8/11/20 8/11/20

The Most Beautiful Compost

Jim Bruner 7/31/20 Jim Bruner 7/31/20

Pathways to Harvest and Reuse

A post on how food is used, recycled, and repurposed on an urban farm! The birds, rabbits and fish - even compost and worms.

Jim Bruner 7/30/20 Jim Bruner 7/30/20

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.

7/11/20 7/11/20

Herbal Parterres

A year two update on the herbal parterres at Mezzacello. The drawbacks and benefits and what I love. The microclimate and structure are key!

6/28/20 6/28/20

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.

6/17/20 6/17/20

Sanitary Poultry Feeding

Jim Bruner 6/3/20 Jim Bruner 6/3/20

Adapt, Recycle, Reuse: Chicken Diapers

Chicken Diapers: see new uses and explore - and then COVID. When the humble chicken diaper becomes a face mask again.

5/29/20 5/29/20

Spring 2020 Flowers Gallery

5/28/20 5/28/20

Producing Food and Eating as an Art

5/7/20 5/7/20

The Humble Chicken Tractor

The ins and outs of how to build, deploy, and care for various poultry in a chicken tractor in the city; or in the country.

4/22/20 4/22/20

Everyone Has to Eat Hostas

Most people think of hostas as decorative perennials or as deer food, but hostas are quite tasty when young shoots show up.

4/21/20 4/21/20

Building a Bigger Table and Sharing the Wealth

4/15/20 4/15/20

Bronzeville Agricademy and Making Gardening Accessible

4/1/20 4/1/20

Six Years of Constant Improvement and Modification

3/7/20 3/7/20

True Costs on a Farm Part 1

Jim Bruner 2/23/20 Jim Bruner 2/23/20

Being a Renaissance Smurf

Y’all remember the Smurfs? When I was in middle school every Saturday morning I would watch “The Smurfs”. I loved the message of community and resourcefulness. The singular villain, Gargamel, was a stand in for the cruel world and later on I would learn was me as well. I was enchanted by their village that they created from found materials. LOL!