Ukwahlukahluka kwezolimo eMichigan yenye yezimanga zayo, ingakumbi ngexesha lokuvuna lasehlotyeni nasekwindla.
Nangona kunjalo, kubantu baseMichigan, ukufumana indlela yokuhambisa ukutya okufumaneka kwindawo ethile kusengumsebenzi onzima, kwaye banomdla wokwenza kube lula ukufumana ukutya okutsha kwiifama zasekuhlaleni.
Ukwazi apho ukutya kwakhe kuvela khona kwamenza watsalwa ngu-Ami Freudigman. Uthe uyayithanda ingcamango yokuthenga iimveliso zezolimo kunye nenyama kwiifama zasekuhlaleni, ezilungiswa kancinci ngaphambi kokuba zifikelele kubathengi.
Iiblueberries ezikwi-odolo kaFreudigman yokuhanjiswa kwevenkile yokutya kwi-intanethi zezona ziphambili kweli bali.
Baza kunceda ekucaciseni indlela iMichigan farm-to-family, inkonzo yokuhambisa ukutya esekelwe kwimarike elula ekwidolophu yaseGenoa, enokufezekisa ngayo umsebenzi wayo wefama netafile.
Umphathi wesebe uTim Schroeder uthe iMichigan Farm-to-Family igxile kwimveliso yendalo ekhuliswe kwiifama zaseMichigan.
“Sigxila kakhulu kwiimveliso ezisemgangathweni ophezulu, kwaye ezinye zenziwe ngezandla kwaye zincinci, ongenakuzifumana,” utshilo uSchroeder.
UTony Gelardi, umnini weSimply Fresh Market, uthe ubomi babantu obukhawulezayo benza kube nzima kubo ukulawula ukutya, ingakumbi xa befuna iimveliso zempilo zendalo kubalimi basekuhlaleni.
“Sifuna abantu abaninzi bazi ukuba ngubani ongakwaziyo ukuya kwimarike yabalimi. Banokuhambisa iimpahla,” utshilo uGelardi.
Ingxowa yeeblueberries ezisiwe emnyango kaFreudigman yakhuliswa kwiBetter Way Farms eGrand Junction. Iifama zeentsapho zisebenzisa iindlela zokulima ezivuselelayo, kwaye iifama zazo eziphambili ziifama eziphilayo eziqinisekiswe liSebe lezoLimo lase-United States.
Iifama zaseLivingston County zibonelela ngenyama yenkomo, igalikhi, itswele kunye neminye imifuno. IMichigan Farm to Family isebenza neefama ezingama-20 ukuya kuma-30 eMichigan kunye nefama ekwimida yase-Indiana. Zibonelela ngeenkukhu, iibhokhwe, imvana, iziqhamo kunye nemifuno. Zikwabonelela ngokutya okwenziwe kwangaphambili okuvela kwiSimply Fresh Market kunye neemveliso zeZingerman, nokunye.
Abantu banokuodola ukutya okuvela ngaphandle kwelizwe, njengeebhanana ezingakhuliswanga apha. USchroeder uthe ukubonelela ngeemveliso ezifana neebhanana kunokunyusa ixabiso leenkonzo zokuhambisa kwaye kwenze abantu babe nethuba elikhulu lokugqiba iiodolo.
Ukubuyela kwezo blueberries: NgoLwesithathu ekuqaleni kwale nyanga, uHeather Clifton, umqokeleli wevenkile, walungiselela iodolo yokutya yosuku olulandelayo emva kweSimple Fresh Market.
UClifton walungisa iodolo kaFloygman waza wabeka amaqunube phezu kokutya okunye kwibhokisi yekhadibhodi ukuze angacudiswa. Uthe uza kupakisha ukutya ngononophelo kwiibhokisi, ukuze bafike bekwimeko entle kwaye babonakale bebahle kubathengi.
