ecology
My First Garden
Understanding and Exploring the Role of Balance in Our Relationship with the Natural World is a critical 21st Century skill.
The Foodist: Buttermilk Biscuits
This is the original recipe card for Big Mom’s buttermilk recipe card. Not sure what the original source was. Easy peasy!
How We Discovered Mezzacello
The Origin Story of Mezzacello as told by Rick. Who would buy a property in the city and then adapt it completely to another use?
Why is it Called “Mezzacello”?
Rick and I had been searching for a house in Old Towne East (a downtown residential neighborhood in Columbus, OH) for a few years. We talked about what we wanted to do with a house, and what it would be…
Why “Poor Boys Have Poor Ways”?
This was our original inspiration for starting Mezzacello. We had vision, but no funds. Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson
Beginning to Start to Commence
What do you do with two vacant lots a low budget, and big dreams. You build and plan! Oh and rebuild the house as well.
Practical Water Management
Water is one of the holy trinity of resources in an urban ecosystem, alongside biomass, and flora and fauna.
A Sustainable Aquatic Ecosystem
A big hole, bigger dreams, some resources, disasters, and a summer later, we have a pond. And there were ducks.
