50 Years Ago This Was a Wasteland, He Changed Everything

By National Geographic
Desert farming

Almost 50 years ago, David Bamberger bought 5,500 acres of stony, overgrazed land in Texas; there was no water, the wells and an aquifer were completely dry. When it rained, the water ran off, so he planted various grasses to soak in the rainfall and within two years the first spring came to life and the transformation began  …

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