{"id":116809,"date":"2020-07-27T10:08:30","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T13:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fraterinternacional.org\/?p=116809"},"modified":"2020-08-03T17:10:12","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T20:10:12","slug":"light-nucleus-in-brasilia-starts-organic-vegetable-gardens-to-attend-low-income-communities-during-the-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fraterinternacional.org\/en\/light-nucleus-in-brasilia-starts-organic-vegetable-gardens-to-attend-low-income-communities-during-the-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"The Light-Nucleus in Bras\u00edlia, Brazil, starts organic gardens to serve low-income communities during the pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"

During these critical times the world has been facing, The Light-Nucleus in Bras\u00edlia Sacred Kingdoms, affiliated with Fraternity \u2013 International Humanitarian Federation (FIHF)<\/a><\/strong>, is preparing a good portion of its land for the production of vegetables to be distributed in the local low-income communities, besides supplying both the needs of the Nucleus itself and the Brazil Federal District Light-Network<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s members<\/p>\n

During the last months the soil has been prepared, the irrigation installed, the seeds planted, and little by little the first results began to show.<\/p>\n

\"N\u00facleo-Luz<\/a><\/p>\n

According to The Light-Nucleus<\/a><\/strong> coordination committee \u201cthe challenges are huge, but everything happens to encourage the team to grow and work for the common welfare.”<\/p>\n

Understanding the Planting Project<\/h3>\n

The area allocated exclusively for production sums up 7.3 hectares (19 acres) which represent 34% of the Nucleus\u2019s total area, with a production capacity of 146 tons of organic food per harvest, considering an average productivity of 20 tons per hectare (9 tons per acre).<\/p>\n\n\t\t