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Ugbo obere akwukwo, onye na-ebute ndu nke letus griin haus na akwukwo ahihia, ka atọrọ imeghe ulo griin ha kacha mma na McAdoo, PA, ọdịda a. Ụlọ ọhụrụ a ga-abụ griin haus nke ise maka ika na nke abụọ na Pennsylvania. Site n'ịgbasawanye ikike nke acres 10 ọzọ nke mmepụta ime ụlọ, Little Leaf Farms na-ezube ịbawanye ọnụ ahịa ahịa ya na ụlọ ahịa ihe nri ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ 5,000, na-eme ka elu ha dị na nnukwu ndị na-ere ahịa n'ofe Midwest na Southeast.
Ekesara ozi mgbasawanye na nso nso a n'oge emume nke Little Leaf Farms mere na Mee 31, nke Gọvanọ Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro na ndị nnọchi anya steeti ndị ọzọ gara. Ihe omume ahụ mere ememe uto ika na Pennsylvania. Ugbo nta nke nta, nke nweburu acres 180 na McAdoo, abụrụla ngwa ngwa na-emepụta akwụkwọ ndụ akwụkwọ ndụ n'ime ụlọ na steeti ahụ. Kemgbe emepechara griin haus 10-acre mbụ na Julaị 2022, ụlọ ọrụ ahụ na-enwe ọganihu dị ukwuu ma na-atụ anya iwere ihe karịrị mmadụ 170 n'ọrụ na njedebe nke 2023.
Paul Sellew, onye nchoputa na onye isi oche nke Little Leaf Farms, kwupụtara mkpebi ụlọ ọrụ ahụ maka mmepụta ihe na-adigide na ebumnuche ha ibugara ndị na-azụ ahịa ahịhịa ndụ ọhụrụ ma dị ụtọ. O kwusiri ike na atụmatụ ha dị oke egwu maka ito eto yana ka mgbasawanye na Pennsylvania si egosipụta ike ha na-aga n'ihu na-abawanye mmepụta na ọrụ. Sellew kọwapụtakwara ihe ịga nke ọma nke ika ahụ n'ịbawanye ahịa azụmaahịa karịa 50% n'ime afọ gara aga, na-eme Little Leaf Farms ka ọ bụrụ akara letus mkpọkọtara nke ọma na-eto site na ọrụ ugbo na-achịkwa gburugburu (CEA) na mba ahụ.
Mgbakwunye nke acres 10 n'okpuru iko na-anọchite anya mmụba dị ukwuu maka Ugbo Akwụkwọ nta. Site na mgbasawanye a, ha ga-enwe ike iwe ihe karịrị nde pound 20 nke elu akwụkwọ ndụ kwa afọ n'ofe saịtị ha niile. Ọhụrụ griin haus ga-egosipụta nkà na ụzụ ọgbara ọhụrụ, gụnyere ikpo ọkụ dị elu, jụrụ oyi na usoro ọkụ. Na mgbakwunye, ọ ga-eji akụ sitere n'okike dị ka ike anyanwụ na mmiri ozuzo ọhụrụ. Ugbo ntakiri ga-aga n'ihu na-emejuputa usoro ihe ọkụkụ na-akpaghị aka na-enweghị aka, na-ahụ na elu akwụkwọ ndụ anaghị emetụta ya site na mkpụrụ ruo na nkwakọ ngwaahịa, na-ewepụ mkpa ịsa ahụ. N'ịbụ ndị a na-akọ letus kwa afọ ma na-egbute kwa ụbọchị, Little Leaf Farms nwere ike ịnapụta elu ha site na griin haus na ụlọ ahịa nri n'ime awa 24.
