Kuthelwa Ku-hydroponics: Ukulima e-Anguilla's CuisinArt Resort

I-CuisinArt Resort iveza "Ipulazi kuya eThebula" eya Ekuphileni Ngesimiso Sabo Sokuthuthukisa

Uma uvale amehlo akho nephupho lokuphunyuka esiqhingini sehlane, amathuba okuba umbono wakho awukho ezindaweni ezivamile zokuvakasha eziphawulwe yizindawo zokudlela ezinezinketho kanye nezitolo ezingenamsebenzi. Esikhundleni salokho, kungenzeka kakhulu ukuthi uma usuka, uvuka emgodini we-limestone phakathi kolwandle, okumele ukubonakaliswa kuwo wonke umhlaba akukona ukwedlula ubukhulu be-nail yakho e-pinky, ukugeza ebhishi eliphelele lensilika -njengesihlabathi esinomkhumbi olwandle oluthambile oluthola isikhumba sakho esifudumele nazo zonke iziphepho.

Ubuyela emuva eqinisweni, uphefumulelwe ukuthola indawo eyenza imicabango yakho ephakeme ibe yizinto ezibonakalayo ezizungezile. Ungabheki nje ithikithi elijikelezayo eliqhingini elincane laseCaribbean lase-Anguilla.

Ngenkathi ukuthengwa komthengi okudabukisayo kuqhubeka nokudla izindawo eziningi ezishisayo ezihlakazekile eCaribbean, i-Anguilla iye yakwazi ukugcina izintandokazi zayo zomlando nezemvelo, ngenkathi ihamba kahle ngokulandelana kwemisebenzi yesikhathi esilandelayo kulezi zindawo zokuvakasha zakamuva. Nakuba lezi zintuthuko zakamuva ziye zasiza ezokuvakasha ezilula kakhulu, i-Anguilla ihlala ingokoqobo njengendlela yokuphila kweqiniso kwesiqhingi. Futhi nakuba lokhu kujabulisa, kubangela ezinye izinkinga uma kuziwa ekufinyeleleni kwemithombo yokudla. Ukuthembela eNyakatho Melika noma eYurophu (ngeSt. Maarten) kukho konke okungenayo kokungenisa ukudla, ukutholwa okusetshenziselwa futhi okungekhona okuphazamisayo akuyona inkinga. Ukuthola izithelo ezintsha nemigodi, noma kunjalo, kuyinkimbinkimbi encane, njengoba izinga lingancishiswa kakhulu yizikhathi eside zokuthunyelwa.

Ngenhlanhla, lesi siqhingi siseduze neCuisinArt Golf Resort & Spa, ehlose ukuxazulula ukungabi khona kwemikhiqizo esisha neHydroponic Farm yayo ekhangayo ukuze ihambele izivakashi zayo ukudla okungcono kunenye yezindawo ezinhle kakhulu emhlabeni.

Uhlelo lokulima lwe-resort lusekelwe emasikweni asezindaweni ezinjengezididi ezilenga iBabiloni kanye nezingadi ezizungezile zama-Aztec.

Ngokusho ukuthi "amanzi asebenzayo," isimiso esiyinhloko esivela emasikweni ase-hydroponic sihlela ukulinganisa okufanelekile nokuhlushwa kwamanzi ukuze kuvunyelwe izitshalo ezihlukahlukene ukuba zikhule ngohlangothi olulinganayo lwezempilo. Ngenxa yokuthi kuhilela i-substrate yokuthi izimpande zitshalo zikhule, le nqubo ivame ukubhekwa ngokuthi "isiko" esingenalutho.

Ngenxa yezimo ezingenakuphikiswa kwesiqhingi kanye nokuntuleka kwamanzi ahlanzekile (ngaphandle kwalokho okwakhiwa yi-osmosis), i-hydroponics yimibuzo ekahle yokuqala isinyathelo sezolimo e-Anguilla. Konke kwenzeka endaweni yokushisa, okwenziwe ngokukhethekile ukuze imelane nemimoya embi (kuze kufike ku-150mph) edlula iziqhingi ngezikhathi ezithile. Ngale ndlela, izitshalo zingakhula yonke inkathi kunoma yisiphi isimo sezulu.

Njengoba kutholakala indawo engamamitha ayizigidi ezingu-18 000, i-greenhouse inikeza imibala enamandla futhi iphunga elimnandi, ngalinye libonisa ubunzima obuhlukile emkhatsini wokulima okuthakazelisayo; Amachibi ase-lettuce akhula i-buttercrunch ulethisi ngendlela yamanzi exutshwe izakhi ezihlukahlukene ezingu-13 (ezakha "iresiphi" yesitshalo); utamatisi, ukhukhamba, pepper, ama-eggplants, bok choy, kanye namakhambi akhula e-perlite. Ukuze ukwandise isikhala, izitshalo zomvini ziqeqeshwe ngokuzenzekelayo njengezinhlobo ze-staking.

Ukwengeza, izindawo zokuhlala ezakhelwe izakhiwo, ezakhiwa izitshalo eziyi-10 ezibekwe eceleni kwesinye, zigcine izindlela zokuphuza izakhi. Noma yikuphi okweqile okutholwa yi-drainpipe ezansi ukuze isetshenziswe kabusha kumhlaba.

Kusukela umqondo "wepulazi ukutafula" waba yindlela yokuhamba, kube khona izindawo eziningi zokubhuka namahhotela atholakala ukuthi okuhlangenwe nakho kwabo gastronomic yizinto eziphilayo kakhulu nezintsha. Kodwa isimangalo se-resort singase sivumeleke kunaningi. I-CuisinArt ye-Hydroponic Farm ivumela i-resort ukuba ihileleke ekutheni inqubo yokudlela ibe ngokoqobo kusuka enzalweni ukuze iqhume, ihambise amapuleti okudla okusha, okumnandi okuvela ku-greenhouse kuya ezindaweni zokudlela. Ngakho-ke ungaphumelela ekubalekeni kwakho esiqhingini sasehlane, uvuselelwe ngokudla okunomsoco ocebile okulungiselelwe kahle ngezithako ezinhle kakhulu.

I-Hydroponic Farm e-CuisinArt iphinde ikhiqize ukukhiqizwa kokudla endaweni ye-resort ye-resort, i-Reef, evule ngoNovemba 2016. NjengeCuisinArt, i-Reef inokufinyelela okuphelele epulazini nazo zonke izithako zayo, umkhiqizo omusha kanye ne-bevy amaji fresh fresh. Ilungu lezinkampani ezincane ezikhangayo ze-World, i-Reef inezindawo ezimbili zokudlela ezinikezwa i-hydroponics entsha epulazi nsuku zonke. Indawo yokudlela ye-Yacht Club, evulelwe ukudla kwasekuseni, kwasemini nasekudleni, itholakala ngaseceleni kwezemvelo phakathi komsebenzi we-resort. I-Breeze's, i-Reef's yokudlela ne-bar, ngasempumalanga futhi ngombono weSt. Maarten ngaphesheya kolwandle lwe-aqua, ivuliwe isidlo sasemini nesidlo sakusihlwa.