Kusiyana kwekurima kweMichigan ndechimwe chezvishamiso zvayo, kunyanya muzhizha uye mwaka wekukohwa.
Nekudaro, kune vanhu vekuMichigan, kuona kurongeka kwekupihwa kwechikafu kunowanikwa munharaunda ichiri basa rinotyisa, uye vane shungu yekuita kuti zvive nyore kuwana chikafu chitsva kubva kumapurazi emuno.
Kuziva kwaibva chikafu chake kwakakwezva Ami Freudigman. Akataura kuti anofarira pfungwa yekutenga zvigadzirwa zvekurima nenyama kubva kumapurazi eko, izvo zvinogadziriswa zvishoma zvisati zvasvika kune vatengi.
Iwo mablueberries ari muFreudigman's online grocery delivery order ndiwo ma protagonists eiyi nyaya.
Ivo vanozobatsira kutsanangura kuti Michigan purazi-kumhuri, sevhisi yekuendesa girosari yakavakirwa pamusika mutsva mudhorobha reGenoa, inogona kuita basa rayo rekurima-kune-tafura.
Maneja webazi Tim Schroeder akataura kuti Michigan Farm-to-Family inotarisa pazvinhu zvakasikwa zvinorimwa pamapurazi eMichigan.
"Isu tinonyanya kutarisa zvigadzirwa zvemhando yepamusoro, uye zvimwe zvakaitwa nemaoko uye niche, izvo zvausingakwanise kuwana," Schroeder akadaro.
Muridzi weSimply Fresh Market, VaTony Gelardi, vanoti hupenyu hwevanhu hunokurumidza kukurumidza hunovaomera kubata chikafu, kunyanya kana vachida zvinhu zveutano kubva kuvarimi vemuno.
“Tinoda kuti vanhu vakawanda vazive vasingaende kumusika wevarimi. Vanogona kuendesa zvinhu,” akadaro Gelardi.
Bhegi reblueberries rakaunzwa kumusuwo waFreudigman rakakura paBetter Way Farms muGrand Junction. Mapurazi emhuri anotora nzira dzekurima patsva, uye mapurazi avo makuru mapurazi eorganic akasimbiswa neUnited States Department of Agriculture.
Mapurazi eLivingston County anopa nyama yemombe, gariki, hanyanisi nemimwe miriwo. Michigan Farm to Family inoshanda nemapurazi makumi maviri kusvika makumi matatu muMichigan uye purazi kumuganhu weIndiana. Vanopa huku, mbudzi, gwayana, michero nemiriwo. Ivo zvakare vanopa chikafu-chakagadzirwa kubva kuSimply Fresh Market uye Zingerman zvigadzirwa, nezvimwe.
Vanhu vanogona zvakare kuhodha chikafu kubva kunze kwenyika, senge mabhanana asina kurimwa pano. Schroeder akati kupa zvigadzirwa zvakaita semabhanana zvinogona kuwedzera kukosha kwemasevhisi ekutumira uye kuita kuti vanhu vakwanise kupedzisa maodha.
Kudzokera kune iwo mablueberries: NeChitatu pakutanga kwemwedzi uno, mutakuri Heather Clifton akagadzirira girosari rezuva rinotevera kuseri kweSimple Fresh Market.
Clifton akagadzira odha yaFloygman ndokuisa mabheri acho pamusoro pezvimwe zvokudya mumakadhibhokisi kuitira kuti asapwanyika. Akati aizonyatsorongedza girosari mumabhokisi, saka zvakasvika zvakanaka uye zvaitaridzika zvakanaka kune vatengi.
Mushure mekunge kurongeka kwasimbiswa, Clifton akachengeta mablueberries uye mamwe magirosari aFreudigman mufiriji paSimply Fresh Market husiku kuti azvichengete ari mutsva asati aendeswa.
Michigan purazi kumhuri inotenderera nekodhi yepositi Chitatu chega chega kusvika Mugovera. Vanoendesa zvinhu muLivingston County nenzvimbo dzakatenderedza mazuva matatu pasvondo. Vanotakura Detroit subway kakawanda pasvondo. Kure kwavakaenda kwaive Grand Rapids.
Clifton paakarongedza mablueberries, Schroeder akatarisa magirosari akarongerwa kuendeswa nemusi weChina.
Akataura kuti vanogashira anenge makumi manomwe-80 ekutumira maodha svondo rega rega. Anotenda kuti marori avo maviri anogona kukwanisa kutakura zvinhu zvakapetwa kaviri, uye vanotarisira kuwedzera huwandu hwekugadzira.
Rori inotakura zvinhu yakatakura nyeredzi blueberries yakatyaira kuenda kuNorthville, uko Freudmann aigara nemhuri yake. Bhokisi racho rakaunzwa kumusuwo wake wepamberi, kwaakawana muchero wava nemukurumbira wakamumirira.
Akataura kuti panguva yedenda, akatanga kuraira kubva kumhuri yake kubva kumapurazi eMichigan. Anofarira zvigadzirwa zvekurima zvavanopa uye zvigadzirwa zveZingerman zvakanyanya. Zingerman's ikambani iri pedyo iri muAnn Arbor iyo yakawana kuzivikanwa kwenyika uye yakawedzera nyika mumakumi mashoma emakore apfuura.
Akataura kuti mhuri yake yakaedza kudya chikafu chine hutano uye kuderedza marudzi emakemikari aanopinda mumuviri. Denda risati rasvika, vakaenda kuPlum Market, Whole Foods, Busch's, Kroger nezvimwe zvitoro kuti vawane zvese zvavaida.
Akataura kuti denda rapera, anogona kuramba achiodha zvekutengesa kubva kuMhuri kubva kupurazi reMichigan, kunyanya nekuti ave kushanda kure.
NeSvondo, Freudmann nemwanakomana wake ane makore matanhatu okuberekwa Aidan vakagadzira mapakeke eblueberry pamwechete. Vachiziva kuti vari kugadzira mablueberries akakosha kuti ave nyanzvi dzezvenhau dzemuno, vakaashandisa kugadzira chiso chinonyemwerera apo batter yepancake ichiri pachitofu.
Iyo kambani yakavambwa muna 2016, kutanga kubva padiki. Yakavhura chitoro muSimply Fresh Market munaNovember.
Bill Taylor inyanzvi yechikafu muAnn Arbor uye anoti ndiye mukuru wezvekudya. Akambomhanya Eat Local Eat Natural, kambani ine mukurumbira inopa maresitorendi ane zvitoro zvakawanda. Kambani iyoyo yakabhuroka.
“Makambani akawanda anounza girosari amunoona makambani makuru nekuti anogona kugadzira zvivakwa zvekuita izvi. Ndinofunga tiri munzvimbo yakasarudzika panguva yeCOVID. "
Vane marori efiriji, uye zvino vane nhare mumusika uye vakabatanidza muchiitiko chepurazi.
Ndokumbira ubate Jennifer Timar, mutori wenhau weLivingston Daily pa jtimar@livingstondaily.com. Mutevere pa Twitter @jennifer_timar.
Nguva yekutumira: Sep-07-2021