Cishe zonke izinhlobo zezithelo nemifino ziye zacutshungulwa zaba umkhiqizo owengezwe inani eminyakeni yamuva, njengoba abalimi nabacubungula bejaha ukuhlangabezana nesidingo esikhula ngokushesha sokunethezeka abakunikeza abathengi. Kuze kube manje, imifino eyodwa ibonakala ishiywe ngaphandle: i-artichokes.
Amapulazi e-Ocean Mist, umlimi we-artichoke omkhulu wesizwe, ugcwalise isikhala nge-artichoke yokuqala ye-microwaveable embonini, umkhiqizo ongase usize ukwandisa ukuthandwa kwemifino ngenkathi unikeza kalula okusha ekuphekeni.
Iza ezithendeni zezidingo ezivela kubathengisi nabathengi becela i-artichoke okulula ukuyilungisa.
"Sithole imibuzo eminyakeni edlule evela kumakhasimende ethu athengisayo kanye nabathengi bethu mayelana ne-artichoke ye-microwaveable," kusho u-Kori Tuggle, umqondisi wezokukhangisa nokuthuthukiswa kwebhizinisi e-Ocean Mist Farms. "Ucwaningo lwabathengi lusitshele ukuthi abathengi abaningi babheka ukulungiswa kwama-artichokes njengesithiyo esikhulu sokuthenga."
Ngisho nezicelo zabathengi nabadayisi be-artichoke entsha, kwakusenombuzo wokuthi ngabe kunesidingo esikhulu ngokwanele somkhiqizo nokuthi uzothengisa yini. Inkampani iqale uhlelo lokumaketha olulinganiselwe ezitolo ezisenyakatho ye-California ngesizini ye-artichoke yasentwasahlobo ka-2011 ukuze ihlole umkhiqizo futhi yathola ukuthi kwakukhona isithakazelo esikhulu. Kuphinde kwaba nokwamukelwa okuhle kwemboni ngesikhathi bekhipha umkhiqizo omusha e- Khiqiza iMarketing Association's (PMA) Umhlangano Omusha weNgqungquthela e-Atlanta ngo-October odlule.
"Sithole impendulo evumelana ngazwi linye evela embonini eFresh Summit, okuwumkhiqizo wayo wokuqala wohlobo lwe-artichoke," kusho uTuggle.
Umkhiqizo uphinde wathola Umklomelo Kazwelonke we-PMA Wokupakisha Okusha emhlanganweni. Isici esiyinhloko ekukhululekeni komkhiqizo omusha, iphakheji ihlanganisa ama-artichokes amabili ahlanzwa futhi anqunywe. Isikhathi esingaphezu kwesigamu sokulungiselela siqedwa, okubaluleke kakhulu kubathengi kumashejuli aqinile noma labo abangakaze bajabulele i-artichoke ezimpilweni zabo futhi abazi ukuthi baqale kuphi.
"Kusukela ekuqaleni, besazi ukuthi kufanele senze iphakethe elisha lingabi nankinga ngaphandle kokulungiselela, kanye nesikhathi esifushane sokupheka kanye nesipiliyoni esihle kakhulu sokudla," kusho uTuggle. “(Kuyithuba) lokuheha amakhasimende ancishwa isikhathi futhi afuna indlela esheshayo yokupheka i-artichoke entsha, noma abesatshiswa yiwo ngoba awazi ukuhlanza noma ukulungisa i-artichoke entsha.”
Esinye isici emaphaketheni siwuphawu lwe-zip-lock oluvumela abathengi ukuthi bacuphe okuqukethwe ngaphambi kwe-microwaving.
"Siyazi ukuthi ukukwazi ukunika umthengi ukulawula ukuthi kanjani nokuthi yini esetshenziselwa ukunambitha i-artichoke kungaba isici esibalulekile sokuthenga okuphindaphindiwe," kusho yena.
