sustainability
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!

The Foodist: Pasta with Mussels
This is a superb recipe and a favorite here at Mezzacello. It is also the FIRST recipe we ever posted here!

Italianate House
Italianate House

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

Urban Farm, Urban Problems
Urban Farm, urban problems vandals, theft and working out the path of sustainability and ecosystems. We rebuild and keep working.
