In this video clip, Zoe Katsamani, an olive grower on the Island of Crete in Greece, explains about her use of agro-ecological practices. To start with, Zoe explains how she applies a locally adapted agroforestry system in which she combines the cultivation of olive trees with a rotation of seasonal crops (wheat in winter and melons in summer). As a result, she obtains three harvests from the same field: wheat, melons and olives. The pruned branches of her olive trees are passed through a shredder and used as mulch. Organic mulch gradually decomposes over time, adding nutrients and organic matter to the soil, which can improve soil structure and fertility. Zoe is concerned about her decreasing access to fresh water resources; hence she also built a reservoir that collects rainfall. To reduce on the high rates of evaporation during the summer period, she plans to fill the reservoir with floating objects. Zoe clearly proved herself to be a woman champion of the Nature-based Solutions that are being promoted by the PRIMA funded Mara-Mediterra project!