Gọvanọ Shapiro toro ihe nketa ọrụ ugbo nke Pennsylvania ma mesie ọrụ steeti ahụ ike dị ka onye ndu n'ọrụ ugbo, imepụta ọrụ na ihe ọhụrụ. O gosipụtara mmasị ya maka itinye ego nke Little Leaf Farms na Pennsylvania, na-ekwupụta na ọ na-egosipụta ikike steeti ahụ nwere maka uto na mmepe na mpaghara ọrụ ugbo. Gọvanọ Shapiro kwughachiri nkwa ọchịchị ya n'ịkwado ndị ọrụ ugbo, ndị ọkà mmụta sayensị, na ndị ọchụnta ego chọrọ inye aka na mpaghara ọrụ ugbo na-eme nke ọma na Pennsylvania.
Na mgbakwunye na mgbasawanye griin haus, Little Leaf Farms gosipụtara ntinye aka ya nye ndị obodo site n'inye onyinye $10,000 nye Feeding Pennsylvania, otu nzukọ anaghị akwụ ụgwọ maka ibelata agụụ na ụkọ nri n'ofe steeti ahụ. A ga-ekesa ego ahụ n'ụlọ akụ nri ndị otu iji nyere ndị nọ na mkpa aka.
N'ile anya n'ihu, Ugbo nta nke nta ka na-elekwasị anya na ebumnuche ya ịgbanwe ka esi eto nri ma wetara ndị na-azụ ahịa ahịhịa ọhụrụ. The ika esetịpụ ihe oké ọchịchọ nke karịrị $100 nde na mkpọsa ahịa site na njedebe nke 2023. Na ikike ịnọgide na-agbasa na Pennsylvania na Massachusetts, ebe ha na-arụ ọrụ atọ greenhouses, Little Leaf Farms bụ njikere maka inwekwu ibu na Aims guzobe a. akara ukwu griin haus na mpaghara ndị a.
Obere akwukwo ugbo ala ahia letus agbagọ
N'ime mmepe na nso nso a, Little Leaf Farms etinyela akwụkwọ na United States Patent and Trademark Office ka ọ bụrụ ụghalaahịa morphology nke ndu, ma ọ bụ udi nke letus Baby Crispy Green Leaf. Ngwa ụghalaahịa na-ezo aka kpọmkwem n'ụdị mbinye aka letus, nke nwere akụkụ gbara okirikiri na-eduga n'akụkụ mkpọda nke elu akwụkwọ ndụ akwụkwọ ndụ.
Little Leaf Farms' Baby Crispy Green Leaf letus bụ nke a na-amata ozugbo maka egwuregwu ọ na-egwu, ọdịdị na-agbagọ na agba akwụkwọ ndụ akwụkwọ ndụ. Ewezuga ọdịdị ya pụrụ iche, a maara ụdị letus dị iche iche maka ọ dị ọhụrụ, nke na-adịghị ahụkebe, mere ka o kwe omume site na teknụzụ griin haus dị elu nke ika a na ntinye aka na nnyefe mpaghara n'ime awa 24 nke owuwe ihe ubi.
Lindsay Hardie, onye osote onye isi ahịa ahịa na Little Leaf Farms, kwupụtara mpako na mmezu ụlọ ọrụ ahụ. Ọ kọwapụtara nzaghachi dị mma natara n'aka ndị na-azụ ahịa bụ ndị nwere mmasị ịhụ Little.
Ngwaahịa Leaf Farms dị na menus ụlọ oriri na ọṅụṅụ yana na-emepụta wara warawara n'ihi ọdịdị na-enweghị mgbagha nke letus Baby Crispy Green Leaf ha. Hardie kwukwara ka letus ha siri gbanwee echiche ndị mmadụ banyere salad, na-eduga na ahụmahụ iri nri ka mma. Nkwenye nke ụdị letus ha pụrụ iche na nke na-adọrọ adọrọ na-adaba na mmemme ọnwa Salad nke mba.
Ugbo obere akwukwo na-aga n'ihu na-agbanwe ụlọ ọrụ ugbo site n'iwepụta ihe ọkụkụ na-adigide, dị elu yana inye nnukwu onyinye n'ime obodo. Site na ikike griin ha gbasawanye na ntinye aka na-aga n'ihu maka imepụta ihe ọhụrụ, ika ahụ edobere nke ọma maka ịga n'ihu na-aga n'ihu na ahịa letus griin haus.