Lesson: As Above So Below
Life is a dance of balance with soil or water below, the ground barrier between and the atmosphere above. Pattern, Process, structure.
The Foodist: Zucchini Boats with Rice
This is a summer staple! I love it when Rick makes this! Savory, nutty, tasty, and completely vegetable based delight!
Pond Update for 2022 Part 1
Lots of new, fun stuff coming online for the aquatic ecosystem at Mezzacello. New pumps, filters, harvesting, and wetlands!
Compost Engine Update 2022
This is a quick update on the former bioreactor, now called a compost engine that i will be using for my summer camps this year.
How the Zero-Cost Hedgerow Grows
How to make a hedgerow to blocks traffic, keep your privacy and do it all from clippings. This includes tips and tricks.
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
I Sense a Theme Here
Mezzacello is a machine for life. All of it. This blog post covers the engineering and systems that bring this machine to life.
The Foodist: Provencal Toast with Egg
Another opportunity to get the fantastic nutrition from peas porridge and add a classy provencal twist! Add a chic ring!
The Summer of the Literary Liquors
During the COVID Spring and Summer of 2020 I experimented with fresh infusions of liquor called the "Literary Liquors".
Reframing of Farming From The Bottom Up
The Inverted Resource Pyramid and the future of food and life in general. We need to start from the bottom up.
The Long Tail of Life
When a bowl of eggs are more than a bowl of eggs! Automated robotic coops and the long tail of life. The future of food.
The Data Revolution at Mezzacello
Over COVID 2019 2020 2021 and now 2022 I have been building a machine for life and data. The "key" was power!
UrbanAgTech Camps at Mezzacello In June
The Two-week full day UrbanAgTech Camps at Mezzacello In June supported by Ohio Farm Bureau and The PAST Foundation.
My Mission Is a Better Community
The Mission Is a Better Community and that comes with effort, love, respect and well, a great community.
A Cold Winter’s Day At Mezzacello
A glimpse of the interior of Mezzacello and the challenges of living in an older house that was originally a farmhouse.
The Foodist: Daddy-Os Biscuit Eggs Benedict
Nothing better than surprisingly good gluten-free biscuits and hot, savory Eggs Benedict on a cold winter night!
Raccooning On An Urban Farm
Contrary to what Urban Dictionary thinks, raccooning is the fastest way to failure on an urban farm.