Newsline Church of Brother
Yuni 8, 2018
by Steven I. Apfelbaum
Daga farkon 1980s, ina da abubuwan tunawa da kyakkyawar budurwar da ke neman masu aikin sa kai a wata ƙaramar kwaleji a yammacin North Carolina. Na daga hannu na ba da kai na yi aiki na tsawon sa’o’i a gefenta, da wani katon doki mai zayyana. Ban sani ba zan shafe kwanaki da yawa da hannu na yankan dawa a kan gangaren gangaren gonar tsaunin Virginia.
An haɗa ragon sannan aka loda su a kan kekunan ciyawa, waɗanda alfadarai ake kai su zuwa wani rumfa da injin murkushe sara, manyan nadi da muke ciyar da raƙuman a ciki. Ruwan 'ya'yan itace mai dadi da ake fitar da shi kore ne kuma mai kumfa kuma an zuba shi a cikin tankin bakin karfe da aka makala a wata babbar motar Chevy.
Na tuna da tsoro, yayin da na danna ƙofar fasinja, yayin da motar ta gangaro daga dutsen a cikin ƙananan kayan aiki, saukowa a kan hanyar gari mai laushi. Ana leƙen ta taga, ɓangarorin na fuskantar barazana, yayin da ruwan 'ya'yan itace ke jujjuyawa daga gefe zuwa gefe, motar ta bi ta. Bayan wannan tuƙi, ina buƙatar lokaci don dawowa natsuwa. A ƙarshe, da ɗan rashin hankali, a ƙarshe na yi tambaya kuma na sami labarin cewa za mu yi sorghum molasses a cikin ɗakin dafa abinci na gari a cikin gari. An riga an kai motar daukar kaya dauke da tuffa da muka dauko a jiya, tuffar tana jira a dahu a yi man tuffa.
Ban san komai ba game da dafa abinci na al'umma gabaɗaya ko takamaiman kicin ɗin da zan yi aiki. Daga baya na ji cewa Cocin ’yan’uwa ne ke daukar nauyinsa ta hanyar wani shiri da ake kira Tsarin Tsare-tsaren Abinci—haɗin gwiwa da Kamfanin Canning Ball. Sa’ad da muka isa ginin da ba a rubuta ba, manajan ɗakin dafa abinci ya yi mana ja-gora da motsin hannu muka koma wurin da ake ɗauka. Ta gabatar da mu ga dokoki, kuma ta yi magana game da aminci. Na koyi mai yin tuffa da mai dawa ya yi hayar kicin don wannan rana da maraice.
Bayan koyarwa, mun shiga duniyar tudu, injuna masu juice, tulun gwangwani, masu yankan abinci, fryers mai zurfi, da ƙari. Ana saukewa da sauri, kuma apples sun tafi daga farkon nitse a cikin tukunyar tururi zuwa na'urar da ke cire fatun da iri. Sauran ɓangaren litattafan almara da ruwan 'ya'yan itace an zuba su a cikin wani tukunyar tururi kuma an dafa shi, ana yin fiye da galan 100 na man apple, wanda aka yi da sauri. An kwashe ruwan dawa, wanda ya haifar da wani babban farin gajimare na tururi, kamar yadda kuma aka rage shi zuwa fiye da galan 100 na "sorghums," kamar yadda ake kira a gida.
Wannan gogewa ta daidaita rayuwata. Na koyi cewa samar da abinci a gida da kuma dafa abinci na al'umma yana da mahimmanci ga al'umma da manoma. An baiwa al'umma kashi uku na man tuffa da dawa. An sayar da ma'auni ga baƙi tare da Blue Ridge Parkway. Wannan siyarwar, ya kamata in yaba, tana wakiltar wani ɓangarorin ɓangarorin kuɗin shiga na kowace iyali na shekara. Na kuma yaba alaƙar da ke tsakanin ƙasa, kiwon lafiya, iyali, da walwalar al'umma, da haɗin kai da wadatar abinci, lafiyar ɗan adam, da rayuwa.
A gwaninta da kuma na sirri, wannan ƙwarewar ta kasance mai tasiri. Tsawon shekaru 44, a gonarmu ta kudancin Wisconsin, mun noma yawancin abincinmu. Kuma akan dubban ayyuka tare da al'ummomi a duniya, mun taimaka wajen dawo da yanayi da haɗin kai tsakanin mutane da ƙasa da sauran mutane. Abinci na gida yana ba da haɗin kai na gama gari, yayin da mutane ke aiki tare, suna taimakawa haɓakawa da kiyaye aminci da alaƙa mai dorewa.
Ina da ma'ana in isa ga Cocin 'yan'uwa tsawon shekaru 40, don in gode muku don hangen nesa da kuka bayar ga al'ummar Virginia, kuma na tabbata ga sauran mutane a duniya. Har ila yau, in nuna godiyata ga Ikilisiyar ’yan’uwa ga abin da wahayinku da hangen nesa suka ƙara wa aikin rayuwata, da kuma rayuwa tare da duniya.
- Steven I. Apfelbaum shi ne shugaban Applied Ecological Services, Inc., wani kamfanin maido da yanayin muhalli da kuma masana kimiyya wanda ya samu lambar yabo a Brodhed, Wis. Littattafansa sun sa wasu su ji daɗin rayuwa, ciki har da "Nature's Chance Na biyu" (Beacon Press), wanda ya lashe lambar yabo ta kasa a matsayin daya daga cikin litattafai 10 na muhalli na 2009. Ya tuntubi Global Food Initiative (GFI) don yin tambaya game da sha'awar 'yan'uwa don taimakawa wajen canza ɗakin cin abinci na kasuwanci na filin wasan golf da ya gaza zuwa ɗakin dafa abinci na al'umma don manoma su canza. amfanin gona zuwa samfuran da aka ƙara darajar. Don ƙarin bayani, tuntuɓi manajan GFI Jeff Boshart a JBoshart@brethren.org or steve@appliedeco.com.
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