Yadda Wata Mace Ta Juya Sha’awa Don Noma Cikin Aikin Rayuwarta

Wadatacce

• Yadda Ja da baya Ya Taimaka mata Ta Juya Sha'awar Zuwa Manufa
• Sake Tunanin Kabilanci da Jinsi A Noma
• Ba Sauki Kamar Yadda kuke Tunani
• Dabarinta Mai Sauki don Kula da Kai
• Zaman Lafiyar Manoma
• Ƙarfafa Ƙarfafan Manoma na gaba
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Dubi sama don tattaunawa tsakanin Karen Washington da abokin aikinta Frances Perez-Rodriguez game da noman zamani, rashin daidaiton abinci, da samun haske a cikin Rise & Akidar.

Karen Washington koyaushe ta san tana son zama manomi.

Ta girma a cikin ayyukan a cikin New York City, ta tuna kallon rahoton gona a talabijin, da sanyin safiyar Asabar, kafin a fara zane -zane. "Tun ina yaro, zan yi mafarkin kasancewa a gona," in ji ta. "A koyaushe ina jin cewa wata rana zan sami gida da bayan gida da yuwuwar haɓaka wani abu."

Lokacin da ta sayi gidanta a Bronx a cikin 1985, ta sa burinta na noman abinci a lambun bayanta ya zama gaskiya. "A lokacin, ba a kira shi 'noman birni.' Noma ne kawai, ”in ji Washington.

A yau, Washington, mai shekaru 65, tana ɗaya daga cikin waɗanda suka kafa Rise & Tushen, aikin haɗin gwiwa, jagorancin mata, gonaki mai dorewa a gundumar Orange, New York, mai nisan mil 60 daga Arewacin birnin New York. Don a ce makonnin ta sun shagala zai zama rashin fahimta: A ranar Litinin, tana girbi a gona. A ranar Talata, tana Brooklyn, tana kula da kasuwar manoman La Familia Verde. A ranakun Laraba da Alhamis, tana dawowa gona, girbi da tsarawa, kuma ranar Juma'a wata rana ce ta kasuwa-wannan lokacin a Rise & Root. Ana kashe ƙarshen mako don yin aiki a bayan gidanta da lambunan al'umma.

Yayin da rayuwar noma ta kasance mafarki, mai yiwuwa ba ta ji irin wannan gaggawar don tabbatar da hakan ba idan ba don aikinta na farko ba a matsayin mai ilimin motsa jiki a cikin gida.

"Yawancin marasa lafiya na mutane ne masu launi: Ba'amurke, Caribbean, da Latino ko Latina," in ji Washington. "Yawancinsu suna da nau'in ciwon sukari na 2 da hawan jini, ko kuma suna fama da shanyewar jiki ko kuma suna fama da yanke-duk suna da alaƙa da abincinsu," in ji ta. "Na ga nawa marasa lafiya nawa mutane ne masu launi daban -daban waɗanda ke rashin lafiya daga abincin da suke ci, da kuma yadda cibiyar kiwon lafiya ke kula da hakan da magani maimakon abinci."

Ta kara da cewa "alakar da ke tsakanin abinci da lafiya, abinci da wariyar launin fata, da abinci da tattalin arziki da gaske sun sa na yi tunani game da tsinkaye tsakanin abinci da tsarin abinci," in ji ta.

Don haka, a 60, Washington ta yanke shawarar zama cikakken manomi don taimakawa magance matsalar a tushen ta. Ga yadda ta mayar da burinta gaskiya, da abin da ta koya tun.

Yadda Ja da baya Ya Taimaka mata Ta Juya Sha'awar Zuwa Manufa

"A cikin watan Janairun 2018, abokan mu 40 a harkar abinci sun koma baya. Wasu daga cikin mu masu aikin lambu ne ko manoma, wasu daga cikin mu kan su ne shugabannin kungiyoyi masu zaman kansu-duk masu kawo sauyi. Duk mun taru muka ce, ' Mene ne za mu iya yi a matsayin ƙungiya? Menene fatanmu, menene mafarkinmu? ' A wani lokaci, mun hau kan grotto, kowa ya faɗi abin da yake mafarkin, abin mamaki ne.

Sannan a watan Afrilu, na yi UC Santa Cruz koyon aikin noma. Shiri ne na wata shida daga Afrilu zuwa Oktoba inda kuke zama a cikin tanti kuma kuna koyo game da noman ƙwayoyin cuta. Lokacin da na dawo a watan Oktoba, ina cin wuta. Domin yayin da nake wurin, na yi mamaki, 'Ina baƙar fata? Ina bakar fata manoma?'

Sake Tunanin Kabilanci da Jinsi A Noma

"Na girma, koyaushe na ji cewa noma daidai yake da bauta, kuna aiki da 'mutumin'. Amma wannan ba gaskiya ba ne, da farko dai noma na mace ne, mata suna noma a duniya, noma na mata da mata masu launi ne, na biyu ina tunanin tafiyar da muka yi a nan a matsayin bayi, ba don komai aka kawo mu ba. mun kasance bebaye ne masu karfi, amma saboda ilimin noma, mun san noman abinci, mun kawo iri a gashinmu, mu ne muka noma abinci ga al’umma, mu ne muka kawo ilimin noma. da ban ruwa, mun san kiwon shanu, mun kawo wannan ilimin a nan.

An sace mana tarihin mu. Amma lokacin da kuka fara buɗe idon mutane da sanar da su cewa an kawo mu nan saboda ilimin aikin gona, yana canza tunanin mutane. Abin da nake lura da shi yanzu shine matasa masu launi sun fara son dawowa ƙasar. Suna ganin cewa abincin shine wanda muke. Abinci shine abinci. Noman abincin kanmu yana ba mu ƙarfinmu."

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Ba Sauki Kamar Yadda kuke Tunani

"Akwai abubuwa uku da nake gaya wa mutane da ke ƙoƙarin shiga harkar noma: Na ɗaya, ba za ku iya yin noma shi kaɗai ba. Kuna buƙatar nemo yankin manoma. Na biyu, ku san wurin da kuke. filin noma, kana bukatar ruwa da rumbu, wurin wanke-wanke, da wutar lantarki, lamba uku, ka samu mai ba da shawara, wanda zai nuna maka igiya da kalubale, domin noma yana da kalubale.

Dabarinta Mai Sauki don Kula da Kai

"A gare ni, kula da kai shine tunani, jiki, da ruhaniya. Bangaren ruhaniya shine zuwa coci ranar Lahadi. Ba ni da addini, amma ina jin dangi a can. Lokacin da na tafi, ruhuna yana jin sabuntawa. Dauki lokaci don zama tare da dangi, ciyar da lokacin hutu tare da abokai, da samun lokaci don kaina. Birnin New York wani daji ne mai kankare, cike da motoci da ayyuka. kawai ka ji daɗin zaman lafiya kuma na gode da wanzuwata."

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Zaman Lafiyar Manoma

"Ina son dafa abinci. Na san inda abinci na yake fitowa, kuma ina tabbatar da cewa ina cin abinci mai kyau, na girma da niyya, da takin zamani. Ina da shekaru 65, don haka lokacin da nake aikin gona, yana jin kamar aiki mai yawa. Motsa jiki yana da mahimmanci. Ina kuma tabbatar da shan ruwa da yawa. Ni babban abokin gaba na ne idan hakan ta faru, don haka abokan aikin gona na sun samo min jakar jakar ruwan da nake sakawa lokacin da nake noma don a tabbatar na sha abin sha."

Ƙarfafa Ƙarfafan Manoma na gaba

"Shekaru biyu da suka gabata, na kasance a wurin taron abinci kuma dole ne in tashi kai tsaye bayan jawabina don zuwa wani taron. Ina gaggauta zuwa mota ta, sai wata mata ta biyo ni da gudu tare da 'yarta mai shekaru 7. Ta ya ce 'Malama Washington, na san dole ne ku tafi, amma kuna iya ɗaukar hoto tare da' yata? ' Na ce 'hakika.' Sai matar ta gaya mini cewa 'yarta ta ce:' Mama, idan na girma, ina so in zama manomi. ' Na yi matukar farin ciki da jin bakar fata ta ce tana son zama manomi.Domin na tuna idan na taba furta haka tun ina yaro, da an yi min dariya. bambanci a rayuwar wannan yaro. "

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