9/1/19 9/1/19

Ducks are Garden Ninjas

8/31/19 8/31/19

Amazing Fried Chicken

8/25/19 8/25/19

Unsung Heroes in the Urban Farm Kitchen

8/24/19 8/24/19

Harvest, Hunger, and the Art of Preservation

The harvesting of food is the single greatest chore in urban farming, the next greatest is preserving it!

Jim Bruner 8/23/19 Jim Bruner 8/23/19

Elements of an Ecosystem

This blogpost ties together what I consider to b the basics of any integrated ecosystem here at Mezzacello.

8/17/19 8/17/19

Greek Gyro Omelette

8/15/19 8/15/19

Tech, Dirt, Rain, and Security

8/13/19 8/13/19

Feathered Exterminators, Landscapers, and Quality Control

8/6/19 8/6/19

Being a Shiva Diva at Mezzacello

8/3/19 8/3/19

Pop Up Compost Piles

Jim Bruner 7/29/19 Jim Bruner 7/29/19

The “Keeping Up With The Jones’” Effect

Our neighbors, Jeff and Scott throw a fabulous party in mid-summer called “The Lantern Party” and it is such a great honor to be part of this tradition.

7/29/19 7/29/19

House Abandonned: The Tale of the Shell of Mezzacello

7/22/19 7/22/19

Peas Porridge Hot, Peas Porridge Bold

Eat like a sailor! A ration of peas and seawater with a dash of butter and flour and some toast and you have a meal!

7/20/19 7/20/19

You Rock My World

7/16/19 7/16/19

Preserving Eggs 1860 Style

Jim Bruner 7/10/19 Jim Bruner 7/10/19

The Perfect Cover Crop for Unsightly Chain Link Fence

The original fenceline of Mezzacello and how we disguised the chain link fence we had to create.

7/5/19 7/5/19

Parterre Gardens, Guerrilla Gardens

That one time when I came home from a conference to find 64 1-gallon boxwood bushes that had to be planted. farewell DMZ.

6/29/19 6/29/19

The Neighbors Truck

6/27/19 6/27/19

Why We Do Everything Ourselves

This is a blogpost that perfectly underscores our mission of Grow, Maintain, Sustain, Explain lives and breathes. Teach by showing.

6/25/19 6/25/19

A Tale of North and South Korea: or East Mezzacello & West Mezzacello