabbits at Mezzacello. Not hard, just maintenance really.
![Installing a Passive Solar Heater](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/661208c84d455812b1da4496/1712622721258-A9N90JOHML8TLR0FN25E/Mezzacello-solar-heater-installed-installed-detail.jpg)
Installing a Passive Solar Heater
A quick blogpost on my experiments with a passive solar heater for my classroom and battery bank storage area in winter.
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.
![Mezzacello and the UN 17 SDGs](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/661208c84d455812b1da4496/1714743574016-W67DUGBVHGP80ZZJWB2K/UN17SDG-Circle.jpg)
Mezzacello and the UN 17 SDGs
This is my UN 17 SDG Sustainability Portal. All 17 of the blog posts I wrote documenting my path here at Mezzacello. Cheers!