Here's a short film I stumbled on by coincidence about a guy who restored a plot of land in Texas. I found it brilliant, well worth 8 mins of your day so I thought I'd share.
http://video.nationalgeographic.com...go-this-was-a-wasteland-he-changed-everything
http://video.nationalgeographic.com...go-this-was-a-wasteland-he-changed-everything