Iminyaka engu-20, i Leeds Farm eDelaware County (Ohio) uvule amasango ayo ezinkulungwaneni zezivakashi ngezimpelaviki zasekwindla ukuze uthole izindawo zokugibela utshani, olayini be-zip, imijaho yezingulube, neminye imisebenzi ehlanganisa indawo yokulondoloza izilwane ezifuywayo nezimbuzi kanye nezimbongolo ezingumama nendodakazi.
"Sivele saguqukela ku-agritourism," kusho uRob Leeds, ophinde abe nguthisha wendawo wezolimo nezinsiza zemvelo. I-Ohio State University Extension. "Njengoba intuthuko iqala ukwenzeka futhi izinto zishintsha eduze kwethu, sajwayela."
Uma kungekho okunye, umthetho omusha wase-Ohio unikeza uLeeds ukuthula kwengqondo, esho.
NgoMeyi 17, uGov. John Kasich wasayina ISigele Bill 75, echaza i-agritourism, inikeza ukuvikelwa kwabaqhubi be-agritourism, futhi idingida izinkinga ezihlanganisa ubungozi besibopho somphakathi, intela yendawo kanye nesiphathimandla sezoni sasendaweni.
Umthetho uzoqala ukusebenza ngo-Agasti 16, kusenesikhathi semisebenzi yezokuvakasha yezolimo edumile e-Ohio ekwindla, kusho uPeggy Kirk Hall, umsizi kaprofesa wezomthetho wezolimo kanye nezinsiza Ikolishi Lezokudla, Ezolimo, Nezesayensi Yezemvelo e-Ohio State University kanye nochwepheshe emkhakheni wezomthetho wezolimo we-OSU Extension. I-OSU Extension ingalo yokufinyelela ekolishi.
“Ngicabanga ukuthi into yokuqala abantu okumele bayiqonde ukuthi ukuze uphathwe ngumthetho, kumele uhlangabezane nencazelo ‘yepulazi,’” kusho uHall. “Kufanele okungenani ube namahektha ayi-10 anikezelwe ekukhiqizweni kwezolimo noma uthole imali engenayo okungenani engu-$2,500 kusukela ekukhiqizeni okunjalo. Usuvele kufanele ukuthi lokho kukhiqizwa kwenzeke. Uma kunjalo, umsebenzi we-agritourism ohlobene nezolimo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukufundisa, umlando, amasiko, ukuzijabulisa noma ukuzijabulisa, uhlanganiswa nomthetho omusha.”
Umthetho uvikela abaqhubi ekubeni nesibopho sezomthetho sokulimala okuhlobene nezingozi ezikhona emisebenzini yezokuvakasha kwezolimo.
“Izingozi 'ezingokwemvelo' yilezo zinto umuntu onengqondo azokwazi ukuthi angaba sengozini yazo ngokwenza lowo msebenzi,” kusho uHall. “Ukuba seduze kwehhashi kunezingozi ezithile ngenxa yobukhulu nokungabikezeli kwesilwane. Kodwa uma umqhubi wehhashi engalibophi ngendlela efanele bese kuba nenkinga, lokho kuzothathwa njengobudedengu, obungavikelwe yilo mthetho.”
Imisebenzi ebandakanya izilwane ihlale inengozi ethile, kusho uLeeds.
“Amaphesenti angu-95 kuya kwangu-XNUMX ezimbuzi zethu aziphethe kahle, kodwa uma ijazi noma ibhantshi lothile lisondela kakhulu, bangaqala kalula ukulidla. Abazami ukuba nenhliziyo embi. Bayizimbuzi nje.”
U-Leeds uthe izindawo ezimbi zingaba inkinga kubavakashi basemapulazini.
“Akuyona yonke into elele phansi epulazini,” kusho yena. “Emsebenzini wethu, upaka endaweni yotshani. Kuyingxenye yesipiliyoni. Ngokwengxenye enkulu, kulungile, kodwa kufanele uqaphele ukuthi kuseyinsimu yepulazi. Ngakho-ke, lezi zivikelo zisinika ukuthula kwengqondo. ”
Ngaphansi komthetho omusha, abaqhubi kufanele bathumele izimpawu eziyisixwayiso eduze nendawo yokungena ngayinye noma emsebenzini ngamunye owazisa izivakashi ukuthi umqhubi akanasibopho sanoma yikuphi ukulimala okuhlobene nalezo zingozi ezingokwemvelo.
“Ulimi lophawu oluyisixwayiso lunemba, futhi umthetho uthi izinhlamvu kufanele zibe mnyama, okungenani ziyi-intshi engu-1 ubude futhi kufanele zibonakale ngokucacile emnyango noma endaweni okuzokwenziwa kuyo,” kusho uHholo. “Ngincoma ukuthi ama-opharetha enze iphutha ngokuthumela izimpawu eziningi kunokuba anele. Uxwayisa abantu ukuthi kumele baqonde ukuthi kukhona ubungozi obukhona bokuba lapho. ”
Izikhulu zendawo zendawo zidinga ukuqonda nomthetho omusha, ngoba ubeka imingcele ukuthi ukuklanywa kwezindawo kungathinta kanjani imisebenzi yezokuvakasha kwezolimo, esho. Ukuklanywa kwesifunda nelokishi ngeke kukwazi ukuvimbela ezokuvakasha kwezolimo kodwa kungenza izimfuneko ezithile ukuze kubhekwane nokufinyelela kwendawo, ukupaka kanye nezithiyo zezakhiwo ezimweni ezithile.
“Kulapho singabona khona ukuhlukana kwemibono mayelana nokuthi ngabe umsebenzi 'uwukuvakasha kwezolimo' ngempela yini ngokomthetho," kusho yena. “Sengizwile kohulumeni basekhaya bezama ukuthola ukuthi lokhu kuthinta bani.”
Umthetho futhi ucacisa ukuthi umhlaba lapho kwenziwa khona imisebenzi yezokuvakasha kwezolimo kufanele ukhokhiswe intela ngaphansi kohlelo lwase-Ohio Lwe-Curent Agricultural Use Valuation esikhundleni sokukhokhiswa intela yendawo ephakeme.
"Lokho akukaze kube yinto enkulu kithi - umcwaningi mabhuku wethu eDelaware County usebenza eduze kakhulu nomphakathi we-ag - kodwa ngizwile ukuthi kube yinkinga kwabanye opharetha kwezinye izifunda," kusho uLeeds. "Kuhle ngaso sonke isikhathi ukucaca."
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ULeeds uthe umthetho uzosiza ekuhlinzeni okufana nokwakhe, ahambisana nonkosikazi wakhe, uChristy Leeds.
"Kodwa kungakhathaliseki ukuthi sishaya muphi umthetho, kuhlale kubuyela ebudlelwaneni," kusho uLeeds. “Njengabasebenzi be-agritourism, sidinga ukwakha ubudlelwano nomakhelwane, abaphathiswa basemalokishini kanye nezikhulu ezikhethiwe. Ngikujabulela kakhulu ukusebenza nezikhulu zomlilo zendawo kanye nosherifu, sikhuluma ngezinkinga abangase bazibone ngomsebenzi wethu kanye nalokho okungase kudingeke sikwenze ukuze siphephe. Lobo budlelwano bubalulekile kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kwenzekani.”
- UMarta Filipic, Inyuvesi yase-Ohio State
Umthombo: I-Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences