Systems Approach
1985 Called, They’d Like Their Garbage Disposal Back
Today the garbage disposal died. Not a quiet death but a torturous, loud, wet, sloppy, disgusting death. We discovered there was a problem we were doing dishes and we suddenly realized that we were standing in water down turn off…
Mezzacello from Above
I pulled together some drone footage of Mezzacello from above in an attempt to help visualize the five ecosystems of Mezzacello and how they relate to the house on the property. Mezzacello From The Air. Many thanks to the PAST…
Life Is A Garden, You Are The Seed
Living on a farm is a real time commitment. It’s really no different than owning a dog or a cat, with the exception being that you can’t drop 8 chickens, 5 ducks, 4 rabbits, and 23 fish off at a…
Not All Mulch Is The Same
Not all mulch is the same or as good for the soil. I found this out this summer at Mezzacello with my burlap mulch experiment. I’ve written about using burlap as mulch before and I still swear by it. But…
When An Urban Farm is More Urban
When the line between work and farming becomes most obvious is usually where those two worlds collide, like you see here.
Preserving Eggs: A Six-Month Update
My mission at Mezzacello is to Grow, Maintain, Sustain, and Explain. This blog post aims to do all of that at once. If you are looking for details on how to get started preserving eggs, see more here. It’s important…
Harvest Time at Mezzacello
Growing a garden is a three part opera that is true to my mission: Grow, Maintain, Sustain, and Explain. This post will outline how to grow, maintain, and sustain in an urban garden. The growing part is where you prepare…
Crickets In Glass Houses
I have been experimenting with new systems of protein synthesis and nutrition at Mezzacello. I started out with meal worms and beetles. Meal worms were high in quality protein, but they required just right difficult conditions and moisture. Additionally they…
Mapping The Foodstream on an Urban Farm
Tbe foodstream in an urban farm is really very diverse. It includes directly and indirectly, seven ecosystems and lots of animals, insects, bacteria, and plants. Take for example, Rick’s winter root pie. Here is a breakdown of what’s coming in…
Bats, Mice, And Rabbits The Rodents of Mezzacello
There is a bat in my house. I am certain there are many bats around my house, but this one is cold and weak and living in the pail that I use to haul water out to the chickens. Really…