Farming Tips
You’ll Put An Eye Out With That, Kid
After receiving a text message about an attack on my chickens from a downtown hawk, I had to deploy a BB gun to discourage the predators out of the tree
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
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.
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.
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.
My Mission Is a Better Community
The Mission Is a Better Community and that comes with effort, love, respect and well, a great community.
