For more than four decades, China has been working to halt the spread of desertification through the Three-North Shelterbelt programme, colloquially known as the Great Green Wall.
The Okanogan valley in B.C. Canada is a desert that has been irrigated and turned into orchards and vineyards. If you can get water into the desert it is really good for growing fruit. The -30 degree winters might be a bit much for some plants though.
The Okanogan valley in B.C. Canada is a desert that has been irrigated and turned into orchards and vineyards. If you can get water into the desert it is really good for growing fruit. The -30 degree winters might be a bit much for some plants though.