Mezzacello and the Impact on Health Careers
Mezzacello has a mission to sustain our communities! One of the way we do this is through outreach to the future.
Goofy Smiles and Grandkids
Visiting with my grandkids is a highlight of my year. The goofy smiles though! They definitely make us laugh!
The Foodist: Scotched Quail Eggs
Quail are the newest fowl species at Mezzacello. Here is a recipe for delightful Scotch quail eggs that Rick makes! We borrowed the recipe from a restaurant here in Columbus, OH. They are small and so yummy!
BioDome Curriculum Design
After building and testing the BioDome at Mezzacello Urban Farm I needed to know how difficult it was to build a real model!
BioDome Automated Systems 2023
This is the blogpost that touches on the ecology and technology in the biodome for 2023.
Time To Upgrade The BioDome Again
It's year three for the biodome and I am innovating the design by integrating an outdoor classroom and the dome structure.
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.
Empowering Learners Through Applied STEM Learning
In this blog we explore the relationship between applied STEM and Tools. Change of pace, change of place.
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 Science Life and Art
This is a new functional art installation we have built at Mezzacello to teach solar max and mins, history, and trigonometry.
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.