Ama-artichokes ahlelelwe ukukhishwa okudayiswa kulo nyaka, ngaphandle kwezinhlelo zamanje zesevisi yokudla.
I-Ocean Mist Farms ibitshala ama-artichokes enkabeni ye-California kusukela ngo-1924, lapho u-Daniel Pieri, u-Alfred Tottino, u-James Bellone no-Amerigo kanye no-Angelo Del Chiaro bedala i-California Artichoke & Vegetable Growers Corp. e-Castroville, eqanjwe kabusha ngokuthi i-Ocean Mist Farms ngo-1995.
Ukusebenza kusasebenza kakhulu kuma-artichokes, kodwa inkampani iye yanda yaba yimikhiqizo emisha eminyakeni yamuva nje okuhlanganisa i-broccoli, i-asparagus, amahlumela aseBrussels, i-cardone, i-cauliflower, isilimo esidliwayo esinamagatsha anamanzi, ubhontshisi we-fava, i-fennel, u-anyanisi oluhlaza, isipinashi kanye namalethisi amaningana. Iningi lithengiswa ngobuningi; ama-artichokes afakwa ku-microwave aphawula ukungena kwenkampani emikhiqizweni ehlanganisiwe, ene-value-added.
I-Ocean Mist icubungula futhi idayise isitoko sayo. Le nkampani iqinisekiswe nge-California Leafy Greens Handler Marketing Agreement, futhi inohlu lwezinqubo ezinhle zezolimo zokuqinisekisa ukuthobela ukuphepha kokudla.
Indlela yenkampani ezichaza ngayo “indlela ephelele” yokuphepha kokudla iqala ensimini, ngokuhlolwa okunemininingwane yobungozi bensimu ngayinye ngaphambi kokutshala. Abasebenzi baphinde balandele izinqubo zokuhlanzeka ezijwayelekile futhi baqinisekise ukuthuthwa kwendle nokunakekelwa kwazo zonke izinto zokusebenza ngesikhathi kulinywa.
Uhlelo oludidiyelwe lokulawula izinambuzane luqapha ukhula, izifo kanye nezinambuzane ukuze kunciphe amakhemikhali ngesikhathi sokukhiqiza. Amanzi okunisela ahlolwa kakhulu ngaphambi kokufaka isicelo, futhi inkampani ihlale ifundisa abasebenzi ngezinyathelo zokuvuna zokukhucululwa kwendle ezibhekana nokungcola, ukuvikeleka kokudla kanye nenhlanzeko.
Izisebenzi ezisezikhungweni zokucubungula zilandela izinqubo ezinhle zokukhiqiza kanye nezindawo zokulawula ezibucayi zokuhlaziya ubungozi, okuhlanganisa ukuthuthwa kwendle nsuku zonke kwemishini.
Inkampani yenze uhlelo lokuqapha imvelo olusebenzisa ukuhlola njengendlela eyodwa yokuqinisekisa ukuthuthwa kwendle ngaphambi kokucubungula.
I-cold chain ingenye indlela inkampani ethuthukisa ngayo ukuphepha kokudla kanye nekhwalithi, futhi i-Ocean Mist Farms ithatha izinyathelo zokuphepha ukuqinisekisa ukuthi iketango alinqamuki. Umkhiqizo upholiswa phakathi kwamahora amane okuvuna futhi ugcinwe ku-34˚ F, bese uyiswa ngokushesha ezindaweni zokuhamba ngamaloli afriziwe. Ama-coolers anemithetho eqinile yezokuthuthwa kwendle egunyaza ukusetshenziswa kwamagilavu alahlwayo ukuphatha umkhiqizo, ama-forklift kagesi ukuvimbela intuthu ephuma kumakhaza namanzi aphuzwayo ukuze apholise, ngokusho kwenkampani.
"Siyaqhubeka nokufuna izindlela ezintsha zokunweba nokwengeza inani kulokho esikunikezayo kumakhasimende ethu nakubathengi," kusho uTuggle.