Renewables

Fishy Business

When you start something new like an entire garden system with multiple gardens and systems, things surprise you, like the fishy business.

Fishy Business
The view of the fish from within the pond.

Harvest, Hunger, and the Art of Preservation

The harvesting of food is the single greatest chore in urban farming, the next greatest is preserving it!

Potatoes, onions, tomatoes, and duck eggs collected from the garden and livestock gardens at Mezzacello.

Lesson: Magnetism 101

Students will learn the mystery of magnetism. From the quantum to the electro-mechanical students will explore all types of magnets.

Lesson: Basic Sanitation 101

Sanitation is a critical skillset on an urban farm. This lesson introduces students to the basics of sanitation and pathology.

The War of the Winds

I have been pushing renewable energy sources hard for the past year. Today’s blog is an observation on the best windmill for the city.

The War of the Winds

Compost Engine Update 2022

This is a quick update on the former bioreactor, now called a compost engine that i will be using for my summer camps this year.

When you send your husband to buy the bare necessities. LOL!
When you send your husband to buy the bare necessities. LOL!

Pond Update for 2022 Part 1

Lots of new, fun stuff coming online for the aquatic ecosystem at Mezzacello. New pumps, filters, harvesting, and wetlands!

Pond Update 2022 Part 1

Lesson: Solar Water Purifier

This is a fun way to better understand the water cycle AND learn how nature purifies water in the atmosphere. This is energy too.

Lesson: Solar Water Purifier

Lesson: As Above So Below

Life is a dance of balance with soil or water below, the ground barrier between and the atmosphere above. Pattern, Process, structure.

Lesson: As Above So Below
A tree suspended in a shopping center cleanly illustrates this principle. Photo by Thomas Eddy

Lesson: The Circle Of Life

A core lesson on the way nature uses simple ideas, deep math, and repeating patterns to create life. We explore these patterns.