Hoto: Willamette Valley Hop Farm

Hoton yana buɗewa kamar kaset ɗin rayuwa na kwarin Willamette a cikin Oregon, inda noman hop ke bunƙasa cikin jituwa da kyawun yanayin yankin. A gaban gaba, koren hop bines yana hawa a hankali sama, kowannensu ya horar da dogayen dogayen katako waɗanda ke shimfiɗa sama kamar gaɓar babban coci. Ganyen su na da faffada kuma ganyaye, suna kama hasken rana da ke kwararowa a cikin gonakin da ruwan zinari. Cones da kansu suna rataye da yawa, suna da girma kuma suna da ɗanɗano, ƙwanƙolin su na ɓarke yana haskakawa a suma kamar an yi ƙura da lupulin wanda ke ba su ƙamshi na musamman da ɗaci. Kulawar da aka yi da waɗannan tsire-tsire yana bayyana a cikin ƙarfinsu, kowane bine yana tsaye a matsayin shaida na ɗorewar ayyukan noma.

gefen layuka, gungun manoma suna aiki cikin nutsuwa, alamun su suna yin aiki tuƙuru. Sanye da faffadan huluna da ke kare su daga rana, suna tafiya cikin tsari ta hanyar gangarowa, suna duba mazugi don balaga, duba ganyaye don alamun kwari, da tabbatar da cewa kowace shuka ta sami daidaiton ruwa da abinci mai gina jiki. Kayan aikinsu suna da sauƙi-guga, tsani, ƙwanƙwasa-duk da haka ƙwarewarsu tana canza aikin zuwa wani abu da ke jin kusanci da kulawa fiye da aiki kawai. Tsarin ban ruwa da ke gudana tare da ƙasa a ƙarƙashin bines yana magana akan dorewar zamani, isar da ruwa kai tsaye zuwa tushen da kuma rage sharar gida. Wadannan manoma sun fi masu noma; su ne masu kula da gado, suna haɗa hanyoyin gargajiya tare da tunani na muhalli na zamani.

Matsayin tsakiyar hoton yana ƙara zurfin wannan labarin na noma. Kyawawan layuka na hops sun shimfiɗa cikin tausasawa, madaidaicin jumhuriyar juzu'i zuwa madaidaitan madafun iko na kwarin da ke kewaye. Tsakanin layuka, ƙasa tana da arziƙi kuma mai ƙyalƙyali, sautunan launin ruwanta mai zurfi sun bambanta da saman koren kore. Kasancewar manoman yana nuna alaƙar ɗan adam da ƙasa, tunatarwa cewa wadatar noma a nan ba ta wanzu a ware amma ta hanyar taka tsantsan, haɗin gwiwa tare da yanayi.

Bayan gonakin da aka noma, yanayin shimfidar wuri yana rikidewa zuwa kyan gani mara kyau. Duwatsu masu birgima suna tashi a hankali daga nesa, gangaren su an ƙawata su da tsayin fir na fir da manyan bishiyoyi. Ƙaƙƙarfan alfarwa yana haifar da aljihun inuwa, sanyi da gayyata a kan ƙasar noma mai hasken rana. Wani rafi mai haske yana bi ta gefen dama na wurin, ruwansa yana haskakawa a cikin hasken rana yayin da suke sassaƙa kintinkirin azurfa ta cikin filin kwari. Rafin ba kayan ado kawai ba ne; Jini ne na rayuwa ga gonaki, wani bangare ne na yanayin noman rani da kuma wurin zama ga nau'ikan namun daji marasa adadi. Kasancewarta yana ƙarfafa ra'ayin cewa wannan gona ba ta neman mamaye muhallinta amma ta kasance a cikinta.

Bayanan baya yana ɗaukar yanayin zuwa wani yanki na kusan akidar makiyaya. Hannun sararin sama yana tausasa da zayyana hatsabibi na tudu masu nisa, nau'in su yana haɗuwa zuwa shuɗiyar sararin sama. Hasken faɗuwar rana ko fitowar rana yana jefa komai a cikin launuka na amber da zinare, zurfafa kore da launin ruwan kasa da kuma mamaye dukkan hoton tare da jin daɗi da yalwa. Haske ne da ke jin kusan alama, yana haskaka kimar dorewa, al'ada, da mutuntawa waɗanda ke ayyana noman hop a wannan yanki.

Tare, waɗannan nau'ikan dalla-dalla sun samar da labari wanda ya shafi aikin gona da muhalli. Masu hops a gaba suna magana game da sana'ar sana'a, aikin ɗan adam a tsakiyar ƙasa yana jaddada mahimmancin ilimi da sadaukarwa, kuma kyawawan dabi'un da ke bayan gida suna nuna kulawar muhalli wanda ke kiyaye shi duka. Kwarin Willamette ya fito a matsayin ba kawai wurin samarwa ba amma yanayin ma'auni, inda noma da yanayi ke rayuwa tare cikin fa'ida. Tasiri gabaɗaya ɗaya ne na jituwa, yalwa, da kuma girmamawa ga ɗanɗanon haɗin kai tsakanin ƙoƙarin ɗan adam da duniyar halitta.

Hoton yana da alaƙa da: Hops a Biya Brewing: Willamette