The goal of their project was to develop social entrepreneurship in ecology and maximize the involvement of vulnerable youth with mental disabilities. In addition, the project created an educational center where young people can learn more about the environment.
They started by spending seven months collecting local tree seeds and placed them in storage and stratification in the refrigerator. From there, the containers for trees are sewn from agrotextile, and seeds are sown under phyto-lamps. Next came the construction of the greenhouse and irrigation to create the space for the trees to grow.
Before installing the fence, a hedgehog often ran into the growing area. He hunted for worms, but at the same time he dug up our little trees. After installing the fence, we thought this problem was solved. Soon, I noticed the hedgehog running to the fence. He was 4 meters away from me. He stopped […]
When we built a growing area, we rented one specific heavy equipment which hammered the fence posts into the asphalt. Three men (our volunteers) could hold this equipment. It was an extra budget expense. And then, at the end of the day, when the work was almost finished, volunteer Denis came. He works at Fulger […]
One day me and our beneficiary Dimochka filled containers for trees. Before this year I never worked so long with people with mental disabilities. But I heard that they may have specific skills. We were in different rooms, but could hear each other. And Dimochka started to sing a song. It turned out that he […]
Wood chips are perfect for mulching. We had about 100 L of this natural material and we used this mulch for our trees. The idea was to sell mulch as a cross-selling product, but if not – we always can apply mulching in the tree growing process. In August 2021 we got necessary equipment – […]