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The Foodist: The Essential Greens Recipes
Alternative Gardens, Blog, Recipes, Science, The Foodist, Tips Jim Bruner 1/2/23 Alternative Gardens, Blog, Recipes, Science, The Foodist, Tips Jim Bruner 1/2/23

The Foodist: The Essential Greens Recipes

This is a master recipe for all greens, but Collards in particular! Jim hates collards, but he loves this recipe because it is heartier and less vinegary.

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Fall Harvest Update 2022
Alternative Gardens, Blog, Farming Tips, Garden Tips, Nature, Science, Systems, Tips 11/4/22 Alternative Gardens, Blog, Farming Tips, Garden Tips, Nature, Science, Systems, Tips 11/4/22

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

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The UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals
Blog, UNSDG, sustainability 11/1/22 Blog, UNSDG, sustainability 11/1/22

The UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals

The United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals. I love how they lay out not only the path, but the solution. I then take the baton and finish this race here at Mezzacello Urban Farm.

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Climate Reality and Climate Action
Alternative Gardens, Awards, Blog, Farming Tips, Garden Tips, Infrastructure Jim Bruner 10/9/22 Alternative Gardens, Awards, Blog, Farming Tips, Garden Tips, Infrastructure Jim Bruner 10/9/22

Climate Reality and Climate Action

Volunteering with Green Columbus to distribute free trees, offset Climate Reality: Future50 PAST, & Mezzacello's mission.

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Water Conservation Systems
Blog, Farming Tips, Garden Tips, Infrastructure, Project Martian, resource, Science, Systems, UrbanAgTech 9/4/22 Blog, Farming Tips, Garden Tips, Infrastructure, Project Martian, resource, Science, Systems, UrbanAgTech 9/4/22

Water Conservation Systems

Water is a valuable and limited resource. Yes it can be reused, recycled, and is abundant - but only to a limit. Preserve water!

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Recycling Boxed Wine Bags
Alternative Gardens, Blog, Farming Tips, Garden Tips, Infrastructure, Renewables, Systems 8/27/22 Alternative Gardens, Blog, Farming Tips, Garden Tips, Infrastructure, Renewables, Systems 8/27/22

Recycling Boxed Wine Bags

Preparing fertilizer with recycled boxed wine bags! Luckily my neighbors can provide plenty of wine bags and serve as testers as well

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Get The Lead Out
Alternative Gardens, Blog, Farming Tips, Garden Tips, Infrastructure, Nature, Project Martian, Science, Systems, UrbanAgTech 8/21/22 Alternative Gardens, Blog, Farming Tips, Garden Tips, Infrastructure, Nature, Project Martian, Science, Systems, UrbanAgTech 8/21/22

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.

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Martian Zero-Dirt Soil Update 2022
Alternative Gardens, Blog, Farming Tips, Garden Tips, Infrastructure, Project Martian, Systems, UrbanAgTech 8/14/22 Alternative Gardens, Blog, Farming Tips, Garden Tips, Infrastructure, Project Martian, Systems, UrbanAgTech 8/14/22

Martian Zero-Dirt Soil Update 2022

It’s been a few years since I initiated the bioreactor and compost engine at Mezzacello. Time for a year two update.

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10 Facts About Mezzacello (Part 1)
Alternative Gardens, Blog, Farming Tips, Garden Tips, Nature, resource, Systems 8/13/22 Alternative Gardens, Blog, Farming Tips, Garden Tips, Nature, resource, Systems 8/13/22

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

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Water From Waste Part Two
Alternative Gardens, Blog, Design Challenge, Farming Tips, Garden Tips, Infrastructure, Project Martian, Renewables, Science, Systems, UrbanAgTech 8/6/22 Alternative Gardens, Blog, Design Challenge, Farming Tips, Garden Tips, Infrastructure, Project Martian, Renewables, Science, Systems, UrbanAgTech 8/6/22

Water From Waste Part Two

After testing the design for a simple plastic solar still, we will build a better more efficient model with wood, metal and glass.

