Amish-Inspired, STEM-Powered, Sustainability-Focused Urban Farm
Education is an active sport., and mentorship is a two-way street. If we want to change the world, we must also be willing to change ourselves, to fail and be willing to take risks, and ultimately to succeed. Children NEED to be part of that transformation and conversation. Welcome to Mezzacello Urban Farm.
Why The Amish Inspiration?
People ask us why we reference the Amish so much as an inspiration to building Mezzacello Urban Farm. The answer is simple. The Amish are a Venn Diagram to growing food and creating simple systems of production and achieving meaningful sustainability.
Rethinking Life: From The Atom Up
My board asked me to define the educational direction of my applied STEM programming and how I see sustainability, food, livestock and life. I responded glibly with, “Mezzacello is committed to rethinking life: from the atom up.” The board liked that, and I did too; It’s an apt description.
When Kids Get To Make The Rules
Mezzacello is purpose built to allow kids, families, and communities better understand sustainability, ecology, STEM content and food. One of our favorite components of this learning journey is being there for when kids get to make the rules.
Building a New Vision of the Urban Farm
This is a quick update on our journey of building a new vision of the urban farm. The house has been in need of serious attention for some time. We took out a loan and have started making Phase III of Mezzacello Urban Farm a reality.
Entering a New Phase of My Mission
This week I finally launched the PALs outreach initiative. PALs stands for Portable Ag Lab station. It will be joined shortly by the PETs (Portable Environmental Testing station) and PODs (Portable Observational Data station).
