Tropical Zone Gardening: An Adventure in Beautiful Bali, 1 by Islandshari

Islandshari wrote:
Okay, so for those of you still interested, I hope you blow up these next few pics...I've left them a little larger than usual so that you can get some detail.

Rice farming is unrelenting, back-breaking work. It is nearly all done by hand by the multitude of farmers and their families. These emerald green rice terraces are everywhere. Ranged in steps up hillsides, tumbling down steep-sided river valleys, encircling villages...even the poorest farmer on the outskirts of a village will have terraced his tiny plot of land. The terracing is an ecological maneuver to help prevent erosion, but it has created a land of beauty that is truly stunning.