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Enkabeni yeMinneapolis, phakathi namakhaza asebusika, ikhambi elisha lokulima unyaka wonke liyachuma: izindlu zokugcina izithombo zasebusika ezijulile. Lezi zakhiwo ezikhethekile azigcini nje ngokudelela amakhaza ashubisa umnkantsha kodwa futhi zilungisa isimo sezolimo sasemadolobheni. Idizayinelwe ukukhulisa amandla elanga angenzi lutho, izindawo zokugcina izithombo zasebusika ezijulile zinikeza ukukhanya kwethemba lokulwa nokungavikeleki kokudla kanye nokukhuthaza ukusimama.
Ngaphambili kwalolu guquko lwezolimo indawo yokushisa yasebusika ejulile etholakala e-E 28th St kanye ne-15th Ave S eMinneapolis. Iqhutshwa yi-Tamales y Bicicletas, inhlangano engenzi nzuzo ezinikele ekulimeni kwasemadolobheni, le ndlu ebamba ukushisa ibonisa amandla okulima okusimeme ezindaweni ezibandayo. Ngokusebenzisa amandla elanga angenzi lutho ngomklamo oyingqayizivele, le ndlu ebamba ukushisa itshala izinhlobonhlobo zemikhiqizo, okuhlanganisa imifino esindayo, i-cilantro, i-jalapenos, nopelepele, ngisho nasebusika.
Isihluthulelo sempumelelo yezindlu zokugcina izithombo zasebusika ezijulile sisezicini zabo zokuklama ezintsha. Ngezindonga ezintathu ezivaleke kakhulu kanye nodonga olucwebezelayo olubheke eningizimu, lezi zakhiwo zibamba futhi zigcine ukushisa kwelanga, zidale indawo efudumele nefanele ukukhula kwezitshalo. Isistimu yamapayipi angaphansi komhlaba ithuthukisa futhi ukugcinwa kokushisa nokujikeleza, isebenza njengebhethri elishisayo ukuze lilondoloze izinga lokushisa elilungile.
Naphezu kwezinselele zesimo sezulu esibandayo, izindlu zokugcina izithombo zasebusika ezijulile zibonisa ukusebenza kahle kwamandla okuphawulekayo. Uma kuqhathaniswa nezindawo zokugcina izithombo ezivamile, zisebenzisa amandla amancane kakhulu, okuholela ezindleko eziphansi zokusebenza kanye nokunciphisa umthelela wendawo. Eqinisweni, i-greenhouse e-E 28th St kanye ne-15th Ave S iziqhayisa ngebhili yamandla yanyanga zonke engu-$200 kuphela, ebonisa ukusebenza kahle kwezomnotho kwalolu hlobo lokulima oluzinzile.
Ikhuthazwa impumelelo yezindawo zokugcina izithombo zasebusika ezijulile zasemadolobheni, i-University of Minnesota Extension Service manje inweba lesi sinyathelo ezindaweni zasemakhaya ngokusebenzisa ithuba lobambiswano lwezinga lepulazi. Ngesibonelelo sika-$25,000, abalimi abangaphandle kwendawo kamasipala omkhulu bangakha futhi bagcine ezabo izindlu ezishisayo zasebusika, banikeze imiphakathi amandla okwamukela izinqubo zezolimo ezisimeme.
Umthelela wezindlu ezibamba ukushisa ebusika ezijulile udlulela ngalé kwezinzuzo zezomnotho, njengoba kuboniswa umnikelo ka-Tamales y Bicicletas ekuvikelekeni kokudla. Ngokunikela kumashalofu okudla endawo, bayisibonelo samandla okulima emadolobheni ukuze kubhekwane nendlala futhi kugqugquzelwe ukusimama komphakathi. Njengoba izicelo zobambiswano lwezinga lepulazi ziqhubeka nokungena, ikusasa lezindawo zokugcina izithombo zasebusika ezijulile libukeka lithembisa, limemezela inkathi entsha yezolimo ezisimeme e-Minnesota.