Jovens de São Paulo servindo ao Reino Vegetal

On Sunday March 15th, far from technologies, standing by with hats, boots and with hoes in their hands, the Youth for Peace group of São Paulo gathered together for yet another service activity. This time, the activity was carried out in the agricultural area of the Light-Nucleus of Figueira in São Paulo, an area which still preserves an Atlantic Forest biota in the middle of the urban zone.

It was the group’s responsibility to place innumerable small and medium size branches around the bases of some trees, among them, fruit trees such as acerola, guava and orange, forming a crown of sticks around their base that, through its decomposition, will serve as rich organic matter for the soil and their roots. Dry leaves were also placed around the trunks, which will help protect the soil from direct sunlight and the impact of the rains.

Jovens de São Paulo servindo ao Reino Vegetal

The young woman Natália Myazaki describes the significance of the task carried out by the group: “to work in service and in harmony with the Kingdoms is one of the purposes of the activities of the Youth for Peace, besides seeking the wisdom of Nature, revering it and being able to repay all the service it provides for us.”

“In the middle of the task, the young people were surprised by the visit of a group of marmosets, and afterwards, a squirrel, in the trees.  We read these signs from nature as a thank you for the offer of service from a small group. And in this aspect of redemption and of service, the group continues with its next activities,” shared the coordinator of the Monastery of the Divine Trinity, Mother María Glória.