SUMMER CAMPS

In 2026 we are planning ten summer camps ranging from exploring ecologies, working with farm animals, soil heath, growing food and feed for humans and animals and using robotics, automation, 3D printing, mechanical systems, and renewable energy systems.

Camps are week-long, all-day events that begin in June and end in August.

  • JUNE 8-12, 2026 9:00-4:00 | $275

    Topics Covered:

    • Animal care and function on. a farm

    • Growing good soil and food in a city

    • Building new tools to expand STEM skills

    • Building simple power systems that run off traffic wind that blows into the farm

    • Using art and creative writing to better understand nature

  • June 15-19, 2026 9:00 -4:00 | $275

    Topics Covered:

    • Animal care and wellness on a farm

    • Growing and producing feed for baby animals

    • Building brooders and incubators

    • Setting up specialized high-capacity solar poower stations to keep heat active

    • Using art and creative writing to better understand nature

  • June 22-26, 2026 9:00-4:00 | $275

    Topics Covered:

    • Animal access to fresh water and aquatic systems health

    • Understanding water cycles and purity

    • Building pressurized systems, pumps, and water guns

    • Exploring solar, wind, and batteries on a downtown farm

    • Using art and creative writing to better understand nature

  • July 6-10, 2026 9:00-4:00 | $275

    Topics Covered:

    • Exploring animal habitats and safety in the biodome

    • Creating feed systems from available food

    • Building mini-biodomes and cages for all 5 species of livestock

    • Exploring simple machines from the molecular to the macro world

    • Using art and creative writing to better understand nature

  • July 13-17, 2026 9:00-4:00 | $275

    Topics Covered:

    • Designing systems to help care for chickens, rabbits, ducks, guinea pigs and crickets

    • Building nutritional snacks for all 7 species of animals

    • Using invention and design thinking to build feeders and waterers

    • Exploring 3D printing and chemistry in fun ways

    • Using art and prototypes to better understand nature

  • July 20-24, 2026 9:00-4:00 | $275

    Topics Covered:

    • Discovering where every animal fits in the ecologies of the farm

    • Understand companion planting and soil needs of different plants

    • Using STEM to build fertilizers that are customized and to take home

    • Exploring solar and wind power

    • Using art and prototypes to better understand nature

  • July 27-31 , 2026 9:00-4:00 | $275

    Topics Covered:

    • Discovering how animals and engineering collide

    • Exploring DNA, proteins, food, and wellness

    • Using simple structures to explore the biomechanics of proteins and blood oxegenation

    • Exploring the chemistry and structure of DNA

    • Using art and prototypes to better understand nature

  • Augut 3-7, 2026 9:00-4:00 | $275

    Topics Covered:

    • How animals reproduce and how we care for them on a farm

    • Exploring growth and the role of sooil health

    • Using 3D printing and CAD to build tools

    • Creating solar panels and wind turbines

    • Using art and prototypes to better understand nature

  • August 10-14, 2026 9:00-4:00 | $275

    Topics Covered:

    • Sustainable systems of caring for and feeding animals

    • Compost development, use, and recycling

    • Building. amobile solar-powered data lab

    • Understanding basic electricity and power

    • Using art and prototypes to better understand nature

  • August 17-21, 2026 9:00-4:00 | $275

    Topics Covered:

    • Our greatest hits review of all the best of the 2026 camps

    • Explore animal vet tech, food production and 3D printing

Renewable Energy Systems at Mezzacello Urban Farm

Vertical Axis Wind Turbines and Solar Arrays

Mezzacello Urban Farm is powered entirely from solar, wind power, and mechanical and chemical batteries.

We offer summer camps, workshops, and online programming detailing how we exemplify our STEM-Powered and Sustainability-Focused mission.

Meet Jim Bruner, Futurist Farmer

Jim brings over 25 years of experience in educational design, innovation, design thinking, and STEM engagement. A dedicated advocate for hands-on learning, he has served as president, executive director, and board member of the Ohio Invention League, as well as a judge trainer and mentor at regional, state, national, and international competitions in invention, science, and marketing.

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Mezzacello is a magical place. I have seen my child open up and do things that just a week ago would be impossible. And then to have them tell a crowd of strangers WITH a microphone why this is important. Stunning magic.

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Join us in our mission of building the future, and reflecting on the past.

Our Vision is to grow, maintain, sustain and explain the path forward for sustainability, workforce skills, health, and food security.

Jim Bruner, Futurist Farmer and Alpha Animal at Mezzacello Urban Farm