Articles

• What the Jackals Taught Me About Water

  What the jackals taught me, on nights I sat out with the dry riverbed, about where water actually hides on a hillside like mine.

• Building a Dry Stone Terrace

  A practical, no-mortar guide to building a dry stone terrace by hand, the way hillside farms here have held soil in place for generations.

• Pruning Olives for Drought Resilience

  Why pruning olives for drought resilience matters more than watering them, and the open-vase shape that keeps my grove alive on rain alone.

• Sun-Drying Tomatoes the Greek Way

  A simple, no-dehydrator method for sun drying tomatoes outdoors, using nothing but salt, screens, and August heat.

• Dry Farming Vegetables Without Irrigation

  How I grow tomatoes, squash, and beans through a rainless Greek summer using dry farming vegetables techniques instead of a hose.