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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…
Gone Gardens and the Other Mezzacello Origin Story
Mezzacello is a compound concept. A merging of two wills, missions, and visions. I’ve addressed this before. South Korea vs North Korea here and in Pretty and Plentiful here and again in Science and Symmetry here. But I have never…
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…
Prep Your Soil, Plan Your Plantings
It’s important to plan your garden well. It’s also important to pay ATTENTION to the planting instructions that come on your seed packets. Otherwise your plants and vegetables will all go feral – literally. Take the case of the carrots…
The Life Cycle of an Easy Bake Oven
At Mezzacello we use everything we possibly can. Waste is worthless without purpose. This summer one of my Easy Bake Ovens (EBO) broke down and was unrepeatable. I recycled the plastic and pulled the electrical parts out and donated them…
Winter Is Coming; How To Be Systems Ready
Winter is a challenge on an Urban Farm, no doubt. It’s a bit of a challenge on multiple fronts; protecting built infrastructure, planters, rain barrels, and fountains from water and freeze damage protecting greenhouses, hoses, waterers, and outbuildings from UV…
