8/30/21 8/30/21

The Gardens of Mezzacello From a Raccoon's Point of View

8/22/21 8/22/21

The Daddy Influence

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

3/13/21 3/13/21

Lesson: Micro Hydroponics Systems

Students will repurpose takeout container to start growing seedlings in a small hydroponic container with a heat map to promote germination and growth,

3/13/21 3/13/21

Lesson: Animal Babies and Health

Students will learn the basics of vet tech, like treating wounds, medicated feed, and identifying illness in small animals.

3/13/21 3/13/21

Lesson: Lasagna Garden Basics

Students will explore compost and growing systems from a biological and chemical basis to understand life systems through a model.

3/13/21 3/13/21

Lesson: Ecosystem Anomalies

This is a fun search and ID lesson where students work in teams with a hula hoop to take surveys on ecosystems to find a mystery.