| ▲ | Retired man plants trees on forgotten land, now it's Sao Paulo's largest park(timesofindia.indiatimes.com) | |
| 28 points by rmason 2 days ago | 3 comments | ||
| ▲ | robocat 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | |
Hélio da Silva, o plantador de árvores Looks like his real name (da Silva is the most common surname in Brazil) and nominative determinism: "Sun of the Forest". Silvicultura. I'm trying to get some trees to grow - it's a lot of work: Hélio has spent huge amounts of time and money on it (average wage might be USD1000/month and article says he was spending 7000 a year and if that was in the past then amount is a lot more in today's dollars). | ||
| ▲ | celias 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
The Man Who Planted Trees | ||
| ▲ | thataccount 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Typifies the old "you don't plant trees for you but you plant them for those who come after you." | ||