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Enkabeni ye-Aurora, Colorado, kunesinyathelo esibalulekile sokulungisa kabusha isimo sokufinyeleleka kokudla kanye nokuqina komphakathi. Iholwa izinhlangano ezifana ne-Food Justice NW Aurora kanye ne-Denver Urban Gardens, ukusungulwa kwezindawo zokugcina izithombo zasemadolobheni kukulungele ukuguqula indlela izakhamuzi ezisebenzisana ngayo nezinhlelo zazo zokudla. U-Matthew Matthews, isazi esivelele emkhakheni wezolimo wendawo, ugcizelela ukubaluleka kwalezi zinyathelo: “Izindlu ezibamba ukushisa ziyingxenye ebalulekile yengqalasizinda, ikakhulukazi kubalimi abancane kanye nezingadi zomphakathi, ezinikeza izinkathi ezikhulayo zokukhula ezibalulekile ekuvuneni okuyinala eColorado yethu emfushane. ehlobo.”
UJames Grevious, umlimi ozibophezele ekubhekaneni nokungavikeleki kokudla, ugqamisa amandla amaphrojekthi we-greenhouse ukuqinisa imikhakha yezolimo. UGrevious ugcizelela ukubaluleka kwezinsiza ezilawulwa umphakathi ekusekeleni izinhlelo zokudla zasendaweni: “Ukuze sisekele uhlelo lokudla lwendawo esiludingayo, sidinga ngempela izinsiza eziphethwe umphakathi lapho singasekela khona lo msebenzi.”
Uhlelo lwe-NW Aurora Food Justice lwabe izimali ezinkulu zokuthuthukisa izindawo ezibamba ukushisa, okuhloswe ngazo ukuthuthukisa ukufinyeleleka nokufinyeleleka kalula. Ngemizamo yokubambisana nezinhlangano ezifana ne-Village Exchange Center, i-Denver Urban Gardens, kanye ne-Aurora Seed Farm, le phrojekthi ayihlosile ukuhlinzeka ngemikhiqizo emisha kuphela kodwa futhi ukuhlakulela umuzwa wobunikazi bomphakathi nokuxhobisa.
U-Brittany Pimentel, umqondisi osebenzayo we-Denver Urban Gardens, ugcizelela amandla okuguqula amaphrojekthi anjalo: “Emiphakathini engenakho ukufinyelela okulula kokudla okuthengekayo nokunempilo, imizamo efana nephrojekthi ye-Aurora inganweba amathuba okuzanelisa futhi inikeze izindlela zokufunda zomphakathi.”
Imiphumela elindelwe yalolu hlelo ibandakanya ukwakhiwa kwamathuba emisebenzi, ukwanda kokufinyelela emikhiqizweni emisha, kanye nokugqugquzelwa kwenhlalakahle yomphakathi. UCrystal Murillo, oyilungu loMkhandlu Wedolobha lase-Aurora, ubona lesi sinyathelo njengesisusa ukuchuma komphakathi: “Uma singamukelwa, singaba isixhumanisi esibalulekile nesishodayo ohlelweni lwethu lokudla lendawo, esivumela ukukhiqizwa kokudla okuthengekayo nokubalulekile ngokwesiko.”
Imizamo ye-greenhouse yasemadolobheni efana naleyo yase-Aurora imele uguquko oluya ezinhlelweni zokudla ezilinganayo nezisimeme. Ngokugqugquzela ukubambisana, ukunika amandla, kanye nokusungula izinto ezintsha, la maphrojekthi awagcini nje ngokubhekana nokukhathazeka ngokutholakala kokudla okusheshayo kodwa futhi abeka isisekelo semiphakathi eqinile nethuthukayo.