The Moon and Other Garden Jewels
After a review of the grounds at Mezzacello, the moon showed me some issues I was unaware of as being real pressing issues.
The Golden Ticket Presentation
The YouTube video of the talk I gave at the October 2023 Global innovation Field Trip on what i created Mezzacello to be.
Why I Hate To Eat In Public
This is the jumping off post for the reason Mezzacello is so committed to food and ending food deserts! It's all here. #MakeMoreFood
The Revised Brand at Mezzacello Urban Farm
Most of the world could not read our cursive logo. Those who could not read it called it red house/green leaf farm.
Fall Potager Garden Update 2023
This is a quick update on improvements and modifications, I have made to the potager garden fencing and soil. I am also featuring the new sprinklers atop the steel vertical trellis structure.
The Age of Steel - Part 1
For the past six years I have relied on cedar pickets to keep animals and livestock out of the gardens. All that is changing with the switch to steel fencing.
Hopes and Dreams
A quick recounting of how post COVID my summer camp kids gve me the confidence to dream big again.
Nuisance and Willful Animals
What happened to all the leaves on my glorious sweet potato vines and why are there eight eggs in that raised bed? Find out here.
Multi-Modal Transportation and Energy
I attended a presentation on thje future of mult-modal transportation, I decided to do an audit at Mezzacello as well.
We'll Keep a Light On for You
In this blog post we begin to document the strategies for bringing light for afterschool and evening programming
History Repeats and the Line is a Circle
Why does history repeat? And is that a bad thing? An essay in redemption and growing. All lines are circles after all.
Mezzacello After Dark
A brief tour of Mezzacello after dark after a visit from the Girl Scouts to explore STEM Careers on an urban farm.
The Waste Water Cycle at Mezzacello
This is a blog post about the water cycle at Mezzacello. The many ways I collect, purify and reuse water on my urban farm. All handwashing and excess water is repeatedly recycled and returned to water livestock.
Summer Camp Infrastructure and TheoDoor
A blogpost about making fine engineers with the help of Columbus City Parks and Recreation.
BioEngineering From The Eyes of a Child
This was a surprise gift fro one of my bioengineering summer camp kids. It made me very proud of my impact this summer.
A River Ran Through It; Alum Creek, Kerr Mill, and a Farmhouse
This house will be 155 years old this year. A quick history of the house and the land around it.
From Data to Compost to Life
We take data very seriously at Mezzacello. This is a blog post about how surveys become part of the compost. This paper contains accelerant.
Engineering With Orb Weaving Spiders
I almost ran into this one meter wide orb weaver spider's web this morning. I was annoyed, and amazed! Life on a farm.
BioEngineering Summer Camp 2023 Guest Blog - Liam
I love teaching Applied STEM summer camps. It never ceases to amaze me what kids will dream up if you give them a problem, some tools and then get out of their way. These are two BioEngineering Summer Camp 2023 Guest Blogs that were shared with me today.
Heat, Water, and Built In Systems at Mezzacello
I decided to cover how I teach summer camps around water management, recycling, and purification.