Isithombe: Ukuphisa ngeGreensburg Hops

Isithombe sithwebula umzuzu ofudumele, osondelene phakathi kwendlu yokuphisa utshwala ethokomele phakathi nosuku lokuphisa, ebekwe ndawana thize eGreensburg, ePennsylvania—isifunda esicwile ekuziqhenyeni kwezolimo nesiko lokuphisa ngobungcweti. Umkhathi ucebile ngamathoni egolide nokufudumala okuthintekayo, okufinyelelwa ngenhlanganisela yokukhanya kwemvelo okukhazimulayo kanye nezindawo zensimbi ezishisiwe, okuvusa umuzwa wobuciko, ukuzinikela, kanye nenqubo engaphelelwa isikhathi.

Ngaphambili, kugxilwe kumdidiyeli wotshwala onekhono phakathi nomsebenzi wakhe. Ugqoke isikibha esinsundu esilula kanye nephinifa eligqoke kahle eliboshwe kahle okhalweni, uncike ngenhloso eqondile phezu kweketela lethusi elibenyezelayo. Izandla zakhe, eziqinile futhi ngamabomu, ubeka indishi yensimbi enqwabelene namahops amasha aseGreensburg—ama-cone aluhlaza, acwebezela ngamafutha e-lupulin. Izinhlayiya zesitimu ziyakhuphuka eketelani elivuliwe, zigoqeke futhi zisonte njengoba amahops ethulwa ngobumnene, adedele umbhobho obonakalayo womhwamuko onuka kamnandi. Ukugxilisa ingqondo komphisi wotshwala kubonakala endleleni ami ngayo nasendleleni akhuluma ngayo, okubonisa inhlonipho ejulile ngenqubo yokuphisa. Ubuciko bakhe abujahile—bunendlela yokwenza, ulwazi, futhi lucijwa ngokuphindaphinda.

Ngemva nje kwakhe, phakathi nendawo, isikhala siyavuleka ukuze siveze ingqalasizinda enkudlwana yokusebenza kwendawo yokuphuzela utshwala. Umugqa wamathangi amade ensimbi engagqwali abilisa udonga lwezitini, imizimba yawo eyisilinda ipholishelwe ukucwebezela kwensimbi ethambile. Ithangi ngalinye lifakwe ama-valve, amageji, kanye namapayipi—ayasebenza kodwa anobungane ekulinganiseni kwawo kwezimboni. Kwesokudla, ishalofu lokugcina liphethe uxhaxha lwamakegi nemiphongolo yokhuni, enqwabelene kahle futhi ebhalwe ilebula, ephakamisa ububanzi bobhiya obugugayo noma abalinde ukusatshalaliswa. Isakhiwo sendawo sikhuluma ngokusebenza okuphumelelayo nokuthandwa kahle, lapho yonke into-kusukela kumathuluzi kuya kwezithako-inendawo yayo.

Ukufaka uhlaka lonke ingemuva kuyifasitela elikhulu, elinamaphiko amaningi elisebenza njengodonga oluphilayo. Ngayo, indawo evundile yendawo yasemaphandleni yaseGreensburg ifinyelela kude—amagquma aluhlaza, anamahlathi amancane futhi acwebezela ngokukhanya kwantambama. Imiphetho yezihlahla ikhazimula ngemibala ecashile yegolide neluhlaza ngaphansi kwesibhakabhaka esiluhlaza esilufifi, esinamafu acishe abe khona anezela ukuthungwa ngaphandle kokusitha ukucaca kokubukeka. Umehluko phakathi kwengaphakathi eliseduze, elikhanyiswe nge-amber kanye nomhlaba wemvelo onwebekayo ngale kwengilazi wengeza ukujula kokubukwayo kanye nokuzwakala kwemizwa endaweni yesehlakalo.

Awukho umsindo kulesi sithombe, nokho umuntu angacishe ezwe ukufutha kwesitimu, ukuduma kwamathange abilayo, ukuklinya kwensimbi kwamathuluzi, nesigqi esithule sokuphisa okucatshangelwayo. Ukukhanyisa kuthambile futhi kuyaqondisa, kuveza izithunzi ezinde ezithambisa imiphetho yezinto zokusebenza kuyilapho kugqanyiswa ukuthungwa kwesitini, ukhuni, nensimbi. Ibhalansi ebonakalayo yamathoni ethusi afudumele, insimbi epholile engagqwali, kanye nemifino ephilayo evela kuma-hops kanye nokwakheka kwezwe ngale kwakha iphalethi evumelanayo futhi esekelwe phansi.

Lesi sithombe sixoxa indaba yomthengisi ongagcini nje ngokwenza ubhiya, kodwa wenza isipiliyoni-umnyakazo ngamunye uhlonipha umlingisi wesifunda wama-hops aseGreensburg kanye nobuciko obungemuva kwawo wonke amaphinti. Isithombe akuwona nje umgubho wezithako kodwa senqubo, indawo, nokuziqhenya okuthulile okuvela ekudaleni okuthile ngokucophelela. Ithwebula isikhashana sokuzinikela okugxilile, okuklanywe ukulandisa okukhudlwana komphakathi, isiko, kanye ne-terroir ecebile yaseWestern Pennsylvania.

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