Project BioTech Arts and Crafts
These are the arts and crafts activities we will be employing in the BioTech Summer Camp in 2023. Diverse, fun and engaging.
Project BioEngineering Arts and Crafts
The arts and crafts students will be exploring in the BioEngineering Arts and Crafts section of the 2023 summer camp.
Project Renewables Arts and Craft
The proposed Project Renewables Arts and Crafts projects. Subject to change, guaranteed to be recycled and electric fun!
Project BioChemical Arts and Crafts
Arts and crafts for Life and BioChemistry Summer camp. The secret of the periodic table of elements! Chemistry in action!
X-Project Fridays
I am grateful that my job at PAST Foundation allows me to take Fridays to myself. This is my x-project day at Mezzacello. Work/Life Balance.
The Foodist: Slow-Cooked Cherry Tomatoes with Coriander and Rosemary
A delicious roasted tomato and garlic dish. Great on a cold night or as a summer sauce.
Creative Recycling and Winter Prep
The perfect opportunity to blend components from the formal and potager gardens and recycle items to insure success!
The Foodist: African Peanut and Sweet Potato Soup
A delicious and simple soup that is rich, hearty, filling, and delicious! A favorite at Mezzacello!
The Foodist: Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
This is an amazing soup! Roasting the butternut squash and gently roasting the other ingredients an amazing bisque.
Installing a New Solar Array in Photos
A photo essay on installing a complete solar array atop a roof. Tomorrow I will finish wiring it all up and batteries.
Fall Harvest Update 2022
A brief update and photo essay of the gardens at Mezzacello mid fall 2022. There are some adaptations and adjustments, but that's life
My Speech at the Teen Eco Summit 2022
The transcript of the speech of UN 17 SDG and how it relates to the individual, family, community, nation, and world.
The UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals
The United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals. I love how they lay out not only the path, but the solution. I then take the baton and finish this race here at Mezzacello Urban Farm.
The Foodist: Oyster Mushroom and Pork Soup
Delightful meal! Sumptuous noodles, fresh vegetables, and pork shoulder with a sesame sauce that is a delight.
Global Innovation Field Trip and the Bioreactor
A presentation about the design cycle and how I used it to move Mezzacello from simple to complex systems.
Practical Carbon Sequestration
Gardening is a great way to set carbon back into the earth. This is especially true if you are committed to compost.
The Foodist: Poached Cod with Fresh Vegetables in Wine
A delightful Italian seafood dish sometimes called Aqua Pazza or "crazy water" as the sauce is divine!
Bakki Shower and Biofilter Combo
A slideshow of the pond systems in the fall of 2022. The Bakki Shower and the Biofilter systems. It's where nature meets tech!
The Renfield House
The origin story of our 1868 house and the coffin box that still resides in the attic of the original builder of the house at Mezzacello.
Leek Whitening Strategy
I grow Leeks here regularly. But the whites of the leeks carry the most flavor, so I am speeding up the white growth. Wrap in paper.