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

  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.