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Mezzacello In Columbus CEO Future 50 Class of 2022

I am really proud to be designated as a Future 50 for the Class of 2022. I am being honored for my commitment to food security, technology, and sustainability.

Mezzacello In Columbus CEO Future 50 Class of 2022
I love this photo of me. I had just come from installing sliding doors in the Livestock Shed at Mezzacello.

From Resources to Food to Waste to Resources

An Urban Farm employs ag-tech, enclosed sustainable ecologies to go from resources to food to waste to resources

From Resources to Food to Waste to Resources
The Middle man of waste and resources, the gardens!

Mezzacello 2.0 in Winter

A stunning view of of Mezzacello 2.0 in winter taken with a drone in the snow.

Making The Most of Waste

Making space for and reframing waste is a critical skill set on an urban farm. Take the time to really think about waste.

Lesson: Food from waste and ash

Jurassic Farm – Life FINDS a Way

In Jurassic Park, a good urban farmer is an engineer, a biologist, a psychologist, and a chaos theorist.

The Foodist: Sauteed Portobello Mushrooms

This delightful and delicious recipe is easy to make and endlessly adaptable. Even if you don’t like mushrooms!

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.

Raccooning On An Urban Farm

Contrary to what Urban Dictionary thinks, raccooning is the fastest way to failure on an urban farm.

Ghosts, Guesses, and Gravity

How marvelous is this universe? Ratios and relationships, mysterious ghosts that pop up in equations! And gravity!

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!

The Foodist: Daddy-Os Eggs Benedict
Biscuits as a base!