Jim Bruner 10/20/21 Jim Bruner 10/20/21

Fall Spa Day For The Ducks on the Farm

The ducks enjoying a spa day on the engineered pond that works to keep the ducks healthy and alive.

10/16/21 10/16/21

Reframe the Farm and the Frontier

In this blog I make the case to reframe the urban farm as more than just plants, food, animals, and work. It is a frontier as well.

10/15/21 10/15/21

Best Bet is Building Better Bulb Beds

Building Better Bulb Beds and dealing with greedy squirrels with tips learned from the chickens. Protect your bulbs and beautify your yard. Stay tuned.

10/12/21 10/12/21

Isolation and Safety on a Farm

10/11/21 10/11/21

The Power of Place and Magic

10/10/21 10/10/21

Chickens, Ducks, and Rabbits Livestock Tour

10/6/21 10/6/21

Gardens of Solar Power and Sustainable Ecosystems

9/29/21 9/29/21

What an Ecosystem Looks Like

9/20/21 9/20/21

Patient People with a Purpose for Place

9/18/21 9/18/21

Spinning Plates in the Gardens

9/9/21 9/9/21

Sustainable Food Security at Mezzacello Across Ohio

Mezzacello interacts in Ohio with tours, visits, online and onsite programming. A surprising spread!

9/8/21 9/8/21

Foodist: Butter Bean and Broccolini Salad

8/30/21 8/30/21

The Gardens of Mezzacello From a Raccoon's Point of View

8/22/21 8/22/21

The Daddy Influence

8/18/21 8/18/21

The Seed of a Dream

The seed of a dream. Social media reminded me of a night from 10 years ago that has come to fruition today. The gardens and eating flowers.

8/18/21 8/18/21

Store Bought Food and Seeds

How do we know that the food we buy is organic? After all it doesn’t stamped and the seeds aren’t going to tell you anything. Data!

8/16/21 8/16/21

Biofilter and Critical Race Theory

8/5/21 8/5/21

The Parterre Herbal Garden Microclimate

Why a parterre garden? It's equal part microclimate and ecology and space for tender herbs. Plus it looks really nice.

7/11/21 7/11/21

Indicator Species

This was my first year of summer camps at Mezzacello. I used fresh horse manure in the garden. big MISTAKE! Now we know better.

6/8/21 6/8/21

The New Neighbor Who Has 100 feet