Lesi sihloko sivela ku Umtshali WamazambaneUkukhishwa Kwangonyaka kwe-Idaho ka-2021. UConn Crapo Umtshali Wamazambane's 2021 Idaho Seed Grower of the Year Conn Crapo of Skyline Farms Seed Grower of the Year.
Umlimi Wembewu ka-Idaho Wonyaka u-Conn Crapo waseSkyline Farms
Usuku lokuwa oluhle kakhulu osebeni lweCanyon Creek, cishe amamayela ayisishiyagalolunye empumalanga ye-Newdale, e-Idaho—uhlobo nje losuku ongalubhala uma ubungamele isimo sezulu sokuvunwa kwamazambane. Inani elikhulu labantu abalungile uCrapo ajikisela kubo indumiso liyahlokoma endaweni eseduze: Amazwi agelezayo emsakazweni, avale izimbobo futhi akhulume nempukane. Ogandaganda nabavuni baya ngokuya behla benyuka emasimini anamagquma. Amaloli alayishiwe akhahlela uthuli njengoba esendleleni eya endlini engaphansi. Izandla ezihlakaniphile zisusa udoti emabhandeni okuthutha. UCrapo ukhona, ukwengamela konke, kodwa ngokuzola ubethemba abantu abalungile azungezwe yibo eSkyline Farms.
Ubaba kaCrapo, uGeorge, waqala ukutshala amazambane athengiswayo eParker eseduze ngo-1968. Ngo-1980, wenza isinqumo esinzima sokuthenga amahektha ayi-1,200 epulazi elomile endaweni ephakeme, kwase kuqala iSkyline Farms. UGeorge wayekuthanda ukulima, futhi enekhono kukho. Wadlulisela lolo thando ezinganeni zakhe eziyisithupha, kodwa wabazisa ukuthi ukubuyela epulazini njengabantu abadala kwakungelona ilungelo lokuzalwa noma isibopho.
UConn uthi: “Ubaba wayefuna siqiniseke ngokuphelele—ikakhulukazi njengoba sashada futhi saqala eyethu imikhaya—ukuthi yilokhu esasifuna ukukwenza.” Wayefuna kube njalo. yethu isinqumo, hhayi esakhe.”
Njengombhangqwana osemusha, uConn Crapo nonkosikazi wakhe uWhitney benza leso sinqumo futhi baziphonsa ngenhliziyo yonke ekulimeni. Ngo-1997, ubaba kaWhitney, u-Phil Stevens-umakhelwane womsebenzi we-Crapos' Skyline-wasondelana nabakwaCrapos mayelana nokuthi kungenzeka abadayisele ukuhlinzwa kwakhe kwembewu yakhe yamazambane.
UConn uthi: “Kwangithakazelisa kakhulu lokho.” AmaCrapo ayengebona abalimi bembewu, futhi ubaba nabafowethu babengatshali. ufuna ukuba ngabatshali bembewu. Kodwa besilokhu singamakholwa amakhulu ezinhlobonhlobo, futhi ubaba wayengisekela kakhulu ngenza imbewu.”
Ngakho-ke wajuba, ekhulisa imbewu kumakhasimende amaningi asekuqaleni akwaStevens kanye naseCrapo Farms. Izwe eliphakeme, elinamagquma bekungelula ukulilima ngaso sonke isikhathi, kodwa kubonakale kuyindawo ekahle ku-Conn Crapo yokutshala amazambane embewu yekhwalithi. Ngokuhamba kweminyaka, i-Skyline Farms iye yanda kancane kancane; I-Crapo manje itshala izinhlobo ezihlukene eziyi-14 kumakhasimende amaningi kulo lonke elaseNyakatho-ntshonalanga ngenqubo, izimakethe ezithosiwe nezintsha. Leyo nkolelo endala ye-Crapo emandleni okuhlukahluka iqhubekisele phambili ukukhula.
"Ngabona ngokushesha ukuthi umlimi wembewu kufanele aqonde futhi abambe iqhaza kuzo zonke izici zemboni yamazambane," kusho uConn Crapo. “Kufanele ngibe kuzo zonke izindawo ngenxa, isibonelo, ukuntengantenga kwemakethe entsha. Leyo makethe ingaba nzima ngeminyaka ethile, kodwa kweminye iminyaka, leyo makethe isiphatha kahle kakhulu.”
Ngaphandle kwaleyo nkolelo yokuhlukahluka kwebhizinisi, nokho, abantu nobudlelwano yilokho uCrapo akubheka njengokukude nakude njengesici esibaluleke kakhulu sebhizinisi lakhe. Ukukhula okuningi kwe-Skyline kufike lapho abalimi bembewu abangomakhelwane beshiya phansi futhi bethembisa ukudayisela uCrapo izingubo zabo—okuyinto angayithathi kalula. Inkokhelo yobudlelwano idlulela kubasebenzi namakhasimende.
“Ngiye ngabusiswa ngokuba namakhasimende athembeke kakhulu,” kusho uCrapo. “Lesi yisivuno sami sembewu engamashumi amabili nantathu, futhi abaningi babo sebenami yonke iminyaka engu-23. Ngisho neminyaka lapho ngiba nesithwathwa noma enye inkinga, bebelokhu beyilungisa nami. Uma kunenkinga, uthemba ukuthi amakhasimende akho azonamathela kuwe, futhi benze njalo. Lokho kwenze umehluko.
"Umndeni wami kanye nabasebenzi bethu, kunjalo, babaluleke kakhulu," kuqhubeka uConn Crapo. “Umkami ushayela amaloli ayovuna njengamanje. Izingane zethu zikhona; sonke siyingxenye yakho. Sinabanye abantu abangcono kakhulu abasisebenzelayo; abanye babo bebenathi kusukela ngaphambi kokuthi siqale ukutshala imbewu. Akuphathelene nami—nginika udumo kubo bonke labo bantu abenze lokhu kwaba nokwenzeka.”