Prep Your Soil, Plan Your Plantings
It’s important to plan your garden well. It’s also important to pay ATTENTION to the planting instructions that come on your seed packets. Otherwise your plants and vegetables will all go feral - literally. Take the case of the carrots and turnips.
Winterizing Mezzacello In 2019-20
Winter on an Urban Farm can be brutal. These are the lessons I have learned in the last four years that might apply to you!
Mapping The Foodstream on an Urban Farm
The foodstream in an urban farm is really very diverse. It includes directly and indirectly, seven ecosystems and lots of animals, insects, bacteria, and plants. Take for example, Rick's winter root pie.
When An Urban Farm is More Urban
When the line between work and farming becomes most obvious is usually where those two worlds collide, like you see here.
Motivations and Inspiration for the Creation of Mezzacello
This is the story of how my body failed and I persevered and created Mezzacello as a result. It is very personal and a bit graphic. But this is why Mezzacello Urban Farm exists.