Umlimi kanye nomsunguli u-Laura Allard-Antelme ubheka isivuno sakamuva ku-MASA Seed Foundation e-Boulder ngo-Oct. 16, 2022. Ipulazi litshala izitshalo ezingu-250,000, okuhlanganisa izithelo, imifino kanye nezitshalo zembewu. I-Masa Seed Foundation ingumfelandawonye wezolimo otshala imbewu evulekele impova, i-heirloom, etshalwe endaweni futhi eguqulelwe ngokwesifunda emapulazini. (Isithombe ngu-Helen H. Richardson/Denver Post)
Obhekilanga bayoma kuhood yemoto endala e-MASA Seed Foundation ngo-Oct. 1, 2022, e-Boulder, Colorado. Isisekelo sitshala izinhlobo ezingaphezu kuka-50 zikabhekilanga ezivela emazweni angama-50 ahlukene. Bathole izinhlobo eziyisikhombisa ezikhula kahle esimweni sezulu saseBoulder. Ipulazi litshala izitshalo ezingu-250,000, okuhlanganisa izithelo, imifino, nezitshalo zembewu. I-Masa Seed Foundation iwumfelandawonye wezolimo otshala imbewu etshalwe epulazini evulelekile, ene-heirloom, yendabuko, kanye neyesifunda. Balwela ukwakha ibhange lembewu le-bioregional, bakha umfelandawonye wabakhiqizi bembewu bezizwe eziningi, basabalalisa imbewu ephilayo kanye nemikhiqizo ukuze kusizwe indlala, bakhuthaze izinhlelo zokufundisa zamavolontiya kwezolimo, izingadi, ne-permaculture, futhi baqeqeshe futhi basize ekukhuliseni endaweni labo abatshala ukudla ngendlela eqhubekayo. nasendaweni ezindaweni zokuhlala nezasemapulazini. (Isithombe ngu-Helen H. Richardson/Denver Post)
Umsunguli kanye Nomqondisi Wezolimo u-Richard Pecoraro uphethe inqwaba yamabhithi eshukela e-Chioggia asanda kuvunwa e-MASA Seed Foundation e-Boulder ngo-Oct. 7, 2022. (Isithombe ngu-Helen H. Richardson/Denver Post)
Abasunguli nabaqondisi bezolimo u-Richard Pecoraro (kwesokunxele) noMike Feltheim (kwesokudla) bavuna i-Chioggia sugar beet e-MASA Seed Foundation e-Boulder ngo-Oct. 7, 2022. (Isithombe ngu-Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
I-lemon balm ikhula engadini ye-MASA Seed Foundation ngo-Oct. 16, 2022, e-Boulder, e-Colo. (Isithombe ngu-Helen H. Richardson/Denver Post)
Izimbali ziyaqhakaza ku-MASA Seed Foundation e-Boulder ngo-Oct. 7, 2022. I-Masa Seed Foundation iyi-cooperative yezolimo ekhiqiza imbewu etshalwe epulazini evulelekile, eyifa, yomdabu kanye neyesifunda. (Isithombe ngu-Helen H. Richardson/Denver Post)
Umlimi nomsunguli okanye naye u-Laura Allard-Antelme ukha utamatisi ngokuqondile emvinini e-MASA Seed Foundation e-Boulder ngo-Oct. 7, 2022. Ipulazi linezitshalo zikatamatisi ezingu-3,300. (Isithombe ngu-Helen H. Richardson/Denver Post)
Amabhakede kapelepele ovuniwe athengiswa e-MASA Seed Bank e-Boulder ngo-Oct. 7, 2022. (Isithombe ngu-Helen H. Richardson/Denver Post)
Izisebenzi zomisa i-western bee balm (Monarda fistulosa) Esikhungweni Sembewu ye-MASA e-Boulder, Oct. 7, 2022. (Isithombe ngu-Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Umlimi nomsunguli okanye naye u-Laura Allard-Antelme uchoboza imbali ukuze ikhiqize imbewu e-MASA Seed Foundation e-Boulder, Oct. 7, 2022. Lezi imbewu zikagwayi zomkhosi wama-Hopi ezitholakala ezintendeni zikagwayi. (Isithombe ngu-Helen H. Richardson/Denver Post)
Umlimi kanye nomsunguli okanye naye u-Laura Allard-Antelme uphethe ibhokisi likatamatisi elikhethwe ngqo emvinini futhi uzwa iphunga lezimbali likagwayi we-jasmine ku-MASA Seed Fund e-Boulder, Oct. 7, 2022. (Isithombe ngu-Helen H. Richardson/Denver Thumela)
Umlimi kanye nomsunguli u-Laura Allard-Antelme ubheka isivuno sakamuva ku-MASA Seed Foundation e-Boulder ngo-Oct. 16, 2022. Ipulazi litshala izitshalo ezingu-250,000, okuhlanganisa izithelo, imifino kanye nezitshalo zembewu. I-Masa Seed Foundation ingumfelandawonye wezolimo otshala imbewu evulekele impova, i-heirloom, etshalwe endaweni futhi eguqulelwe ngokwesifunda emapulazini. (Isithombe ngu-Helen H. Richardson/Denver Post)
Akusanele ukumane uzitshalele ukudla kwakho; isinyathelo sokuqala ukuhlela ukudla okungakhula esimweni sezulu esishintshayo, kuqalwe ngokuqoqwa kwembewu kanye neminyaka yokuzijwayeza.
