Mezzacello and the Harvesting of Gratitude
This is the season to be grateful because it is also the season to change. Be gracious, grateful, and open to change.
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The Rule of Sustainability – 3 and 5 Strategy
Sustainability is a really important topic in the world right now. We need more of it, but we need better metrics to define what “it” is. Like the word, “nice” sustainability means many different things to many different people. At Mezzacello I have developed a rule of thumb that helps me better define sustainability. I …
Spring 2021 at Mezzacello
Well it’s nearly Easter in this year after COVID19. My enclosed sustainable ecosystem is readying itself to come back to life. I decided this cold sunny day was the perfect day to record Mezzacello as it is right before it goes through it’s next big expansion. So here is a little slideshow from April 1, …
The Foodist: Big Mom’s Pan-Seared Potatoes, Onions, and Kale
The Foodist: Big Mom’s Pan-Seared Potatoes, Onions, and Kale This is a terrific recipe Potatoes Lyonnaise with a twist for a winter night. Simple, warm, filling, crunchy and tasty. Rick made this Cook’s Country-inspired dish in his beloved mother’s fabulously seasoned, well-used, and much beloved large cast iron pan. The recipe is deceptively simple. The …
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Looking forward to Spring!
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Spring 2021 and the Brunerform
It was 14C in Ohio yesterday. Rick and I decoded to go out and talk to Mezzacello and see what she might be needing. We saw a lot of trash (hidden beneath the snows) and many signs of life! It was a nice little jaunt. Rick checked on all of his formal garden beds to …
The Vision for the Formal Gardens
Six years ago around this time we started mapping out the “rooms” of the formal gardens. We cut out the sod and recycled as much of the dirt as we could and turned the rest into sod rolls for our neighbors. We had 60 rolls of sod. Then I aerated the beds well, and in …
Next Steps for Project Martian
With the success of Project Martian last summer, I am making plans to extend my research. Last summer was about optimizing yield and harvest ability of the selected crops. I am still doing well in my winter larder! This spring and summer will be about implementing technology and automation to extend my mission into other …