Emva kokuba i-odolo iqinisekisiwe, uClifton wagcina iiblueberries kunye nezinye izinto zokutya zikaFreudigman efrijini eSimply Fresh Market ubusuku bonke ukuze azigcine zintsha ngaphambi kokuba zifike.
Ifama yaseMichigan itshintshana ngokwekhowudi yeposi rhoqo ngoLwesithathu ukuya ngoMgqibelo. Bahambisa iimpahla eLivingston County nakwiindawo ezingqongileyo iintsuku ezintathu ngeveki. Bathutha isitimela esingaphantsi komhlaba saseDetroit izihlandlo ezininzi ngeveki. Indawo ekude kakhulu abaya kuyo yayiyiGrand Rapids.
Xa iClifton yayipakisha iiblueberries, uSchroeder wajonga iiodolo zokutya ezazicwangciselwe ukuhanjiswa ngoLwesine.
Uthe bafumana malunga nee-odolo zokuhambisa ezingama-70-80 qho ngeveki. Ukholelwa ukuba iilori zabo ezimbini zinokukwazi ukuthwala imithwalo ephindwe kabini, kwaye banethemba lokwandisa amandla emveliso.
Ilori yokuhambisa impahla eyayigcwele iiblueberries ezinenkwenkwezi yaya eNorthville, apho uFreudmann wayehlala khona nosapho lwakhe. Ibhokisi yasiwa emnyango wakhe wangaphambili, apho wafumana khona iziqhamo ezidumileyo ngoku zimlindile.
Uthe ngexesha lobhubhane, waqala uku-odola kusapho lwakhe kwiifama zaseMichigan. Uthanda kakhulu iimveliso zezolimo abazibonelelayo kunye neemveliso zikaZingerman. I-Zingerman's yinkampani ekufutshane ese-Ann Arbor eye yafumana udumo lwesizwe kwaye yanda kulo lonke ilizwe kwiminyaka embalwa edlulileyo.
Uthe usapho lwakhe luzamile ukutya ukutya okunempilo nokunciphisa iintlobo zeekhemikhali ezingena emzimbeni. Ngaphambi kobhubhane, baya ePlum Market, Whole Foods, Busch's, Kroger nakwezinye iivenkile ukuze bafumane yonke into abayifunayo.
Uthe emva kokuba ubhubhane uphelile, usenokuodola ukutya kwiSapho kwifama yaseMichigan, ingakumbi kuba ngoku usebenza kude.
NgeCawa, uFreudmann kunye nonyana wakhe oneminyaka emi-6 ubudala u-Aidan benza iipancakes zeblueberry kunye. Besazi ukuba benza iiblueberries ezikhethekileyo eziza kuba ziinkanyezi zeendaba zasekuhlaleni, bazisebenzisela ukwenza ubuso obuncumileyo ngelixa intlama yeepancake isesesitovini.
Le nkampani yasungulwa okokuqala ngo-2016, isuka kwizinga elincinci. Yavula ivenkile eSimply Fresh Market ngoNovemba.
UBill Taylor yingcali yokutya e-Ann Arbor kwaye uthi ungumphathi oyintloko wokufuna ukutya. Ngaphambili wayephethe i-Eat Local Eat Natural, inkampani edumileyo ebonelela ngeevenkile zokutyela ezinemveliso ethengiswa ngobuninzi. Loo nkampani yawa.
"Uninzi lweenkampani zokuhambisa ukutya ozibonayo ziinkampani ezinkulu kuba zinokwenza iziseko zokwenza oku. Ndicinga ukuba sikwimeko ekhethekileyo ngexesha le-COVID."
Baneelori ezifakwa efrijini, kwaye ngoku banendawo enkulu yokuthengisa kwaye badibene nezolimo.
Nceda unxibelelane noJennifer Timar, intatheli yeLivingston Daily ku-jtimar@livingstondaily.com. Mlandele kuTwitter @jennifer_timar.
Ixesha lokuthumela: Agasti-24-2021