The Formal Garden Rooms
A tour of the beauty of the formal garden rooms at Mezzacello. Waves of color, texture, and varied heights to attract and support life.
The War of the Winds
I have been pushing renewable energy sources hard for the past year. Today's blog is an observation on the best windmill for the city.
I Sense a Theme Here
Mezzacello is a machine for life. All of it. This blog post covers the engineering and systems that bring this machine to life.
The Foodist: Bread Cheese and Butternut Squash and Pesto Soup
I love this soup! It is an amalgam of three recipes, soup, stew, and pesto! Try it, love it!
Versailles at Mezzacello
A chance find of former Victoria's Secret storage displays at H4H ReSTORE will soon become Vaersaille-style planters at Mezzacello.
The Foodist: Provencal Toast with Egg
Another opportunity to get the fantastic nutrition from peas porridge and add a classy provencal twist! Add a chic ring!
The Summer of the Literary Liquors
During the COVID Spring and Summer of 2020 I experimented with fresh infusions of liquor called the "Literary Liquors".
Reframing of Farming From The Bottom Up
The Inverted Resource Pyramid and the future of food and life in general. We need to start from the bottom up.
The Data Revolution at Mezzacello
Over COVID 2019 2020 2021 and now 2022 I have been building a machine for life and data. The "key" was power!
UrbanAgTech Camps at Mezzacello In July
The Two-week full day UrbanAgTech Camps at Mezzacello In July supported by Ohio Farm Bureau and The PAST Foundation.
Making Decisions - Good and Bad Choices
Well, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. As the old saying goes, "Stick to your day job, kid!"
Winter Work Work Work!
Even in winter the work needs to happen! The chickens, ducks, rabbits, fish, crickets, worms, and mealworms don’t feed themselves!
Just The Right Light
A great view from the part of the house at Mezzacello literally begging for a revamp! It’s a makeover montage!
You Never Run Out of Knowledge, Just Luck
A quick exploration of how we need science and knowledge and why we should not count on luck. Science is replicable.
The Role of Failure in Learning
Failure is just as important as success - sometimes more so! Reframe what failure should be.
My Mission Is a Better Community
The Mission Is a Better Community and that comes with effort, love, respect and well, a great community.
A Cold Winter’s Day At Mezzacello
A glimpse of the interior of Mezzacello and the challenges of living in an older house that was originally a farmhouse.
The Foodist: Daddy-Os Biscuit Eggs Benedict
Nothing better than surprisingly good gluten-free biscuits and hot, savory Eggs Benedict on a cold winter night!
Raccooning On An Urban Farm
Contrary to what Urban Dictionary thinks, raccooning is the fastest way to failure on an urban farm.
Pride Goes Before The Fall
After I destroyed an oven trying to make my own bronze chain I used actual bronze chain to hang a poultry waterer - because chain is chain.