UDan Moss akazalelwanga e-Idaho. Akakhulelanga e-Idaho. Akazange aqale ngisho nomsebenzi wakhe wokulima e-Idaho. Kepha qiniseka, uDan Moss ngu-Idahoan, ngapha nangapha.
UMoss wazalelwa futhi wakhulela epulazini lomndeni enyakatho ye-Utah. Kepha ngenkathi iziqeshana zikhuphuka ziya phambili zikhuphukela ebangeni le-Wasatch Range, kwacaca ngokusobala ukuthi ukuqhubeka nokulima esifundeni kuzoba nzima kakhulu. Ngakho-ke ngo-1980, uMoss nomkakhe uJann baqoqa umndeni wabo baqonda enyakatho ku-I-84, lapho inhlabathi evundile, enabantu abambalwa kakhulu eMagic Valley yaqhweba khona.
Ukuhamba, ukusibeka nje, kuzuze. Namuhla, iMoss Farms inezindawo ezinhlanu zokuphatha ezifundeni ezintathu: ezimbili endaweni yaseBurley-Rupert ohlangothini ngalunye loMfula iNyoka; ipulazi lasentshonalanga eBliss; ipulazi elisempumalanga eRaft River; nepulazi lembewu eSublett. Ngo-2007, bathenga i-Arrowhead Potato Company, lapho wonke amazambane asetafuleni (cishe ingxenye eyodwa kwezintathu zemikhiqizo yamazambane esewonke kaMosses) agcwele futhi athunyelwe. Zonke ezinye - ngaphandle kwembewu - zinikezwe inkontileka kuMcCain, Simplot naseGem State Processing.
Indodana kaDan noJann, uRyan nguyena ophethe ipulazi nsuku zonke kulezi zinsuku, kepha uDan uhlala ematasa kakhulu. Uhlala ezibandakanya kakhulu nepulazi nokupakisha ishede, futhi ugxile ekusizeni ukukhuthaza imboni yamazambane kanye nomkhiqizo we-Idaho ngokubandakanyeka kwakhe ezinhlanganweni zezohwebo ezimbonini. Usebenze njengosihlalo webhodi lasePotates USA ngo-2018 futhi ubelokhu engummeli wokubandakanyeka kwezimboni kanye nomthelela omuhle ekusebenzeni kwakhe.
"Ngicabanga ukuthi isizathu esikhulu sokuthi amapulazi aqhubeke ngezinguquko ezizukulwaneni," kusho uMoss, "ukuziqhenya kwangempela nothando lomhlaba. Uma usufakele izandla zakho phansi odakeni bese kuphuma lawo ma-spud, noma ubuka iloli le-sugarbeet ligcwalisa imizuzu, kuba nzima ukuthola lokho. ”
AbakwaMosses babone inqubekela phambili eminingi eminyakeni edlule - epulazini labo, emndenini wabo, nasembonini. Abantu abaningi bangathi abakwaMosses benze okungaphezulu kwesabelo sabo esifanele ukubona leyo nqubekela phambili idlula. Babeyobe beqinisile.
UMoss uthanda lokho yena nomndeni wakhe abakwakhe eningizimu ye-Idaho. Ntambama libalele ngoSepthemba epulazini iRaft River, ubonakala ngokuziqhenya njengoba amaloli agcwele amazambane angena endaweni yokulayisha. Indodana endala kaRyan, uDeven, ubuyele epulazini ngokugcwele futhi umatasa nokuqinisekisa ukuthi ucezu ngalunye lwemishini luhamba kahle njengoba amazambane asanda kumbiwa enqamula ama-conveyor amaningi.
Ebangeni elingamayadi angamakhulu ambalwa, umfowabo kaDeven u-Austin usebenza umvuni. Umfowabo omncane kunabo bonke u-Alex, osezingeni eliphakeme eDeclo High, usesesikoleni, kepha ungabheja ukuthi uzobhekisa ngale ndlela ngokushesha nje lapho kukhala insimbi yokugcina. Ngothuli, ungabona ebusweni bomndeni wakwaMoss ukuthi ujabule kanjani, hhayi nje ukuvuna amazambane, kodwa ukukwenza ndawonye.
"Ngicabanga ukuthi isizathu esikhulu sokuthi amapulazi aqhubeke ngezinguquko ezizukulwaneni," kusho uMoss, "ukuziqhenya kwangempela nothando lomhlaba. Lapho usufake izandla zakho phansi odakeni futhi lawo ma-spud aphuma, noma ubuka iloli le-sugarbeet ligcwalisa imizuzu, kunzima ukuthola lokho.
"Ungabheka insimu yakho bese kuneqhwa kuyo, futhi okulandelayo uyazi ukuthi usebenza phansi utshale imbewu yakho," kuqhuba yena. “Lezo zitshalo zingabantwana bakho abancane ehlobo lonke; uyabanakekela futhi ubabone bekhula. Bese kufika isikhathi sokuvuna. Isizini yonke inomvuzo ngoba empeleni uqala ungenalutho, bese ubona izinto ziqhubeka. ”
Lo mbhalo uvela kufayela le- Ukukhishwa kukaJuni 2021 ka Umtshali Wamazambane.