Ukuhlukahluka kwezolimo eMichigan kungenye yezimangaliso zayo, ikakhulukazi ngezikhathi zokuvuna zasehlobo nasekwindla.
Kodwa-ke, kubantu baseMichigan, ukuthola ukuthi ukudla okutholakala endaweni kuyatholakala kanjani 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, okwenziwa kancane ngaphambi kokufinyelela kubathengi.
Ama-blueberry ku-oda likaFreudigman lokulethwa kokudla ku-inthanethi yiwona ayinhloko yale ndaba.
Bazosiza ukuchaza ukuthi iMichigan farm-to-family, isevisi yokulethwa kokudla esekelwe emakethe elula entsha edolobheni laseGenoa, ingawufeza kanjani umsebenzi wayo wefarm-to-table.
Umphathi wegatsha uTim Schroeder uthe iMichigan Farm-to-Family igxile emikhiqizweni yemvelo ekhuliswa emapulazini aseMichigan.
“Sigxila kakhulu emikhiqizweni esezingeni eliphezulu, kanti eminye yenziwe ngezandla futhi isezingeni eliphansi, ongeke uyithole,” kusho uSchroeder.
UTony Gelardi, umnikazi we-Simply Fresh Market, uthe impilo yabantu esheshayo yenza kube nzima ngabo ukuphatha ukudla, ikakhulukazi uma befuna imikhiqizo yemvelo yezempilo kubalimi bendawo.
“Sifuna abantu abaningi bazi ukuthi obani abangakwazi ukuya emakethe yabalimi. Bangaletha izimpahla,” kusho uGelardi.
Isikhwama sama-blueberry esilethwe emnyango kaFreudigman satshalwa eBetter Way Farms eGrand Junction. Amapulazi omndeni asebenzisa izindlela zokulima ezivuselelayo, kanti amapulazi awo ayinhloko amapulazi emvelo aqinisekiswe yi-United States Department of Agriculture.
Amapulazi aseLivingston County ahlinzeka ngenyama yenkomo, ugalikhi, u-anyanisi kanye neminye imifino. I-Michigan Farm to Family isebenza namapulazi angu-20 kuya kwangu-30 eMichigan kanye nepulazi elisemngceleni we-Indiana. Ahlinzeka ngezinkukhu, izimbuzi, iwundlu, izithelo nemifino. Ahlinzeka nangokudla okwenziwe kusengaphambili okuvela emikhiqizweni ye-Simply Fresh Market kanye ne-Zingerman, nokuningi.
Abantu banga-oda nokudla okuvela ngaphandle kwesifundazwe, njengobhanana ongatshalwa lapha. USchroeder uthe ukuhlinzeka ngemikhiqizo efana nobhanana kungandisa inani lezinsizakalo zokulethwa futhi kwenze abantu babe nethuba elikhulu lokuqedela ama-oda.
Sibuyela kulawo ma-blueberry: NgoLwesithathu ekuqaleni kwale nyanga, umqoqi uHeather Clifton walungiselela i-oda lokudla ngosuku olulandelayo ngemuva kwe-Simple Fresh Market.
UClifton walungisa i-oda likaFloygman futhi wabeka amajikijolo phezu kokunye ukudla ebhokisini lekhadibhodi ngendlela efanele ukuze angacindezelwa. Uthe uzopakisha ukudla ngokucophelela emabhokisini, ukuze kufike kusesimweni esihle futhi kubukeke kahle kumakhasimende.
Ngemva kokuqinisekiswa kwe-oda, iClifton yagcina ama-blueberry kanye nokunye ukudla kukaFreudigman esiqandisini eSimply Fresh Market ubusuku bonke ukuze kugcinwe kusha ngaphambi kokulethwa.
Ipulazi laseMichigan lijikeleza ngekhodi yeposi njalo ngoLwesithathu kuya ngoMgqibelo. Baletha izimpahla eLivingston County nasezindaweni ezizungezile izinsuku ezintathu ngesonto. Bathutha isitimela saseDetroit izikhathi eziningana ngesonto. Indawo ekude kakhulu abaya kuyo kwakuyiGrand Rapids.
Ngesikhathi iClifton ipakisha ama-blueberry, uSchroeder wahlola ama-oda okudla ayehlelelwe ukulethwa ngoLwesine.
Uthe bathola ama-oda okulethwa angaba ngu-70-80 njalo ngeviki. Ukholelwa ukuthi amaloli abo amabili angase akwazi ukuthwala imithwalo ephindwe kabili, futhi banethemba lokukhulisa umthamo wokukhiqiza.
Iloli lokuthutha elaligcwele ama-blueberries ezinkanyezi laya eNorthville, lapho uFreudmann ayehlala khona nomndeni wakhe. Ibhokisi lalethwa emnyango wakhe wangaphambili, lapho athola khona izithelo ezidumile manje zimlindile.
Uthe ngesikhathi sobhubhane, waqala uku-oda emndenini wakhe emapulazini aseMichigan. Uthanda kakhulu imikhiqizo yezolimo abayinikezayo kanye nemikhiqizo kaZingerman. I-Zingerman's iyinkampani eseduze etholakala e-Ann Arbor eye yaqashelwa ezweni lonke futhi yanda ezweni lonke eminyakeni embalwa edlule.
Uthe umndeni wakhe wazama ukudla ukudla okunempilo nokunciphisa izinhlobo zamakhemikhali angena emzimbeni. Ngaphambi kobhubhane, baya ePlum Market, Whole Foods, Busch's, Kroger nakwezinye izitolo ukuze bathole konke ababekufuna.
Uthe ngemuva kokuphela kobhubhane, angase aqhubeke noku-oda ukudla emndenini epulazini laseMichigan, ikakhulukazi ngoba manje usebenza kude.
NgeSonto, uFreudmann nendodana yakhe eneminyaka engu-6 ubudala u-Aidan babenze ama-pancake e-blueberry ndawonye. Njengoba bazi ukuthi benza ama-blueberry akhethekile ahloselwe ukuba yizinkanyezi zabezindaba bendawo, bawasebenzisela ukwenza ubuso obumomothekayo ngenkathi inhlama yama-pancake isesesitovini.
Le nkampani yasungulwa ekuqaleni ngo-2016, kusukela esikalini esincane. Yavula isitolo eSimply Fresh Market ngoNovemba.
UBill Taylor unguchwepheshe wokudla e-Ann Arbor futhi uthi uyisikhulu esiphezulu sokuzingela. Ngaphambilini wayephethe i-Eat Local Eat Natural, inkampani edumile ehlinzeka ngezindawo zokudlela ngemikhiqizo ethengiswa ngobuningi. Leyo nkampani yawa.
"Iningi lezinkampani zokulethwa kokudla ozibonayo ziyizinkampani ezinkulu ngoba zingakha ingqalasizinda yokwenza lokhu. Ngicabanga ukuthi sisesimweni esiyingqayizivele ngesikhathi se-COVID."
Banamaloli aqandisiwe, futhi manje banendawo enkulu emakethe futhi sebehlangene nensimu yepulazi.
Sicela uxhumane noJennifer Timar, intatheli ye-Livingston Daily ku-jtimar@livingstondaily.com. Mlandele ku-Twitter @jennifer_timar.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Agasti-24-2021