Izinhlobonhlobo zezolimo zaseMichigan zingenye yezimangaliso zayo, ikakhulukazi ngezikhathi zokuvuna zasehlobo nasekwindla.
Nokho, kubantu baseMichigan, ukuthola indlela yokulethwa kokudla okutholakala endaweni kusewumsebenzi onzima, futhi bazimisele ukwenza kube lula ukuthola ukudla okusha emapulazini endawo.
Ukwazi ukuthi ukudla kwakhe kuvelaphi kwakhanga u-Ami Freudigman. Uthe uyawuthanda umqondo wokuthenga imikhiqizo yezolimo nenyama emapulazini endawo, acutshungulwa kancane ngaphambi kokuba ifinyelele kubathengi.
Amajikijolo aku-oda lokulethwa kwegrosa ku-inthanethi likaFreudigman angabalingisi bale ndaba.
Bazosiza ukuchaza ukuthi iMichigan-to-family, insizakalo yokulethwa kwegrosa esekelwe emakethe elula entsha edolobheni laseGenoa, ingawufeza kanjani umgomo wayo wokubheka ipulazi.
Umphathi wegatsha u-Tim Schroeder uthe iMichigan Farm-to-Family igxile emikhiqizweni yemvelo etshalwa emapulazini aseMichigan.
“Sigxile kakhulu emikhiqizweni yeqophelo eliphezulu, futhi eminye yenziwe ngezandla ne-niche, ongayitholi,” kusho uSchroeder.
UMnuz Tony Gelardi ongumnikazi weSimply Fresh Market uthe impilo yabantu esheshayo yenza kube nzima ukuthi baphathe ukudla ikakhulukazi uma befuna imikhiqizo yemvelo yezempilo kubalimi bakuleli.
“Sifuna abantu abaningi bazi abangakwazi ukuya emakethe yabalimi. Bangakwazi ukudiliva izimpahla,” kusho uGelardi.
Isikhwama samajikijolo aluhlaza esilethwe emnyango kaFreudigman satshalwa e-Better Way Farms e-Grand Junction. Amapulazi emindeni asebenzisa izindlela zokulima ezivuselelayo, futhi amapulazi awo ayinhloko amapulazi ezinto eziphilayo agunyazwe uMnyango Wezolimo wase-United States.
Amapulazi aseLivingston County ahlinzeka ngenyama yenkomo, u-garlic, u-anyanisi neminye imifino. IMichigan Farm to Family isebenza namapulazi angama-20 kuye kwangama-30 eMichigan kanye nepulazi elisemngceleni wase-Indiana. Bahlinzeka ngezinkukhu, izimbuzi, iwundlu, izithelo nemifino. Baphinde banikele ngokudla okwenziwe ngaphambilini okuvela ku-Simply Fresh Market kanye nemikhiqizo ye-Zingerman, nokunye.
Abantu bangaphinda ba-ode ukudla ngaphandle kwesifunda, okufana nobhanana ongatshalwa lapha. U-Schroeder uthe ukunikeza imikhiqizo efana nobhanana kungakhuphula inani lezinsizakalo zokulethwa futhi kwenze abantu bagcwalise ama-oda.
Emuva kulawo ma-blueberries: NgoLwesithathu ekuqaleni kwale nyanga, isikhi u-Heather Clifton ulungiselele i-oda legrosa ngosuku olulandelayo ngemuva kwe-Simple Fresh Market.
UClifton walungisa i-oda lika-Floygman futhi wabeka amajikijolo ngobuchule phezu kokunye ukudla ebhokisini lekhadibhodi ukuze angacindezelwa. Uthe uzopakisha ngokucophelela igilosa emabhokisini, ngakho ifike isesimweni esihle futhi ibukeka kahle kumakhasimende.
Ngemva kokuqinisekiswa kwe-oda, u-Clifton wagcina amajikijolo aluhlaza nokunye ukudla kukaFreudigman esiqandisini e-Simply Fresh Market ngobusuku bonke ukuze akugcine kusha ngaphambi kokulethwa.
Ipulazi laseMichigan liye emndenini lizungezisa ngekhodi yeposi njalo ngoLwesithathu kuya ngoMgqibelo. Bahambisa izimpahla e-Livingston County nasezindaweni ezizungezile izinsuku ezintathu ngesonto. Bathutha umzila ongaphansi komhlaba waseDetroit izikhathi eziningana ngesonto. Ibanga elikude kakhulu abalihambile kwakuyiGrand Rapids.
Lapho uClifton epakisha ama-blueberries, uSchroeder wabheka ama-oda egrosa ahlelelwe ukulethwa ngoLwesine.
Uthe bathola ama-oda angama-70-80 njalo ngesonto. Ukholelwa ukuthi amaloli abo amabili angase akwazi ukuthwala impahla ephindwe kabili, futhi banethemba lokukhulisa umthamo wokukhiqiza.
Iloli elithwala impahla elaligcwele ama-blueberries lahamba laya eNorthville, lapho uFreudmann ahlala khona nomndeni wakhe. Ibhokisi lalethwa emnyango wangaphambili, lapho athola khona isithelo esidumile manje simlindile.
Uthe ngesikhathi sobhubhane, waqala uku-oda emndenini wakhe emapulazini aseMichigan. Uthanda imikhiqizo yezolimo abayinikezayo kanye nemikhiqizo kaZingerman kakhulu. I-Zingerman's yinkampani eseduze ese-Ann Arbor ezuze ukuqashelwa kuzwelonke futhi yanwetshwa ezweni lonke emashumini ambalwa eminyaka adlule.
Uthe umndeni wakhe wazama ukudla ukudla okunempilo nokunciphisa izinhlobo zamakhemikhali ezingena emzimbeni. Ngaphambi kwalolu bhubhane, baya ePlum Market, Whole Foods, Busch's, Kroger nakwezinye izitolo ukuze bathole konke ababekufuna.
Uthe ngemuva kokuthi ubhubhane seludambile, usenga-oda ukudla koMndeni epulazini laseMichigan, ikakhulukazi ngoba manje usesebenza ukude.
NgeSonto, uFreudmann nendodana yakhe eneminyaka engu-6 ubudala u-Aidan benza amakhekhe ama-blueberry ndawonye. Ngokwazi ukuthi benza amajikijolo akhethekile ahloselwe ukuba yizihlabani zemidiya yendawo, bawasebenzise ukwenza ubuso obumomothekayo ngenkathi inhlama yamakhekhe isesesitofini.
Le nkampani yasungulwa ngo-2016, iqala ngezinga elincane. Ivule isitolo eSimply Fresh Market ngoNovemba.
UBill Taylor unguchwepheshe wokudla e-Ann Arbor futhi uthi uyisikhulu esiyinhloko sokudla. Phambilini ubephethe i-Eat Local Eat Natural, okuyinkampani edumile ehlinzeka ngezindawo zokudlela ngemikhiqizo ethengiswayo. Leyo nkampani yashabalala.
“Iningi lezinkampani eziletha igrosa ozibona ziyizinkampani ezinkulu ngoba ziyakwazi ukwakha ingqalasizinda yokwenza lokhu. Ngicabanga ukuthi sisesimweni esiyingqayizivele ngesikhathi se-COVID. ”
Baneziqandisi zamaloli, futhi manje banesizinda esiqinile emakethe futhi bahlangene nendawo yepulazi.
Sicela uthinte uJennifer Timar, intatheli ye-Livingston Daily ku-jtimar@livingstondaily.com. Mlandele ku-Twitter @jennifer_timar.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Sep-07-2021