Project Martian

Give Weeds a Chance to be Useful

When you encounter weeds in your garden, take the time to find out what they are and how the Amish use them.

Build Biomass To Make the Soil Black

When Fall arrives, we turn the beauty of Mezzacello back into Compost using robots, hardwork, and the goodwill of our neighbors.

Mezzacello and the Urban Ag Tech Camps

In the summer of 2021 Mezzacello was a fantastic series of summer camps designed to expose students to diverse careers in ag.

Lesson: Data 101

Building Mezzacello In Stakes, Strings, and CAD

The behind the scenes story of how Mezzacello has evolved and the personalities that have enabled this growth.

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!

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.

My Mission Is a Better Community

The Mission Is a Better Community and that comes with effort, love, respect and well, a great community.

Carbon Sequestration, Compost and Urban Farming
We can make resources from other resources

The Role of Failure in Learning

Failure is just as important as success – sometimes more so! Reframe what failure should be.

When hard work goes bad