Patience Is a Survival Skill
There was a great deal we didn’t know when we purchased the 1868 house and the two plots of land to the south 10 years ago. We have been learning as we go all along. I am a big fan of Stephanie Travis from the YouTube series, “Escape to the Chateau” She recently released an episode where she mused about what she has learned and many of her points resonated with me. Here are those points (and a few of my Amens of my own).
A Decade of Sustainability
It's been 10 years since we burned down the old overgrown lots to the south of the 1868 house. Back in 2015 we had no idea that Mezzacello would become a state-of-the-art urban farm, research center, summer camp, and energy production hub that it has evolved into. Here is a brief timeline of our history and innovations.