“Akukhona nje ukuthi abantu baqala ukufunda okwengeziwe mayelana nokuthi ubani otshala ukudla kwabo, kodwa futhi baqala ukuqonda ukuthi yiziphi izimbewu ezikwazi ukumelana nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu okungenakugwenywa,” kusho uLaura Allard, umphathi wokusebenza we-MASA Seed Fund eBoulder.
U-Allard kanye no-Rich Pecoraro, owasungula uhlelo lwembewu ye-MASA futhi esebenza njengomqondisi wayo wezolimo, baphatha ngokubambisana isisekelo, esilawula amahektha angama-24 epulazi empumalanga yeBoulder unyaka wonke. Umgomo wesisekelo ukukhulisa imbewu ye-organic njengengxenye yebhange lembewu le-bioregional.
Isikhwama Sembewu ye-MASA sibambisene noMnyango Wezemvelo kanye Nemvelo Ephilayo eNyuvesi yaseColorado Boulder. “Kuyamangaza ukubona ukuthi lezi zici zesayensi yezinto eziphilayo zibaluleke kangakanani epulazini elifana naleli,” kusho uNolan Kane, uprofesa osebenza naye enyuvesi. “I-CU isebenzisana ne-MASA ukwenza ucwaningo epulazini, okuhlanganisa ezolimo eziqhubekayo, izakhi zofuzo kanye ne-plant biology. Ukufundisa.”
U-Kane wachaza ukuthi abafundi bakhe banethuba lokuzibonela ngokwabo inqubo yokukhethwa kwezitshalo nokutshala, kanye nokuthi izifundo ze-biology ekilasini zenziwa kanjani epulazini langempela.
Izivakashi ezivakashela i-MASA empumalanga yeBoulder ekuqaleni zizizwa sengathi zisikhumbuza amapulazi aseduze, lapho zingalanda khona ama-oda e-Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) noma zime ezitendeni zepulazi ezingakahleleki ukuze zithenge imikhiqizo yesizini: isikwashi, amakhabe, ushizi oluhlaza, izimbali, nokunye. . Okuyihlukanisayo ingaphakathi lendlu yasepulazini egqoke ezimhlophe emaphethelweni epulazi: ngaphakathi kunesitolo sembewu esinezimbiza ezigcwele ummbila omibalabala, ubhontshisi, amakhambi, izimbali, isikwashi, upelepele, nezinhlamvu. Igumbi elincane linemiphongolo emikhulu egcwele imbewu, eqoqwe ngokucophelela ngokuhamba kweminyaka.
“Umsebenzi ka-MASA ubaluleke kakhulu ekusekeleni izingadi namapulazi endawo,” kusho uKane. “Abasebenzi abacebile kanye nabo bonke abanye abasebenzi bakwaMASA bagxile ekuguquleni izitshalo ukuze zivumelane nemvelo yethu eyingqayizivele futhi banikeze imbewu nezitshalo ezifanele ukukhula lapha.”
Ukuzivumelanisa nezimo, uyachaza, kusho ukuthi imbewu ingaqoqwa kuphela ezitshalweni ezikhula kahle emoyeni owomile, umoya ophezulu, ukuphakama okuphezulu, inhlabathi yobumba nezinye izimo ezithile, njengokumelana nezinambuzane zendawo nezifo. "Ekugcineni, lokhu kuzonyusa ukukhiqizwa kokudla kwendawo, ukutholakala kokudla kanye nekhwalithi yokudla, futhi kuthuthukise umnotho wendawo wezolimo," kuchaza uKane.
Njengamanye amapulazi avulekele umphakathi, leli pulazi lembewu lamukela amavolontiya ukusiza ukwabelana ngomthwalo womsebenzi (okuhlanganisa umsebenzi wasensimini nowokuphatha) futhi afunde okwengeziwe ngokuzalanisa imbewu.
