Kusukela endaweni yakhe eNorth Hatfield, Mass., inani labantu abangu-3,500, u-Ron Widelo wenza ukuxhumana namazwe ngamazwe uma kuziwa ku-squash e-butternut esanda kusikwa.
U-Widelo wayenebhizinisi lakhe, i-Ronny's Welding Service, futhi esebenza njengomakhenikha wokushisela ezakhiweni ezisindayo kuyilapho enza imisebenzi ethile eseceleni ngemva komsebenzi kwamanye amapulazi aseduze. Ngo-2000, omunye wabalimi wayecwecwa ngesandla u-squash we-butternut ukuze akhiqize amaphakheji omkhiqizo oluhlaza wama-cubed wesitolo esikhulu sendawo futhi wabuza u-Widelo ukuthi angakwazi yini ukuklama umshini ozowacwecwa ngomshini.
“Bekuyinselelo enkulu,” esho. “Ngazenzela isitatimende senhloso … ukuthi, eyodwa, ngidayise umshini wokucwecwa osezingeni eliphezulu kakhulu, othengekayo futhi ophephile. Okwesibili kwaba ukudayisa umshini osebenziseka kalula. Okwesithathu kwaba ukudayisa umshini onokwethenjelwa ocwecwa u-squash.”
Waphumelela, futhi wayijabulela imiphumela. Yenziwe ngensimbi engagqwali, idizayini yakhe enelungelo lobunikazi ixebula i-squash ukusuka kumayintshi angu-4.5 ukuya kwangu-22 ubude futhi ayidingi umoya noma amanzi ukuze isebenze.
“Kunzima ukusho ukuthi isikhumba sikhishiwe,” esho. “Iyayicwecwa bushelelezi, ukuze kungabi khona imfucuza encane.”
U-Widelo nomkakhe, uSandra, badla isikwashi esiningi endleleni. Ikhokhelwe, njengoba ukuthengisa akuzange kuqale e-US kuphela, kodwa njengoba i-RJW brand butternut peeler idala isiphithiphithi kwezinye izingxenye zomhlaba.
Okokuqala, ngo-2009, wayesedayise amayunithi angama-65 eMelika naseCanada esebenzisa iwebhusayithi nangokukhangisa. Wazakhela ngokwakhe ezokuqala ezinhlanu, wabe eseqaphela ukuthi ngenxa yokungaguquguquki, kwakuzodingeka “azilima” ukuze zenziwe.
Kwabe sekufika i-Hanrow Ltd. e-United Kingdom. U-Hanrow uhlinzeka ngezinto zokusebenza kubaphrosesa bemifino e-UK nase-Ireland, edayiselwa nakwezinye izingxenye zomhlaba.
“Ngezinye izikhathi sithola imibuzo ngezinto ezingajwayelekile futhi enye yezinto esaqala ukubuzwa ngayo kwakuyinto yokucwecwa i-butternut squash - kwakungekho lutho emakethe yase-UK eyenza lowo msebenzi,” kusho uMphathi Wezokuthengisa wakwa-Hanrow uGreg Cooper. “Ngokomlando, i-butternut squash ibingewona umkhiqizo odayiswa kakhulu e-UK, kodwa ibilokhu iwumkhiqizo osetshenziswa kakhulu eminyakeni emihlanu noma eyisithupha edlule.
“Uma ungena esitolo esikhulu sase-UK, isikwashi se-butternut esingahlutshiwe asibonwa njengomkhiqizo okhangayo, kanti uma sesihlutshiwe kakade, umthengi angabona enza okuthile ngaso ngaphandle komzamo omkhulu, futhi sesiba umdayisi omkhulu kakhulu.”
Ngesikhathi u-Hanrow ethola u-Widelo, babengenaso isiqiniseko sokuthi umshini wakhe uzodlala e-UK. Ethatha ukweqa ukholo, u-Widelo wathumela eyodwa ukuze abavumele ukuthi bayizame.
"Siyivivinye ngawo wonke amaphrosesa amakhulu ase-UK butternut squash," kusho u-Cooper. “Asikhulumi ngamakhulu, sikhuluma amashumi. Kepha kungumsebenzi amaphrosesa amakhulu akhula ewenza ngamavolumu amancane.
"Besicabanga ukuthi uma singathola umshini onesikhathi sokukhokha esisheshayo, ungathengisa."
Wonke umuntu ubewuthanda lo mshini, kusho u-Cooper, kodwa ezinye zezici zawo bezingafanele ukuthi ugunyazwe emakethe yase-UK. I-Hanrow, nayo eyakha imishini, ixhumane nayo futhi yavakashela e-Widelo eMassachusetts ngoMashi odlule. Bonke bavumelana nezinguquko zika-Hanrow, futhi manje u-Hanrow ukhangisa idizayini ethuthukisiwe emhlabeni wonke ngaphansi kwamagama abo womabili.
“Entsha ihluke ngokuphelele, kodwa iwumgomo ofanayo,” kusho uWidelo. "Sengivele ngithengise ezine zazo - ezimbili eCanada kanti ezimbili e-Indiana."
Khonamanjalo, uHanrow usedayise abanye aba peeler beWidelo eNingizimu Afrika naseRussia.
“Sisebenzisana nabakhiqizi abaningi abahlukene emhlabeni jikelele futhi kuba kuhle kakhulu uma uthola inkampani efana noRJW noRon ozimisele ngokusebenzisana nathi,” kusho uCooper. “Uthola abakhiqizi abaningi abakholelwa ukuthi banomshini ongcono kakhulu futhi abakholwa ukuthi kufanele bashintshe ezimakethe zomhlaba ezahlukene.
“Kube wumshado omuhle impela wezinkampani ezimbili. Sinolwazi lwamaphrosesa ase-UK futhi wayenomgomo womshini owawufanela amaphrosesa ethu.”
Futhi abakwaWidelo bathatha ngamabomu.
“Ibhizinisi lethu ngomama nobaba – mina nomkami,” kusho uWidelo. “Bengicabanga ukuthi ngizobadayisela indawo – kule ndawo encane eseduze nendawo yami enamapulazi amaningi.