LAKE HERRON, Minn. - Wasu manoma na gida yanzu suna tallata amfanin aikinsu - ko kuma iri da suka girbe.
Zach Schumacher da Isaac Fest sun girbe guda biyu na popcorn jimlar kadada 1.5 akan Halloween kuma sun fara makon da ya gabata don amfanin gonakinsu na gida - Playboy Popcorn guda biyu an tattara kuma an yi musu lakabi.
“A nan, akwai masara da waken soya.Ina tunanin wani abu ne mai sauƙin girbi kuma yana kama da abin da kuke yi a filin masara na yau da kullun, "in ji Fest game da ra'ayinsa na shuka popcorn. na Makarantar Sakandare ta Heron Lake-Okabena, kuma su biyun sun hanzarta aiwatar da shirin.” Muna son gwada wani abu na daban - wani abu na musamman - wanda zamu iya rabawa tare da al'umma."
Kayayyakinsu na Dudes Popcorn guda biyu sun haɗa da buhunan popcorn 2-pound;Jakunkuna 8-ounce na popcorn an rufe shi da 2 oza na man kwakwa mai ɗanɗano;da kuma 50-pound na popcorn don amfani da kasuwanci. Makarantar Heron Lake-Okabena ta yi siyan sikelin kasuwanci kuma yanzu tana ba da popcorn Dudes guda biyu a wasannin wasanni na gida, kuma babin HL-O FCCLA zai sayar da popcorn a matsayin mai tara kuɗi.
A cikin gida, ana sayar da popcorn a Hers & Mine Boutique a 922 Fifth Avenue a cikin garin Worthington, ko kuma ana iya ba da oda kai tsaye daga Dudes Popcorn Biyu akan Facebook.
Fest ya sayi tsaba na popcorn a lokacin balaguron kasuwanci zuwa Indiana a bazarar da ta gabata. Dangane da lokacin girma a Minnesota, an zaɓi nau'ikan balagaggu na kwanaki 107.
Ma'auratan sun shuka amfanin gonakinsu a cikin makon farko na watan Mayu a kan filaye daban-daban guda biyu-ɗaya a kan ƙasa mai yashi kusa da kogin Des Moines dayan kuma a ƙasa mafi nauyi.
"Muna tunanin mafi wuya sashi shine shuka da girbi, amma yana da sauƙi," in ji Schumacher. "Samun matakin danshi zuwa kamala, girbi kaɗan, shiryawa da tsaftace popcorn da sanya shi matakin abinci shine aiki mai yawa fiye da yadda kuke iya. tunani."
Wani lokaci – musamman a lokacin fari na tsakiyar kaka – suna tunanin mai yiwuwa ba za su sami girbi ba. Baya ga rashin ruwan sama, da farko sun damu da kawar da ciyawa saboda ba za su iya fesa amfanin gona ba. aƙalla da zarar masara ta kai ga alfarwa.
"Popcorn yana da takamaiman takamaiman abun ciki da ake buƙata," in ji Schumacher. "Mun yi ƙoƙarin sanya shi ya bushe har zuwa yanayin zafi a filin, amma lokaci ya ƙare."
Mahaifin Fest ya girbe waɗannan filayen biyu akan Halloween tare da mai girbin sa, kuma ya ɗauki ƴan saitunan kawai akan kan masara don yin aiki.
Saboda abin da ke cikin danshin ya yi yawa, Schumacher ya ce sun yi amfani da fanfo na tsohuwa a kan babban akwati don samun iska mai zafi ta cikin noman popcorn.
Bayan makonni biyu - bayan popcorn ya kai matakin da ake so - manomi ya dauki hayar wani kamfani na South Dakota don tsaftace tsaba da kuma cire duk wani abu, kamar tarkace ko siliki, wanda zai iya raka tsaba ta hanyar haɗuwa. Injin kamfanin kuma na iya rarraba iri don tabbatar da na ƙarshe, samfurin da ake iya kasuwa ya kasance iri ɗaya cikin girma da launi.
Bayan aikin tsaftacewa, ana jigilar amfanin gona zuwa tafkin Heron, inda manoma da iyalansu ke yin nasu kayan.
Sun yi taron tattara kayansu na farko a ranar 5 ga Disamba, gami da wasu abokai kaɗan, tare da jakunkuna 300 na popcorn a shirye don siyarwa.
Tabbas, dole ne su ɗanɗana-gwaji yayin aiki kuma su tabbatar da ingancin fashewar popcorn.
Yayin da manoma ke cewa suna samun iri cikin sauki, ba su da tabbacin adadin kadada nawa za su samu don amfanin gona a nan gaba.
"Zai dogara da tallace-tallacen mu," in ji Schumacher. "Ya kasance aikin jiki da yawa fiye da yadda muke tsammani.
Ya kara da cewa "Gaba daya, mun yi nishadi sosai kuma abin farin ciki ne tare da abokai da dangi," in ji shi.
Manoma suna son ra'ayi akan samfurin - gami da ko mutane suna sha'awar popcorn fari da rawaya.
"Lokacin da kake kallon popcorn, kana kallon yawan amfanin ƙasa da kuma kwaya wanda zai fadada da kyau," in ji shi, lura da cewa yawan amfanin gonar popcorn yana dogara ne akan fam a kowace kadada, ba bushels a kowace kadada ba.
Ba sa son bayyana alkaluman yawan amfanin gona, amma sun ce amfanin gonakin da ake nomawa a cikin kasa mai nauyi ya fi wanda aka noma a cikin kasa mai yashi.
Matar Fest mai suna Kailey ta fito da sunayen kayayyakinsu kuma ta tsara tambarin da ke makale a kowace buhu na popcorn.Yana dauke da mutane biyu zaune a kan kujerun lawn, suna kwasar popcorn, daya sanye da T-shirt na Sota, dayan kuma T-shirt na jihar. shirts abin girmamawa ne ga kwanakin koleji.Schumacher ya kammala karatun digiri na Jami'ar Minnesota tare da digiri a aikin Noma da Talla tare da ƙaramin a cikin Ayyukan Noma, Gudanar da Kasuwancin Noma da Abinci;Fest ya kammala karatun digiri ne a Jami'ar Jihar South Dakota tare da digiri a Agronomy.
Schumacher ya yi aiki na cikakken lokaci a gonar berry na iyali da gandun daji kusa da Lake Herron, yayin da Feist ya yi aiki tare da mahaifinsa a kamfanin tayal na surukinsa kuma ya fara kasuwancin iri tare da Beck's Superior Hybrids.
Lokacin aikawa: Juni-23-2022