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Izitshalo ezincane eziluhlaza, izinguqulo ezincane nezinempilo zemifino ehlukahlukene, zithathe i-Spokane njengoba isidingo semikhiqizo enomsoco futhi ekhangayo siqhubeka nokwanda. Lezi zitshalo ezincane eziluhlaza, ezivunwa lapho zinesiqu nje futhi amaqabunga eqiniso angaphezu kwamabili, seziphenduke isengezo esifunwa abantu abaningi, bathola indlela yabo yama-pizza, ama-tacos, amasobho namasaladi alokho kuqhuma okwengeziwe. Akukhona nje kuphela ukuthi ama-microgreens athuthukisa ukunambitheka kwezitsha, kodwa aphinde anikeze inzuzo ebalulekile yokudla okunomsoco ngaphezu kozakwabo abakhule ngokugcwele, eziqhayisa izikhathi ezingu-40 ngaphezu kwezakhi zomsoco ngokusho kocwaningo. Ukuthandwa okwandayo kwezitshalo eziluhlaza kubangele imakethe ephumelelayo futhi kukhuthaze abalimi abaningi bendawo ukuthi bahlangabezane ne-megademand.
Ama-Microgreens abelokhu e-radar isikhathi eside, kodwa ukuthandwa kwawo kuye kwanda kakhulu eminyakeni yamuva. Amapulazi endawo endaweni yaseSpokane abone ukwanda kwesidingo salezi zitshalo eziluhlaza ezigcwele izakhamzimba, okuholele ekwenyukeni kwenani labalimi abaphakela le makethe enenzuzo enkulu. Le mifino emincane ayikhangi kuphela ngokubukeka kodwa futhi isiphenduke intandokazi phakathi kwabathengi abakhathalela impilo abafuna izindlela zokuthuthukisa ukudla kwabo ngokudla okunomsoco.
Ucwaningo olwenziwe yi-University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources kanye noMnyango Wezolimo wase-US luveze inani elikhethekile lokudla okunomsoco wezitshalo eziluhlaza. Ngokuya ngohlobo lwemifino, le mifino ingaba nemisoco ephindwe izikhathi ezingu-40 kunozakwabo abavuthiwe. Ukuchichima kwamavithamini, amaminerali, kanye nama-antioxidants kuwenza abe isengezo esibalulekile kunoma yikuphi ukudla, futhi amaphrofayili abo okunambitheka okuyingqayizivele abenze baduma phakathi kwabapheki nabapheki basekhaya ngokufanayo.
Izindaba zempumelelo zabantu abaye baba noshintsho lwezempilo ngemuva kokufaka ama-microgreens ekudleni kwabo ziye zabhebhethekisa isidingo. Ngokwesibonelo, umnikazi we-We Do Moore LLC, ipulazi elincane eliluhlaza elise-Spokane Valley, uguqule impilo yakhe ngemva kokwamukela ukudla okunothiswe ngalezi zitshalo. Izindaba ezinjalo ziye zagqugquzela abanye abalimi ukuthi bangenele ukulima izihlahla ezincane eziluhlaza, okube nesandla ekwandeni kokutholakala kwezitshalo.
Njengoba ukuthandwa kwama-microgreens kuqhubeka nokukhuphuka, imakethe isinokuncintisana kakhulu, okuholela kuzo zombili izinzuzo nezinselelo zabalimi. Ngasohlangothini oluhle, ukukhuphuka kwesidingo kuye kwavula amathuba amasha kubalimi ukuze bazinze emakethe yezitshalo ezincane eziluhlaza futhi bathole inzuzo. Izitshalo ezincane eziluhlaza, okuyizitshalo ezinenani eliphezulu, zinamandla okukhiqiza inzuzo enkulu kubalimi abangakhiqiza futhi badayise amanani aphezulu ukuze basebenzise inzuzo yenzuzo yephawundi ngalinye.
Nokho, ukwanda kwesidingo nakho kuza nezithiyo ezithile. Ukuncintisana okukhulayo kanye nesidingo esikhulayo kuholele ekwenyukeni okukhulu kwamanani embewu, okungase kucindezele ama-magins enzuzo kubalimi. Kubalimi abasha abafuna ukungena emakethe, ukuthola indawo kungase kube inselele ngenxa yabadlali asebevele bakhona ensimini.
Naphezu kwalezi zinselelo, imakethe yezitshalo eziluhlaza e-Spokane isalokhu iqinile, futhi abalimi bendawo bayaqhubeka nokuhlola izindlela ezintsha zokuhlangabezana nesidingo esikhulu. Amapulazi afana ne-We Do Moore LLC kanye ne-Courage to Grow Farms LLC amukele ubuchwepheshe kanye nezindlela zokulima zasemadolobheni ukuze akhiqize imifino emincane eluhlaza unyaka wonke, okubenza bakwazi ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zamakhasimende ngokungaguquki.
Ama-Microgreens ahlangabezane nokwenyuka kwe-meteoric ekudumeni endaweni ye-Spokane ngenxa yokuminyana kwezakhi ezimangalisayo, ukunambitheka okuyingqayizivele, kanye nokuhlukahluka ezitsheni ezihlukahlukene. Njengoba isidingo salezi zitshalo eziluhlaza ezigcwele izakhamzimba siqhubeka sikhula, abalimi bendawo bathola impumelelo futhi banweba imisebenzi yabo ukuze bahlangabezane ne-megademand, ngisho naphakathi kwezinselelo zemakethe enokuncintisana kakhulu.