Sounds like a plan. Here in Jordan, we do not waste water on ornamental trees. Every tree has some sort of value. Where I live the yards are full of lemon, figs, pomegrante and olive trees. Not one tree that is not a food tree. The hedges are rosemary. I grow many veggies and of course I have aloe vera plants.
I don't know if you saw my post and Mike Adams also on father Romano Zago's cancer cure:
1/2 kilo of honey
6 T of whiskey or vodka ( I use raw apple vinegar)
400 grams of aloe vera juice with the leaf and everything.
Take one T first thing in the morning before breakfast.