Ukhulela eNetherlands, uMark Hommes wakhuliswa nge-horticulture nothando lwe-Dutch iris. Umnikazi wamanje we-Castle Hayne Farms, u-Mark wayehlala azi ukuthi uzoba umlimi wezimbali ezithengiswayo, afunde ukuhweba kuyise, kodwa angaqaphelanga inani lomlando ocebile kokubili ipulazi lakhe kanye nefa lomndeni wakhe elalizothwala. eCastle Hayne, North Carolina.
Umndeni kaMark wamkhulisela epulazini lama-bulb eNetherlands lapho afunda khona ins and outs of the horticulture industry. Kwaze kwaba yilapho ubaba kaMark eqala ibhizinisi lokuthekelisa e-United States lapho uMark anquma ukuvakashela khona futhi wayithanda indawo. “Ubaba nomalume bathenga ipulazi, elaliqanjwe ngokuthi i-Coastal Bulb Farm, ngo-1978,” kusho uMark, “futhi lapho mina nomngane wami sinquma ukuvakasha ngo-1989 sobabili sawuthanda umhlaba kanye namathuba esiwathole. lapha." UMark nomngani wakhe baba ngabanikazi bepulazi ngo-2004 futhi sebelikhulise lafinyelela kumahektha angu-7.5 kanye namahektha amane ezindawo zokugcina izithombo ezithengiswayo.
Izinhlobo ze-iris
"I-Dutch iris ibilokhu iyisitshalo sethu esikhethekile nesiyisisekelo e-Castle Hayne Farms," kusho uMark, "ivela emlandweni wakithi eNetherlands futhi ikhula kahle kakhulu lapha ogwini lwaseNorth Carolina ngenxa yenani eligcwele lelanga lansuku zonke, amanzi kanye nezinga lokushisa lakusihlwa elipholile.” NgokukaMarku, izinhlobo eziningi ze-iris zaseDutch ezitshalwa namuhla zivela emapulazini emindeni yakhe eNetherlands. “Kuyimbali engiyithanda kakhulu ukukhula ngoba isegazini lami,” esho, “siqhubeka nefa lomndeni lokukhiqiza izinhlobo ezintsha, empeleni, okwamanje sisebenzela enye ezoqanjwa ngendodakazi yami.” Ngaphezu kwe-Dutch iris, ipulazi litshala izinhlobonhlobo zezinye izimbali, ezifana neminduze, ama-snapdragons, ama-peonies nobhekilanga kanye ne-CBD kanye nemifino ebamba ukushisa, njenge-squash, isitshalo seqanda kanye ne-zucchini.
Usuku olujwayelekile epulazini luqala ngo-6:30 ekuseni lapho abasebenzi bevuna izimbali ezindaweni zokugcina izithombo, bebeka uthayela nomhlabathi obulala amagciwane ukuze kuqinisekiswe impilo efanele. “Abantu abaningi abaqapheli ukuthi ngaphezu kokuqinisekisa inani elifanele lamanzi elinikezwayo, ukulondoloza impilo yenhlabathi kubalulekile ekuthuthukiseni izinga lezimbali zakho,” kusho uMark, “ngoba inhlabathi esezingeni eliphakeme isiza ukumunca futhi isuse amanzi amaningi, kodwa izinga lesivuno sakho linqunywa ukuthi ubani osekugcineni kwepayipi.” UMark ubuye abe nesibopho sokutshala amashejuli, ukugcwalisa ama-oda, ukuthengisa nokumaketha kwepulazi. Uthi: “Kufana nokunakekela ingane amahora angu-24 ngosuku, izinsuku ezingu-7 ngesonto, ngaphandle kwekhefu, awukwazi ukuyiyeka ishelele futhi kuyibhizinisi elicindezelayo ngoba izimbali kufanele zidayiswe ngokushesha okukhulu, zingakapheli izinsuku ezinhlanu zivunwe, noma zilahlwe.” Naphezu kokucindezeleka kwansuku zonke, uMark uthi akukho ukuziqhenya okudlula ukungena endaweni ebamba ukushisa futhi ubone isivuno esihle esilungele ukuvunwa.
I-Carolina Bouquet
Umkhiqizo owodwa oyingqayizivele owethulwa yi-Castle Hayne Farms yi-Carolina Bouquet yabo. “Lesi sixha sinezinhlobonhlobo zezimbali ezisesikhathini sonyaka, ngakho sishintsha isizini eyodwa siye kwelandelayo,” kusho uMark, “zonke zenziwe ngesandla futhi sinikeza umklamo wethu ukuze umele ukulima kwamanje e-Carolina’s. .”
Abadayisi
Imikhiqizo evela e-Castle Hayne Farms ingatholakala e-Riverfront Farmers Market edolobheni laseWilmington, i-Carolina Beach Farmers Market, i-Wrightsville Beach Farmers Market kanye ne-Oak Island Farmers Market. Izimbali zezimbali ezivela epulazini zingatholakala nasezindaweni ezithengiswayo esifundeni sonke, okuhlanganisa i-Whole Foods, i-Fresh Market kanye ne-Lidl. Izimbali zabo zingabonwa ngomkhono ngelogo ye-Dutch Iris kanye ne-Goodness Grows.
Nakuba izikhathi zishintsha futhi ikusasa lingaqinisekile, uMark wazi kahle ukuthi ipulazi lakhe lizoqhubeka nokwenzani. “Ngokuzayo sizoqhubeka nokutshala izimbali ezinhle nezisezingeni eliphezulu futhi sinakekele abantu bakithi,” usho kanje. Uma ungathanda ukufunda okwengeziwe ngomlando wezwe le-Castle Hayne Farms, bheka incwadi ethi “Tar Heels and Wooden Shoes” ka-Charles W. Riesz Jr. futhi uvakashele iwebhusayithi yabo ukuze uthole okwengeziwe ngomlando womndeni wokutshala izitshalo ezinhle, njenge iris Dutch.
Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe:
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