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

6/5/21 6/5/21

The Launch of Mezzacello 2.0

6/3/21 6/3/21

The Manure That Infected Mars

5/6/21 5/6/21

Ecosystems Alone And Together

5/5/21 5/5/21

The Rule of Sustainability - 3 and 5 Strategy

Sustainability is an important topic right now. We need more of it, and better metrics to define what "it" is.

4/15/21 4/15/21

Redefining Mezzacello

4/1/21 4/1/21

Spring 2021 at Mezzacello

3/23/21 3/23/21

Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth

3/21/21 3/21/21

Chicken Coop Starter Set

3/11/21 3/11/21

Changes, Evolution, and Chicken Coops

3/3/21 3/3/21

Looking forward to Spring!

3/3/21 3/3/21

Spring 2021 and the Brunerform

An update on the gardens this spring and a candid little confessional and observation on Spring, Beauty, Life, and Fashion.

2/20/21 2/20/21

Hot Water means Boiling Hot

We have to have the water heater set to really hot water to insure things we wash get sterilized. Not good for hand washing.

2/17/21 2/17/21

The Vision for the Formal Gardens

2/7/21 2/7/21

Giving Back to Sustainability for Lint