Old Ways

Traditional Mediterranean techniques worth keeping, from terraces to tools.

• Rainwater Harvesting with Swales and Berms

  A step-by-step rainwater harvesting swales and berms method for slowing runoff on a dry slope and banking every drop of rain in the soil.

• Building a Dry Stone Terrace by Hand: What Holds and What Fails

  Building a dry stone terrace on a Greek hillside: foundation depth, the tilt that matters, and why two of mine washed out in a single September night.