Greenfield Ba'amurke ne wanda ya kwashe yawancin rayuwarsa na shekaru 32 yana inganta muhimman batutuwa kamar rage sharar abinci da kayan sake amfani da su.
Da farko, Greenfield ya gano wane nau'in shuka ya yi kyau a Florida ta hanyar yin magana da manoma na gida, ziyartar wuraren shakatawa na jama'a, halartar azuzuwan jigo, kallon bidiyon YouTube, da karanta littattafai game da flora na gida.
"Da farko, ban san yadda zan shuka wani abu ba kwata-kwata a wannan yanki, amma bayan watanni 10 na fara girma da girbin kashi 100 na abinci na," in ji Greenfield. "Na yi amfani da ilimin gida wanda ya riga ya wanzu."
Greenfield sai ya sami wurin zama, tun da a zahiri ba ya mallaki ƙasa a Florida - kuma ba ya so. Ta hanyar shafukan sada zumunta, ya tuntubi mutanen Orlando don neman wanda ke sha'awar barin shi ya gina wani karamin gida a kan kadarorinsa. Lisa Ray, ƙwararriyar ciyayi mai sha'awar noman noma, ta ba da gudummawar masa wani shiri a bayan gidanta, inda Greenfield ya gina ƙaramin gidansa mai murabba'in ƙafa 9.
A cikin wani ɗan ƙaramin sarari da ke tsakanin futon da ƙaramin tebur na rubutu, ɗakunan bene zuwa rufi suna cike da abinci iri-iri na gida (mango, ayaba da apple cider vinegar, ruwan zuma, da sauransu), gourds, tulun zuma. (wanda aka girbe daga kudan zuma, a baya wanda Greenfield da kansa ke kula da shi), gishiri (Boiled daga ruwan teku), a hankali bushe da adana ganye da sauran kayayyakin. Akwai wata ‘yar firiza a kusurwar cike da barkono da mangwaro da sauran ‘ya’yan itatuwa da kayan marmari da aka girbe daga gonarsa da kewaye.
Karamin kicin din a waje yana dauke da na’urar tace ruwa da na’ura mai kama da murhu (amma ana amfani da iskar gas da aka yi daga sharar abinci), da kuma ganga don tattara ruwan sama. Akwai bandaki mai saukin takin kusa da gidan da ruwan ruwan sama daban.
"Abin da nake yi ba shi da kyau a cikin akwatin, kuma burina shi ne in tayar da mutane," in ji Greenfield. “Amurka tana da kashi 5% na al’ummar duniya kuma tana amfani da kashi 25% na albarkatun duniya. Tafiya ta Bolivia da Peru, na yi magana da mutane inda quinoa ke zama babban tushen abinci. Amma farashin ya hauhawa sau 15 saboda suma ‘yan yammacin duniya suna son cin quinoa, kuma a yanzu ‘yan kasar ba za su iya siyan ta ba.”
"Masu sauraro da aka yi niyya don aikina ƙungiya ce mai gata ta mutanen da ke yin mummunar tasiri ga rayuwar sauran ƙungiyoyin zamantakewar jama'a, kamar yadda a cikin yanayin amfanin gona na quinoa, wanda ya zama wanda ba shi da araha ga mutanen Bolivia da Peru," in ji Greenfield, yana alfahari da rashin. kudi ne ke tafiyar da su. A zahiri, jimlar kuɗin shiga na Greenfield shine $ 5000 kawai a bara.
"Idan wani yana da bishiyar 'ya'yan itace a farfajiyar gidansu kuma na ga 'ya'yan itace suna fadowa ƙasa, koyaushe ina neman izini ga masu shi su tsince shi," in ji Greenfield, wanda ke ƙoƙarin kada ya karya ƙa'idodin, koyaushe yana samun izini don tattara abinci. dukiya mai zaman kanta. "Kuma sau da yawa ba a ba ni izinin yin shi ba, amma har ma an tambaye ni - musamman a lokuta na mango a Kudancin Florida a lokacin rani."
Har ila yau, Greenfield yana cin abinci a wasu unguwanni da wuraren shakatawa a Orlando da kansa, kodayake ya san hakan na iya sabawa dokokin birni. "Amma ina bin ka'idodin Duniya, ba dokokin birni ba," in ji shi. Greenfield ya tabbata cewa idan kowa ya yanke shawarar kula da abinci yadda ya yi, duniya za ta zama mai dorewa da adalci.
Yayin da Greenfield ya kasance yana bunƙasa kan neman abinci daga masu zubar da ruwa, yanzu yana rayuwa ne kawai akan sabbin kayan amfanin gona, girbi ko girma da kansa. Ba ya amfani da duk wani kayan abinci da aka riga aka shirya, don haka Greenfield yana ciyar da mafi yawan lokacinsa yana shiryawa, dafa abinci, fermenting, ko daskarewa abinci.
Rayuwar Greenfield gwaji ne kan ko zai yiwu a gudanar da rayuwa mai dorewa a lokacin da tsarin abinci na duniya ya canza yadda muke tunani game da abinci. Ko da shi kansa Greenfield, wanda kafin wannan aikin ya dogara da shagunan kayan abinci na gida da kasuwannin manoma, bai da tabbacin ƙarshen sakamakon.
"Kafin wannan aikin, babu wani abu kamar na ci abinci na musamman ko girbi na akalla kwana ɗaya," in ji Greenfield. "An kwashe kwanaki 100 kuma na riga na san wannan salon rayuwa yana canza rayuwa - yanzu zan iya yin noma da abinci na abinci kuma na san zan iya samun abinci a duk inda nake."
Greenfield yana fatan aikin nasa zai taimaka wajen ƙarfafa al'umma don cin abinci na halitta, kula da lafiyarsu da duniya, da kuma ƙoƙarin samun 'yanci.