Lesson: Team Building 101
This lesson covers what is expected of teams and what a team is. It's important that students see themselves and others as a unit.
Lesson: Data 101
This lesson is in regards to the basics of clear data collection, attention to detail and rigor in data collection - an essential STTEM Skill
Lesson: The Circle Of Life
A core lesson on the way nature uses simple ideas, deep math, and repeating patterns to create life. We explore these patterns.
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.
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.
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.
Lesson: As Above So Below
Life is a dance of balance with soil or water below, the ground barrier between and the atmosphere above. Pattern, Process, structure.
Welcome Neighbors to 501C3 Day
May 14, 2022 the launch party for Mezzacello Columbus, LLC. 100+ friends, neighbors, patrons and donors for a spring event!
The Foodist: Zucchini Boats with Rice
This is a summer staple! I love it when Rick makes this! Savory, nutty, tasty, and completely vegetable based delight!
The Foodist: Curried Chicken Salad with Blueberries & Cashews
A delicious and surprisingly simple chicken salid recipe with cashews and blueberries are sure to delight on a sandwich or atop crackers at a dinner party.
Pond Update for 2022 Part 1
Lots of new, fun stuff coming online for the aquatic ecosystem at Mezzacello. New pumps, filters, harvesting, and wetlands!
Mezzacello 2.0 Foundations
When the concrete slabs were finally poured in place and the work of rebuilding Mezzacello from scratch could finally begin.
The First Chick of 2022
Eight random eggs fertilized by a rooster and set into an automated incubator. The trick was a bath matte. I had to keep the eggs warm!
Compost Engine Update 2022
This is a quick update on the former bioreactor, now called a compost engine that i will be using for my summer camps this year.
How the Zero-Cost Hedgerow Grows
How to make a hedgerow to blocks traffic, keep your privacy and do it all from clippings. This includes tips and tricks.
Wind Turbine Resources at Mezzacello
You have been asking for it. Here are the details of the vertical wind turbines I have installed at Mezzacello Columbus.
Biodome Gallery
A quick tour of the Bio Dome Project. This is a High School Senior's Capstone Project at Mezzacello. This will be a summer 2022 project.
The Foodist: Roasted Carrots and Shallots
This is an absolute delight! The sweet carrots with a char and the unexpected finesse of roasted shallots. Yum.
Bio Dome 1.0 at Mezzacello
2022 is the year of the summer of the bio dome. Excited for this experiment for a while now. Working with an intern on his capstone.
Robots, Chickens, and Ducks
A photo is from 2019, before I redesigned my coop system to sanitary specs. I should be in boots, The robots have always been here.