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Care and Instructions for a Parterre Garden
Alternative Gardens, Blog, Decorating, Garden Tips, Infrastructure, Science, Systems 8/6/22 Alternative Gardens, Blog, Decorating, Garden Tips, Infrastructure, Science, Systems 8/6/22

Care and Instructions for a Parterre Garden

The parterre garden has a long and storied history. It is a good system for gardening and is quite effective.

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Parterre Herb Garden Update 2022
Alternative Gardens, Blog, Farming Tips, Garden Tips, Infrastructure, Nature, Science, Systems 8/5/22 Alternative Gardens, Blog, Farming Tips, Garden Tips, Infrastructure, Nature, Science, Systems 8/5/22

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.

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From Waste to Water
Alternative Gardens, BioTech, Blog, Farming Tips, Garden Tips, Infrastructure, Nature, Pond, Renewables, resource, Science, Systems, UrbanAgTech 8/5/22 Alternative Gardens, BioTech, Blog, Farming Tips, Garden Tips, Infrastructure, Nature, Pond, Renewables, resource, Science, Systems, UrbanAgTech 8/5/22

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.

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Avian Flu and Sanitation
Alternative Gardens, BioTech, Design Challenge, Garden Tips, Infrastructure, UrbanAgTech 7/23/22 Alternative Gardens, BioTech, Design Challenge, Garden Tips, Infrastructure, UrbanAgTech 7/23/22

Avian Flu and Sanitation

Avian Flu is deadly for chickens and ducks. When kids visit Mezzacello, I insist they sterilize the shoes in bleach. All feet covered!

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Lessons in Food, Water, and Waste
Alternative Gardens, Blog, Farming Tips, Garden Tips, Nature, Project Martian, Renewables 7/23/22 Alternative Gardens, Blog, Farming Tips, Garden Tips, Nature, Project Martian, Renewables 7/23/22

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.

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Fire In The Garden
Blog, Farming Tips, Garden Tips, Infrastructure, Nature, Science, Systems, Tips 7/23/22 Blog, Farming Tips, Garden Tips, Infrastructure, Nature, Science, Systems, Tips 7/23/22

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!

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The State of the Garden in Summer 2022
Alternative Gardens, Blog, Farming Tips, Infrastructure, Systems 7/1/22 Alternative Gardens, Blog, Farming Tips, Infrastructure, Systems 7/1/22

The State of the Garden in Summer 2022

The gardens in late June 2022. Everything is doing well, with the exception of the biodome.

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Cardboard Journey Into Green
Blog, Farming Tips, Garden Tips, Infrastructure, resource 5/23/22 Blog, Farming Tips, Garden Tips, Infrastructure, resource 5/23/22

Cardboard Journey Into Green

What do you do with all the cardboard one collects? Treat non-waxed boxes with DE, let it sit in the sun and rain and then mow it.

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Reset The Bio Dome
Alternative Gardens, BioTech, Blog, Enerrgy, Farming Tips, Infrastructure, resource, UrbanAgTech 5/21/22 Alternative Gardens, BioTech, Blog, Enerrgy, Farming Tips, Infrastructure, resource, UrbanAgTech 5/21/22

Reset The Bio Dome

The Bio dome project has failed. Too many variables to control and not enough hands on the job. Will reset and try again. Heat, Water, life.

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Bioreactor Compost Engine Update for 2022
Alternative Gardens, Blog, Farming Tips, Garden Tips, Infrastructure, Science, UrbanAgTech 5/21/22 Alternative Gardens, Blog, Farming Tips, Garden Tips, Infrastructure, Science, UrbanAgTech 5/21/22

Bioreactor Compost Engine Update for 2022

A Spring 2022 update on the bioreactor/compost engine at Mezzacello. I am currently on my 2nd 1000L batch, this year.

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