Bio Technology at Mezzacello
This is a quick gallery of all the bio automation and programming at Mezzacello Urban Farm. If it has "Bio" in the name, you'll find it here!
The Pond at Mezzacello
This is a quick video that one of my summer camp “menterns” took with the biotechnology team last summer. It’s really solid work and they write up on the aquatic ecology that the kids did was pretty solid too.
Computer Power and Exponential Growth
This is a poignant reminder of the irrtional and transcendent numbers in our universe. Pi, Phi, e, and i. This tiny chip on the bottm photo has more memory than that ENTIRE BUILDING.
Lesson: Immunity and Popsicles
Students will explore the relationship between natural immune system boosters and biochemical reactions while creating popsicles.
The Waste Water Cycle at Mezzacello
This is a blog post about the water cycle at Mezzacello. The many ways I collect, purify and reuse water on my urban farm. All handwashing and excess water is repeatedly recycled and returned to water livestock.
Summer Camp Video Series
These are an evolving library of my favorite YouTube Videos to use. All of this content is available on YouTube for free.
Lesson: Water Quality and Turbidity
Explore the "atmosphere" of a pond. This lesson covers the chemistry and environment and oxygen and pollutants of a pond.
USDA Zones vs EcoRegions
The USDA Hardiness zones are broad approximations of climate and weather reality. The truth is more complex.
Interview for Your Future Job
In this design challenge we will play a word association game to create a road map for a future career.
Activity: Understanding Emotions, Fear and Confidence
In this activity we will discuss fear, failure, and confidence and create a fable.
Design Challenge: Reframe a Problem
In this design challenge we pretend to be encountering an elephant blind. How does the way we look at a problem change us?
Design Challenge: Mastering Fear
In this design challenge we explore the intersections of time, biology, emotion, and courage by creating an emotion hourglass.
Lesson: Using a Rabbit Sling
In this lesson we learn about animal physiology and psychology and how to properly care for a rabbit when trimming its nails.
Lesson: Treat On Site
This lesson covers the ins and outs of caring for animals, plants, gardens, and insects on an urban farm. Vet tech insights and details.
Lesson: Pressure and Water
In this lesson we explore why water is so special in that it is magnetic and when you constrict it gets stronger. This is sanitary.
Why Do Animals Panic?
Why do animals panic? Here we learn what motivates common farmyard animals and how we can better treat them.
The Large And The Small
In this blog, we explore how scale affects the way life, light, and reality interact. We sort the scales here.
Lesson: Vital Signs and Ecologies
This lesson is an exploration of the way that ecosystems all work together and find life. Here we take their vital signs.
Lesson: Types of Baths on a Farm
In this lesson we discuss the alternatives to water to bath and care for animals and insects on a farm. You will be surprised.
Lesson: Public Speaking 101
In this lesson we discuss why speaking in front of people is so hard, and what the secret is to being able to do it very well.