Indlela Owesifazane Oyedwa Awaguqula Ngayo Uthando Lokulima Waba Umsebenzi Wakhe Wempilo

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• Ukuthi Ukuhlehla Kwamsiza Kanjani Ukuguqula Intshisekelo Yaba Yinjongo
• Ukuhlaziya kabusha umjaho nobulili kwezolimo
• Akulula Njengoba Ucabanga
• Isu Lakhe Elilula Lokuzinakekela
• Umjikelezo Wokuphila Komlimi
• Ukugqugquzela Isizukulwane Esilandelayo Sabalimi
• Buyekeza kwe-

Buka ngenhla ngengxoxo phakathi kukaKaren Washington nomunye umlimi uFrances Perez-Rodriguez mayelana nokulima kwanamuhla, ukungalingani kokudla okunempilo, nokuthola ukubuka ngaphakathi kweRise & Root.

UKaren Washington uhlale azi ukuthi ufuna ukuba ngumlimi.

Ukukhula kwakhe kumaphrojekthi eNew York City, ukhumbula ebuka umbiko wepulazi ku-TV, ekuseni ngoMgqibelo ekuseni, ngaphambi kokuba amakhathuni aqale. “Ngiseyingane, ngangiphupha ngokuba sepulazini,” uyakhumbula. "Ngangihlale nginomuzwa wokuthi ngelinye ilanga ngizoba nendlu negceke elingemuva kanye namandla okukhulisa okuthile."

Ngesikhathi ethenga indlu yakhe eBronx ngo-1985, wafeza iphupho lakhe lokutshala ukudla engadini yakhe yangasemuva. "Ngaleso sikhathi, kwakungabizwa ngokuthi 'ukulima emadolobheni.' Bekulima nje, "kusho uWashington.

Namuhla, uWashington, oneminyaka engama-65, ungomunye wabasunguli be-Rise & Root, ipulazi eliqhutshwa ngokubambisana, eliholwa ngabesifazane, elizinzile e-Orange County, eNew York, elingaphezudlwana kwamamayela angu-60 eNyakatho yeDolobha laseNew York. Ukusho ukuthi amasonto akhe amatasa kungaba nokungaqondi: NgeMisombuluko, uvuna epulazini. NgoLwesibili useBrooklyn, uphethe imakethe yabalimi iLa Familia Verde. NgoLwesithathu nangoLwesine, ubuyela epulazini, uvuna futhi uhlela, kanti ngoLwesihlanu ngolunye usuku lwemakethe — kulokhu kuRise & Root. Izimpelasonto zisebenza egcekeni lakhe nasezingadini zomphakathi.

Nakuba impilo yokulima yayihlale iyiphupho, kungenzeka ukuthi akazange akuzwe ukuphuthuma okunjalo ukwenza kube ngokoqobo ukube kwakungewona umsebenzi wakhe wokuqala wokuba ngumelaphi womzimba wasekhaya.

“Iningi leziguli zami kwakungabantu bemibala: African American, Caribbean, Latino noma Latina,” kuchaza uWashington. "Iningi labo lalinesifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-2 kanye nomfutho wegazi ophakeme, noma babephethwe yizifo noma babebhekene nokunqunywa izitho zomzimba — konke lokhu kuhlobene nokudla kwabo," esho. "Ngabona ukuthi zingaki iziguli zami ezaziyibala eligula ngenxa yokudla ezazikudla, nokuthi isikhungo sezokwelapha sasikuphatha kanjani lokho ngomuthi esikhundleni sokudla."

"Ubudlelwano obuphakathi kokudla nempilo, ukudla nobandlululo, nokudla nezomnotho kungenze ngacabanga kakhulu ngempambana yokudla," enezela.

Ngakho-ke, eneminyaka engama-60, uWashington wanquma ukuba ngumlimi wesikhathi esigcwele ukuze asize ekuxazululeni inkinga emsuka wayo. Nakhu ukuthi waphendula kanjani iphupho lakhe laba yinto engokoqobo, nalokho akufundile kusukela lapho.

Ukuthi Ukuhlehla Kwamsiza Kanjani Ukuguqula Intshisekelo Yaba Yinjongo

"NgoJanuwari 2018, abangani bethu abayi-40 ekuhambeni kokudla babuyela emuva. Abanye bethu babengabalimi noma abalimi, abanye bethu babengamakhanda ezinhlangano ezingenzi nzuzo — bonke abenza ushintsho. Sonke sabuthana ndawonye sathi, ' Yini esingayenza njengeqembu? Ayini amathemba ethu, ayini amaphupho ethu? ' Ngesinye isikhathi, sakhuphukela endaweni yokuphumula futhi wonke umuntu washo ukuthi amaphupho abo ayini. Kwakumangalisa lokho.

