A tough and sometimes undervalued practice
Stone walls are built along the contour from stones removed from the field during land preparation.
In a more intensive fashion, stone walls are incorporated into level bench terraces, and in other cases retain eroded soil and form a terrace over time.
The base of the wall in anchored into an excavated key, and the wall should be protected by vegetation. This may be fruit or multipupose trees and other plants.
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