Project INCA Programming 2026
Every year at Mezzacello Urban Farm we try to tailor our experiences around a theme. In the past, those themes have been Project Martian, Project BioLEGO, Project BioTech, Project Renewables, and Project SEE (Sustainability, Energy, and Ecology). This year, it is Project INCA (Innovating Nutrient Capture and Adaptability). All of our programming will build experiences in adaptive reuse of water, robotics, energy, and automation.
Building Our Human Skills
What do you think of the value of meditation or daydreaming? I teach it as a fundamental aspect of the human lived experience. I make space for it, and I empower the kids who come to my camps to engage in it.
Project Sustainability Energy and Ecology (SEE)
The 2025 Summer Camp Season was tied to two main initiatives. The first was officially launching the MenTern program at Mezzacello Urban Farm. The second was Project SEE which manifested as STEM Farming camps focused on sustainability, energy, and ecology.
Introducing Mentors + Interns (MenTerns) Programming
This year in 2025 we will be evolving our intern project to the next level. 2023 and 2024 interns will be returning to Mezzacello Urban Farm to help teach and manage camps. This year, the seasoned kids will also be serving as mentors to newer interns and to the camp kids. So in honor of thois deeper level of engagement, we created the mentor/intern hybrid portmanteau “Menterns”. So this is a blog post Introducing Mentors + Interns = “MenTerns” Programming.