Pond

Climate Change, Ducks, and Optics

This week’s post is about a photo. This photo to be exact. I took it at 16:00 on Sunday February 2, 2020 in Columbus Ohio. Not Raleigh, NC. Columbus. What Is Wrong Here? The ducks should not be foraging for…

Wasps, Mosquitoes, Water and Climate Change

After a mild winter in 2019 and 2020 we have a raft of issues related to pests, climate and fungal spores!

Life in the Aquatic Ecosystem

­Many of my posts about the pond or as I like to call it, the aquatic ecosystem, have been complaints about the system in crisis. It is true; this pond was built on an Indian Burial ground and feels cursed….

A love shot in the pond at Mezzacello. Three generations of fish in one shot.

The Aquatic Ecosystem in 2021

It’s winter, 2021. This is the fourth winter in the aquatic ecosystem for the fish at Mezzacello. If you’re not familiar, start with this nightmare or this, or this. I have busted my gluteal muscles trying to learn what Mother Nature…

The Aquatic Ecosystem in January 2021.

Biofilter and Critical Race Theory

The Biofilter and Critical Race Theory Returning to the Farm I went on vacation last week. It was much needed. As an #UrbanFarmer it is so easy to slip into #workMode 24/7. Sometimes the mind needs time to discover new…

Cleaning the Biofilter Manually.

Label These Bags – The Story Continues

That one time where I thought I was putting Epsom salt into a pond and I was actually putting aluminum sulfate. Fun times! Label your bags.

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.

Next-Level Algae Collection

I have been cleaning biofilter sponges of their dried algae by hand. Today I repurposed my chicken feather plucker for algae.

TChicken pluckers also clean and capture algae

When Water Goes Missing

Two years ago this was a great mystery. We thought we had a leak in the pond. What I found shocked me. The atmosphere and plants!

Bakki Shower and Biofilter Combo

A slideshow of the pond systems in the fall of 2022. The Bakki Shower and the Biofilter systems. It’s where nature meets tech!

The pond system at the farm
The pond system at the farm