Seeds of Hope

With the help of 2 men from a neighboring drug rehabilitation center, Marcio and Helio of Viviero Bom Jardin loaded a truck with 1,000 trees – far bigger in size than I’d expected – to take to Cunha this morning.

Yesterday we held the first Pachamama, Awakening the Dreamer, Symposium in Guaratingueta, Brazil. It was attended by two members of the Nativas Association who are working in partnership with Rainforest ECO, and are taking on the mission of spreading the vital information to their community, in Portuguese.

We persisted beyond limitations of computers and software and language, moving straight to the heart of what we can and will do together, to turn the tide of current events.

And today, we transport 1,000 rainforest trees to their planting sites as our committed action…

Our hearts are full of hope…

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I demonstrate how to eat a tree on YouTube:

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Yesterday I visited the seed collector for the Nativas Association, and was able to see the setting and the dedication of this man and his family, to collecting the native species seeds sustainably. The few sacks of seeds below were a fraction of what we brought back to the Co-op office, for planting by the nurseries next week. It’s time to start a new cycle of hope…

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The nurserymen of the Nativas Association record the locations of Mother trees that provide the seed for the hundreds of Atlantic Rainforest species they grow. Their dedication and foresight will benefit the entire planet as the forest is replanted, and cloud cover increases once again.

After fields have been slashed and burned to clear them, ferns are among the pioneer plants that come to restart the cycle of life…

Here’s an example of the cloud cover the rainforest creates. Scientists say a 2% increase in cloud cover is needed to turn the current trend toward Global Cooling. Replanting the deforested Mata Atlantica is a practical way to accomplish this.

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