Glyphosate and The Hormone Regulation Mystery
The role Glyphosate and Glyphosate-Resistant Genetically-Engineered grains has on egg production and health.
Mezzacello and the Impact on Health Careers
Mezzacello has a mission to sustain our communities! One of the way we do this is through outreach to the future.
Goofy Smiles and Grandkids
Visiting with my grandkids is a highlight of my year. The goofy smiles though! They definitely make us laugh!
The Foodist: Scotched Quail Eggs
Quail are the newest fowl species at Mezzacello. Here is a recipe for delightful scotched quail eggs that Rick makes!
BioDome Curriculum Design
After building and testing the BioDome at Mezzacello Urban Farm I needed to know how difficult it was to build a real model!
BioDome Automated Systems 2023
This is the blogpost that touches on the ecology and technology in the biodome for 2023.
Time To Upgrade The BioDome Again
It's year three for the biodome and I am innovating the design by integrating an outdoor classroom and the dome structure.
Why I Hate To Eat In Public
This is the jumping off post for the reason Mezzacello is so committed to food and ending food deserts! It's all here. #MakeMoreFood
The Revised Brand at Mezzacello Urban Farm
Most of the world could not read our cursive logo. Those who could not read it called it red house/green leaf farm.
Fall Potager Garden Update 2023
Yhis is a quick update on improvements and modifications, I have made to the potager garden fencing and soil.
The Age of Steel - Part 1
For the past six years I have relied on cedar pickets to keep animals and livestock out of the gardens. All that is changing with the switch to steel fencing.
Empowering Learners Through Applied STEM Learning
In this blog we explore the relationship between applied STEM and Tools. Change of pace, change of place.
Nuisance and Willful Animals
What happened to all the leaves on my glorious sweet potato vines and why are there eight eggs in that raised bed? Find out here.
History Repeats and the Line is a Circle
Why does history repeat? And is that a bad thing? An essay in redemption and growing. All lines are circles after all.
Mezzacello Science Life and Art
This is a new functional art installation we have built at Mezzacello to teach solar max and mins, history, and trigonometry.
Mezzacello After Dark
A brief tour of Mezzacello after dark after a visit from the Girl Scouts to explore STEM Careers on an urban farm.
Summer Camp Infrastructure and TheoDoor
A blogpost about making fine engineers with the help of Columbus City Parks and Recreation.
BioEngineering From The Eyes of a Child
This was a surprise gift fro one of my bioengineering summer camp kids. It made me very proud of my impact this summer.
The Phi Heat Map
In this expanded blog I better outline the principle of a phi heat map and sustainability.
From Data to Compost to Life
We take data very seriously at Mezzacello. This is a blog post about how surveys become part of the compost. This paper contains accelerant.