Can I raise money to plant an orchard for a large family?

Can I raise money to plant an orchard for a large family?

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I want to organize a fundraiser to plant an orchard for a large Jewish family in Ukraine.

7 children, the youngest with congenital epilepsy.

I have only a few doubts. Is it kosher?

Here are the reasons for my doubts:

1. The two eldest have already gotten married and live separately in other cities.

2. The third eldest is me, I haven’t gotten married yet, but I’m already old enough to support myself, in general, it seems like I’m not a small child anymore.

3. In general, we cannot prove our Jewishness with documents, but we keep the Sabbath holy and fulfill the other commandments.

4. There is no synagogue in our area, so our community today is our extended family and several relatives.

Timofey

Ukraine, Transcarpathia

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If you plan to plant an orchard so that a large family can use the fruits grown in it or even sell them, this is a good thing. And you have the moral right to collect money for this.

Fruit trees are noble objects. And, in the end, a garden can become a significant financial help for a family, and caring for it can provide employment for both parents and children.

I recommend stocking up on the necessary knowledge to plant a garden and care for it - competently, applying in practice the achievements of modern agronomy and protecting fruit trees from pests (insects, etc.).

Pay special attention to studying methods of biological protection - in order to use chemicals as little as possible (or better yet, not use them at all).

Lyricist Eliyahu Essas