From my email archives: ReWilding Magazine on regenerative agriculture using trees to mitigate drought and environmental damage in Karnataka, India:
"With the 1000 Trees Project, Solanki has seen even the staunchest skeptics come around. Farmers who were earlier not in favour of digging trenches now admit that water harvesting has transformed their land. They are cognizant that trees regulate the temperature of their farms and the moisture in their soils, and saplings don’t need to be watered as much or as often because there is less evaporative loss. They have also started mulching to conserve water."