“Ngesikhathi sokutshala imbewu, sinamavolontiya ahlanza futhi apakishe imbewu kusukela ngoNovemba kuya kuFebhuwari,” kusho u-Allard. “Entwasahlobo, sidinga usizo enkulisa ngokuhlwanyela, ukucwenga nokunisela. Sizobhalisa ku-inthanethi ekupheleni kuka-April ukuze sibe neqembu elishintshayo labantu abatshalayo, abahlakulayo futhi abahlakula kulo lonke ihlobo.”
Yebo, njenganoma yiliphi ipulazi, ikwindla yisikhathi sokuvuna futhi amavolontiya amukelekile ukuba eze azosebenza.
Isisekelo siphinde sibe nomnyango wezimbali futhi sidinga amavolontiya ukuze ahlele ama-bouquets futhi alengise izimbali ukuze zome kuze kuqoqwe imbewu. Baphinde bamukele abantu abanamakhono okuphatha ukuze basize ngezinkundla zokuxhumana kanye nemisebenzi yokumaketha.
Uma ungenaso isikhathi sokuvolontiya, le ndawo ibamba ubusuku be-pizza kanye nezidlo zakusihlwa zasepulazini ehlobo, lapho izihambeli zingakwazi ukufunda kabanzi mayelana nokuqoqa imbewu, ukuyikhulisa, nokuyenza ibe ukudla. Leli pulazi livame ukuhanjelwa izingane zesikole zendawo, kanti eminye yemikhiqizo yaleli pulazi inikelwa emabhange okudla aseduze.
I-MASA ilubiza ngokuthi “uhlelo lwefarm to food bank” olusebenzisana nemiphakathi ehola kancane endaweni ukuze ibanike “ukudla okunomsoco.”
Leli akulona kuphela ipulazi lembewu e-Colorado, akhona amanye amabhange embewu aqoqa futhi alondoloze izitshalo ngokusekelwe esimweni sezulu ezifundeni zabo.
I-Wild Mountain Seeds, ezinze e-Sunfire Ranch e-Carbondale, igxile kakhulu ezinhlanyelweni ezikhula kahle ezindaweni ezisezintabeni. Njenge-MASA, imbewu yabo iyatholakala ku-inthanethi ukuze abalimi bangasemuva bangazama ukutshala izinhlobo zefa likatamatisi, ubhontshisi, amakhabe, nemifino.
I-Pueblo Seed & Feed Co. e-Cortez itshala “imbewu eqinisekisiwe yemvelo, enempova evulekile” ekhethelwa ukubekezelela isomiso kuphela kodwa futhi ngenxa yokunambitheka okuhle. Le nkampani ibizinze e-Pueblo yaze yahamba ngo-2021. Ipulazi linikela ngembewu minyaka yonke kwi-Traditional Indian Farmers Association.
Imbewu Ewugwadule Ephakeme + Izingadi e-Paonia itshala imbewu evumelana nezimo zezulu eziwugwadule futhi izithengisa ngezikhwama ku-inthanethi, okuhlanganisa i-High Desert Quinoa, i-Rainbow Blue Corn, i-Hopi Red Dye Amaranth kanye ne-Italian Mountain Basil.
Okubalulekile ekulimeni kwembewu ngempumelelo wukubekezela, kusho u-Allard, ngoba laba balimi kumele bakhethe izinga lokudla abakufunayo. “Ngokwesibonelo, esikhundleni sokusebenzisa amakhemikhali, sitshala izitshalo ezihambisana nazo ukuze izinambuzane noma izinambuzane zikhangwe ama-marigold kunotamatisi,” esho.
U-Allard uzama ngentshiseko izinhlobo ezingama-65 zikalethisi, evuna lezo ezingabuni lapho kushisa – isibonelo sokuthi izitshalo zingakhethwa futhi zitshalwe kanjani ukuze kutholwe izivuno ezinhle zesikhathi esizayo.
I-MASA namanye amapulazi embewu eColorado anikeza izifundo kulabo abafuna ukufunda okwengeziwe ngembewu ekwazi ukumelana nesimo sezulu abangayitshala ekhaya, noma babanike ithuba lokuvakashela amapulazi abo futhi babasize kulo msebenzi obalulekile.
“Abazali banalokho 'aha!' umzuzu lapho izingane zabo zivakashela ipulazi futhi zijabule ngekusasa lohlelo lokudla lwasendaweni,” kusho u-Allard. “Yimfundo yamabanga aphansi kubo.”
Bhalisela incwajana yethu entsha yokudla Okufakiwe ukuze uthole izindaba zokudla neziphuzo zaseDenver zilethwe ngokuqondile ebhokisini lakho lokungenayo.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Dec-27-2024
