In the central region of Minas Gerais, in the municipality of Congonhas, those who arrive at Fazenda Paraíso dos Prophets find sustainability in water availability and preservation.
In this way, the place became a reference in the surroundings as soon as it has preserved forests and diversified activities, but the situation 12 years ago was totally different.
At first there was a lot of erosion, termites, lack of pastures as well as lack of water, the producer is Mrs. Wagner Henriques, who encountered these difficulties.
Therefore, Mr. Wagner decided to look for Emater-MG – a company linked to the State Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Seapa) – to learn how to develop productive activities.
“I told them I had bought a property, so I didn't know anything, and I didn't know what to do,” he says.
As soon as, the Emater-MG technician in Congonhas, Paulo Rosa, concluded that the situation was really very bad, so the team started working locally.
Restoration
In the first place to resolve the situation was construction, in the degraded area of six basins that store rainwater and contain runoff.
Then, direct planting was carried out in the soil, in five hectares, as well as more than one hundred trucks of clay were removed from the lagoon, which was silted up.
Thus, another activity that benefited from the good supply of water was the implementation of an irrigated garden, with several varieties, in addition to fruit plants.
At the time, next to the garden, he kept a chicken coop, with free-range birds, as soon as there was an increase in the production of 50 eggs per week.
In such a way that the 200 liters of milk produced daily are used in the production of cheese, butter, dulce de leche and yogurt, to southeast.
Recent investments in farms have been the installation of solar energy production panels and also biodigesters, sometimes barnyard waste becomes biofertilizers.
Therefore, the actions developed on the property made the place not only a sustainability reference in the region, but at the same time a source of pride for the producer.
