I-Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG) isungule ubambiswano ne-Highline Mushrooms ukuze basebenzise izinto ezingavuthiwe ezivela ezindlini zokugcina izithombo njengenye into kamanyolo. Abameleli bathi ubudlelwano bungaba yisinyathelo sokuqala emnothweni wesifunda futhi kungaba yimpumuzo enkulu njengoba izindleko zikamanyolo nezomquba zenyuka phakathi nobhadane lwe-COVID-19.
"Sibone ithuba lokuphambukisa imfucumfucu ezindaweni zokulahla imfucumfucu yendawo njengoba besondela emikhawulweni yabo enqunyiwe ngokwezivumelwano zabo zokuthobela imvelo noMnyango Wezemvelo, ngokushesha kunalokho obekulindelwe," kusho u-Aaron Coristine, umphathi wesayensi, izindaba zokulawula kanye nobudlelwano bukahulumeni. kwe-OGVG. "Enye yezinsika ezibalulekile ze-OGVG njengamanje ukusimama, ngakho-ke sicabange ukuthi likhona ithuba lokusebenzisa udoti wethu wemvelo njengomanyolo ongasetshenziswa ezinye izingxenye zezolimo."
Le phrojekthi igxile ezintweni zezitshalo zikadoti zamalungu e-OGVG, njengokusikwa, amaqabunga nezithelo. Babenezimpahla ezithunyelwe ukuze zihlaziywe ukuze kutholwe kahle ukuthi ukwakheka kokwakheka kwakuyini, ikakhulukazi njengoba kuhlobene ne-nitrogen, i-potassium, ne-phosphorus phakathi kwezinye izakhi ezingabalulekile ekutshaleni ukudla. UCoristine uthi bathole ukuthi izinto zezitshalo ziqhathaniswa nemikhiqizo kamanyolo yendabuko, eqinisekisa umqondo wabo. Bathola i-Highline Mushrooms inguzakwethu okahle futhi baqala ukubathumela cishe amathani angama-40 emfucuza yemvelo ngosuku njengesivivinyo. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi banqume ukuthi kungenzeka ukukala lokho kuze kufike kumathani ayi-120 ngosuku.
"Sibona ithuba lokukhula njengoba i-Highline ikhula futhi njengoba sikhula kancane kulo msebenzi," kusho uCoristine. "Lokhu kungaba yilokho esikubheka njengesigaba sokuqala sokuthuthukiswa kwe-bio-economy eyindilinga, lapho sisebenzisa imikhiqizo yethu ekhiqizwayo noma izinto ezingadayiswa kanye nezinto zezitshalo ukwenza uhlelo olusha."
I-OGVG imele abalimi abangaba ngu-180, okumanje amapulazi amathathu abambe iqhaza ekuhloleni ubudlelwano bephrojekthi neHighline Mushrooms. Kodwa lawo mapulazi amathathu angase abe awokuqala - uCoristine uthi i-OGVG ivulekele ukuqhubela phambili ubudlelwano nabanye abakhiqizi, kanye neminye imikhakha ngokuphelele.
“Sisendleleni yokuhlola ezinye izindlela esingasebenzisa kuzo imfucuza, njengokusebenzisa i-pyrolysis ukuze sakhe i-biochar, kanye nokusebenza ne-Enbridge kanye nezindawo zokulahla imfucumfucu ukuze sikhiqize igesi yemvelo evuselelekayo ngokubola kwezinto eziphilayo. Siphinde sibheke amaphrojekthi athile ayingqayizivele ukuze sikhiphe izakhi eziqukethwe empahleni kanye nezitshalo ngokwazo ukuze ziphinde zenziwe kabusha.”
Njengoba kunezihibe ezimbalwa zokuqala mayelana nokuhlela ukuphuma endleleni, uCoristine uthi izinto ziqhubeke kahle kusukela ngaleso sikhathi. Kodwa-ke, kuzoba khona izinto okufanele zicatshangelwe njengoba zandisa iphrojekthi. Imikhiqizo yabo kufanele isetshenziswe kungakapheli amahora angama-24 - hhayi ukukhathazeka okukhulu ngesilinganiso samanje abasebenza ngaso, kodwa uma inani lamalungu e-OGVG anikela ngezinto zokwakha kanye nezindawo lapho izinto ezithunyelwa khona ziqhubeka nokwanda, ukuhlelwa kokusungula inethiwekhi yokulethwa. kungaba inselele ngokwengeziwe. Kodwa uCoristine uyaqiniseka ukuthi bangabhekana nakho nokuthi izinzuzo zizowufanele umzamo.
“Kuzoba nezingqinamba okufanele sigxume ngazo, kodwa ngokuqinisekile akuyona into ebesingeke sikwazi ukuyenza. Sehlisa ukuthembela kwethu ezindaweni zokulahla imfucumfucu, sehlisa izinga lethu lesisi esibamba ukushisa, sisebenzisa kabusha udoti ukuze sikhulise ukudla. Sakha i-bio-economy ehlukaniswe ngokwezifunda lapho sinciphisa khona imfucuza futhi sandise ukuphuma. ”
Nakuba u-Coristine engazange axhumane nanoma yiziphi ezinye izinhlangano zikazwelonke zabalimi be-greenhouse ngakho, uthemba ukuthi njengoba i-OGVG iqhubeka nokukhula futhi ibonise izinzuzo ezinhle, bangaba nesithakazelo ekusizeni ukuqaliswa kwemizamo efanayo kwezinye izindawo ukwabelana ngalokho sebefundile.
"E-Ontario, nakuzwelonke, siyaziqhenya ngokuhlala sibheka ukuhambisa inaliti, ukuba ngabaphazamisi endaweni yezolimo kanye nokusungula izinto ezintsha nokuqamba - ukuhola indlela eya emathubeni amasha ezolimo."