Kwathi ngo-April, ngenza i-UC Santa Cruz yokufundela ukulima okuphilayo. Luhlelo lwezinyanga eziyisithupha kusukela ngo-Ephreli kuya ku-Okthoba lapho uhlala etendeni futhi ufunde ngokulima ngemvelo. Lapho ngibuya ngo-Okthoba, ngangisha. Ngoba ngenkathi ngilapho, ngangizibuza, 'baphi abantu abamnyama? Baphi abalimi abamnyama? '"

Ukuhlaziya kabusha umjaho nobulili kwezolimo

“Mina ngisakhula ngangizwa kuthiwa ukulima kufana nobugqila ukuthi usebenzela ‘indoda. Kodwa akusilo iqiniso lelo, okokuqala nje, ezolimo zisekelwe kwabesifazane, abesifazane bayalima emhlabeni wonke. Ezolimo zenziwa ngabesifazane nabebala, okwesibili, uhambo lwethu lapha ngilucabanga njengabantu abagqilaziwe. sasiyizimungulu siqinile kodwa ngenxa yolwazi lwezolimo sazi ukutshala ukudla, saletha imbewu ezinweleni zethu, yithi esasitshala ukudla kwalesi sizwe, yithina esaletha ulwazi lokulima. nokunisela.Sasikwazi ukwalusa izinkomo.Saletha lolo lwazi lapha.

Umlando wethu untshontshelwe thina. Kodwa uma usuvula amehlo abantu ubazisa ukuthi silethwe lapha ngenxa yolwazi esinalo ngezolimo, kuyayishintsha imiqondo yabantu. Engikuqaphelayo manje wukuthi intsha yekhaladi isiqala ukufuna ukubuyela emhlabeni. Bayabona ukuthi ukudla siyikho. Ukudla kuyondla. Ukuzilimela ukudla kwethu kusinika amandla. "

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Akulula Njengoba Ucabanga

"Kunezinto ezintathu engizitshela abantu abazama ukuzibandakanya kwezolimo: Inombolo yokuqala, awukwazi ukulima wedwa. Udinga ukuthola umphakathi wokulima. Owesibili, yazi indawo okuyo. Ukuthi unawo umhlaba akusho ukuthi umhlaba wezolimo. Udinga amanzi nengobo, indawo yokuwasha nogesi. Inombolo yesithathu, thola umeluleki. Umuntu ozimisele ukukukhombisa izintambo nezinselelo, ngoba ukulima kuyinselele."

Isu Lakhe Elilula Lokuzinakekela

"Kimina, ukuzinakekela kungokwengqondo, ngokomzimba, nangokomoya. Ingxenye yokomoya iya esontweni ngamaSonto. Angiyena umuntu okholwayo, kodwa ngizizwa nginobuhlobo lapho. Uma ngihamba, umoya wami uzizwa uvuselelekile. Ngokwengqondo, ngizinika isikhathi sokuba nomndeni, ngichithe isikhathi nabangane, ngizenzele isikhathi sami.Idolobha laseNew York liyihlathi likakhonkolo, eligcwele izimoto nomsebenzi.Kodwa ekuseni kakhulu, ngihlala egcekeni lami, ngilalele izinyoni, futhi ngizizwe nginokuthula nje futhi ngibonga ubukhona bami."

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Umjikelezo Wokuphila Komlimi

"Ngiyakuthanda ukupheka. Ngiyazi ukuthi ukudla kwami ​​kuqhamukaphi, futhi ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi ngidla kahle, ngikhula ngenhloso, nomquba. Ngineminyaka engama-65, ngakho-ke uma ngenza umsebenzi wasepulazini, kuba sengathi umsebenzi omningi. Ukuzivocavoca umzimba kubalulekile. Ngiyaqiniseka futhi ukuthi ngiphuza amanzi amaningi. Ngiyisitha sami esikhulu uma kuziwa kulokho, ngakho-ke engangisebenza nabo epulazini bangitholela ubhaka we-hydration engiwugqoka lapho ngilima ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ngiphuza ngokwanele. "

Ukugqugquzela Isizukulwane Esilandelayo Sabalimi

"Eminyakeni emibili edlule, ngangisenkomfeni yokudla futhi kwakumele ngihambe ngemuva kwenkulumo yami ngiye komunye umcimbi. Bengiphuthuma emotweni yami, kwaqhamuka owesifazane egijima emva kwami ​​nendodakazi yakhe eneminyaka engu-7. wathi 'UNks Washington, ngiyazi ukuthi kufanele uhambe, kepha ungathatha isithombe nendodakazi yami?' Ngathi 'kunjalo.' Owesifazane wabe esengitshela ukuthi indodakazi yakhe yayithe: 'Mama, lapho sengikhulile, ngifuna ukuba umlimi.' Ngavele ngafikelwa umunyu ngizwa ingane yomuntu omnyama ithi ifuna ukuba umlimi.Ngoba ngiyakhumbula ukube ngake ngasho lokho ngiseyingane ngangizohlekwa, ngabona ukuthi sengifikile ngokugcwele. umehluko empilweni yale ngane. "

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