Kusiyana-siyana kwekurima muMichigan ndechimwe chezvishamiso zvayo, kunyanya mumwaka wekukohwa wezhizha nemwaka wekudonha.
Zvisinei, kune vanhu vekuMichigan, kuziva mashandiro ekutumira chikafu munharaunda kuchiri basa rakaoma, uye vanoda kuita kuti zvive nyore kuwana chikafu chitsva kubva kumapurazi emunharaunda.
Kuziva kwakabva chikafu chake kwakaita kuti Ami Freudigman ade kutenga zvigadzirwa zvekurima nenyama kubva kumapurazi emunharaunda, izvo zvinogadziriswa zvishoma zvisati zvasvika kune vatengi.
Mabhurubheri ari muodha yekutumira zvekudya yaFreudigman online ndiwo makuru munyaya iyi.
Vachabatsira kutsanangura kuti Michigan farm-to-family, iyo inoendesa zvekudya yakavakirwa pamusika wekutengesa zvinhu zvitsva muguta reGenoa, inogona sei kuzadzisa basa rayo refarm-to-tafura.
Maneja webazi Tim Schroeder akati Michigan Farm-to-Family inotarisa pazvigadzirwa zvechisikigo zvinorimwa mumapurazi eMichigan.
"Tinonyanya kutarisa zvigadzirwa zvemhando yepamusoro, uye zvimwe zvakagadzirwa nemaoko uye zvakachipa, zvausingakwanise kuwana," akadaro Schroeder.
Tony Gelardi, muridzi weSimply Fresh Market, akati hupenyu hwevanhu hunokurumidza hunoita kuti zvivaomere kutarisira chikafu, kunyanya kana vachida zvigadzirwa zvechisikigo zveutano kubva kuvarimi vemunharaunda.
"Tinoda kuti vanhu vakawanda vazive kuti ndiani asingakwanise kuenda kumusika wevarimi. Vanogona kuendesa zvinhu," akadaro Gelardi.
Bhegi remabhurubheri rakaendeswa kumusuwo waFreudigman rakarimwa paBetter Way Farms muGrand Junction. Mapurazi emhuri anoshandisa nzira dzekurima dzinovandudza zvirimwa, uye mapurazi avo makuru mapurazi emhando yeorganic akapihwa chitupa 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 riri pamuganhu weIndiana. Vanopa huku, mbudzi, gwayana, michero nemiriwo. Vanopawo chikafu chakabikwa kare kubva kuSimply Fresh Market nezvigadzirwa zveZingerman, nezvimwewo.
Vanhu vanogonawo kuodha chikafu kubva kunze kwenyika, senge mabhanana asingarimwe pano. Schroeder akati kupa zvigadzirwa zvakaita semabhanana kunogona kuwedzera kukosha kwemabasa ekutumira zvinhu uye kuita kuti vanhu vakwanise kupedzisa maodha.
Kudzokera kumabhurubheri aya: NeChitatu pakutanga kwemwedzi uno, Heather Clifton, mutori wezvinhu, akagadzira odha yekutenga zvekudya zvezuva rinotevera mushure meSimple Fresh Market.
Clifton akagadzirira odha yaFloygman ndokuisa michero pamusoro pezvimwe zvekudya mubhokisi remakadhibhodhi kuitira kuti isasvibiswe. Akati aizoisa zvekudya mumabhokisi nokungwarira, saka zvakasvika zvakanaka uye zvichitaridzika zvakanaka kune vatengi.
Mushure mekunge odha yasimbiswa, Clifton yakachengeta mablueberries nezvimwe zvekudya zvaFreudigman mufiriji paSimply Fresh Market husiku hwese kuti zvigare zvitsva zvisati zvaendeswa.
Mhuri dzepurazi reMichigan dzinotenderera netsamba dzepachivande Chitatu chega chega kusvika Mugovera. Vanoendesa zvinhu muLivingston County nenzvimbo dzakapoteredza mazuva matatu pasvondo. Vanotakura chitima cheDetroit subway kakawanda pasvondo. Kure kwavakaenda kwaiva Grand Rapids.
Clifton paakarongedza mablueberries, Schroeder akaongorora maodha ezvekudya akarongerwa kutumirwa neChina.
Akati vanogashira maodha ekutumira zvinhu angangoita 70-80 vhiki rega rega. Anotenda kuti marori avo maviri anogona kukwanisa kutakura zvinhu zvakapetwa kaviri, uye vanotarisira kuwedzera kugona kwekugadzira zvinhu.
Rori rekutakura zvinhu rakatakura nyeredzi dzebhuruu rakaenda kuNorthville, uko Freudmann aigara nemhuri yake. Bhokisi racho rakaendeswa kumusuwo wake, kwaakawana muchero wava kuzivikanwa iye zvino wakamumirira.
Akati panguva yedenda, akatanga kuodha kubva kumhuri yake kubva kumapurazi eMichigan. Anonyanya kufarira zvigadzirwa zvekurima zvavanopa uye zvigadzirwa zveZingerman. Zingerman's ikambani iri pedyo iri muAnn Arbor iyo yakawana mukurumbira wenyika yese uye yakakura munyika yese mumakumi emakore apfuura.
Akati mhuri yake yakaedza kudya chikafu chine hutano uye kuderedza mhando dzemakemikari anopinda mumuviri. Denda risati rasvika, vaienda kuPlum Market, Whole Foods, Busch's, Kroger nedzimwe zvitoro kuti vawane zvese zvavaida.
Akati mushure mekunge denda rapera, anogona kuramba achitenga zvekudya kubva kumhuri kubva kupurazi reMichigan, kunyanya nekuti iye zvino ava kushanda ari kure.
NeSvondo, Freudmann nemwanakomana wake ane makore matanhatu ekuberekwa Aidan vakabika mapanikeki eblueberry pamwe chete. Vachiziva kuti vari kugadzira mapanikeki eblueberry akakosha akagadzirirwa kuva nyeredzi dzemuno, vakaashandisa kugadzira chiso chinonyemwerera uku mukanyiwa wemapancake uchiri pachitofu.
Kambani iyi yakatanga kuvhurwa muna 2016, ichitanga nekambani diki. Yakavhura chitoro muSimply Fresh Market muna Mbudzi.
Bill Taylor inyanzvi yezvekudya muAnn Arbor uye anoti ndiye mukuru wezvekudya. Aimbove mukuru weEat Local Eat Natural, kambani inozivikanwa inopa maresitorendi zvirimwa zvakawanda. Kambani iyoyo yakabhuroka.
"Makambani mazhinji ekutakura zvekudya auri kuona makambani makuru nekuti anogona kugadzira zvivakwa zvekuita izvi. Ndinofunga kuti tiri munzvimbo yakasiyana munguva yeCOVID."
Vane marori anoiswa mufiriji, uye ikozvino vane nzvimbo yakasimba pamusika uye vakabatana nemabasa ekurima.
Ndapota taurai naJennifer Timar, mutori wenhau weLivingston Daily panhamba iyi jtimar@livingstondaily.com. Muteverei paTwitter @jennifer_timar.
Nguva yekutumira: Gumiguru-09-2021