I-Rhug Manor eNorth Wales ibiyeyosapho lukaLord Newborough ukususela kwinkulungwane yesithoba, kodwa wayezimisele ukwenza izinto ngendlela eyahlukileyo.
Ngentsasa eshushu kaSeptemba eCorvin, eNorth Wales, ekhokelwa ziitruffle zakhe zetshokholethi iLabrador, emva kokudlula igorse kunye nebracken ukuya encotsheni yentaba, uLord Newborough uchaza umbono orhabaxa phambi kwethu. 'Le yiDi Gu. Phambi kwevenkile yefama, kukho iiNtaba zaseBerwyn. Indawo yayikhe yadityaniswa nomhlaba oselunxwemeni, ogubungela iihektare ezingama-86,000, kodwa imisebenzi yewayini, abafazi, kunye nabafileyo iyenza yaqhekeka.
ULord Newborough nosapho lwakhe baneminyaka engama-71 ubudala. Bayi-cuttlefish encinci. Banxibe iimpahla ezingacwangciswanga, iihempe ezilukiweyo kunye noboya. Banxiba iimpahla ezingacwangciswanga. Bahlala eRhug (ebizwa ngokuba yiReeg) Manor. Kodwa olunye lolona tshintsho luphawulekayo lwenzeka ngo-1998, xa uLord Newborough (uLord Newborough) waqala ukuguqula ilifa lakhe libe lilifa lendalo xa wafumana eli gama emva kokuba uyise eswelekile, into eyayingaqhelekanga ngelo xesha.
Namhlanje, iinyama zenyama eziphilayo zikaRhug eziphumelele amabhaso (“sinodumo oluphezulu yiMichelin”) ziquka inyama yenkomo, imvana, inyama yenyamakazi kunye nebison, kwaye zithandwa ngabapheki kuquka uRaymond Blanc kunye noMarcus Wareing. Ukusuka kwiRiver Coffee Ukusuka eholweni ukuya eClarence, kukho iitafile zokutyela ezintle kuyo yonke indawo. Nangona kunjalo, ibison kunye neSika (uhlobo lweenyamakazi ezingama-70 zaseJapan ezintle) zinokuthi zikhuthaze ukukhula kwakhe: “Inyamakazi yenyamakazi kunye nebison yinyama yexesha elizayo-inyama ebomvu “esempilweni” etyebileyo kunentlanzi okanye inkukhu, Zineminerali ezininzi ezibalulekileyo kwaye zinamafutha aphantsi. Zizizinto zokutya ezilungileyo kwaye ziyindlela efanelekileyo kakhulu.”
Ukuba uyise ebenokuyibona ngoku, ebengenakuyibona. “Enyanisweni, le yinyama yenkomo negusha. Yindlela elula yokulima engenangeniso iphantsi, kodwa uthanda ukusebenzisa iikhemikhali ezininzi kakhulu. Ukuba bendingamxelela ukuba ndifuna izinto eziphilayo, angandihlutha ilifa.
ULord Newborough ebesoloko engumntu oqala izinto ezintsha, kodwa uhambo lwakhe lwamva nje lumangalise kakhulu. Uza kungena kwimarike yobuhle. Kwiminyaka emibini edlulileyo, ndifake ukhilimu ebusweni bam ngaphezu kobomi bam.
I-Wild Beauty yimveliso yokhathalelo lolusu kunye nokhathalelo lomzimba ekumgangatho ophezulu. Kukho iimveliso ezili-13, kuquka iintyatyambo ze-tonic kunye ne-stevia, kunye ne-bergamot kunye ne-nettle shower gel-i-50% yezithako kolu luhlu zivela kwi-estate.
Uthe: “Yaphefumlelwa yimeko yalapha, nokucinga ngento esinokuyenza ngendlu enkulu.” “Ndihambahamba kakhulu kwaye ndifumana ingcinga engenarhafu, “Iphi ibali apha? Iphi imithombo yezi mveliso? “Le yingcinga yethu malunga nokusetyenziswa kwenyama. Ndicinga ukuba oku kubaluleke kakhulu kwaye imigaqo efanayo iya kusebenza ekunyamekeleni ulusu.”
Olu luhlu alunazo i-vegan, i-halal kwaye ayinagluten. Uthe, Ndifuna ukunyaniseka, kuba ndicinga ukuba kukho ukunganyaniseki okuninzi apho. Kwiminyaka embalwa edlulileyo, ndiphande iimveliso ezininzi, kodwa andifumananga mveliso enenani leziqinisekiso esizifumeneyo.
U-Iain Russell, umphathi wolawulo lukaRogge, undixelele ukuba unamandla, unamandla, kwaye uyakwazi, kwaye ubonakala engadinwa. Yonke imihla uvuka ngo-5.45 kusasa (“Ndiphendula umntu ngo-6 kusasa namhlanje, ndimbuza ukuba angazithenga na iimveliso zethu eLondon”), aze asebenzise i-treadmill yakhe. Imveliso yakhe yamva nje yi-oxygen generator exabisa i-£4,000, ayisebenzisa kabini ngemini. Uthe: “Ndiyafunga: konke oku kuyinxalenye yokukhangela ulutsha olungunaphakade.”
Xa wayethatha indawo, yayinabasebenzi abali-9 kuphela, igubungela iihektare ezingama-2500, kwaye ngoku igubungela iihektare ezili-12,500 (kuquka ivenkile, ikhefi, ukutya kunye nololiwe - le yifama yokuqala yaseBritane), banabasebenzi abali-100. Uthe kwiminyaka eli-12 edlulileyo, ingeniso yethu inyukile ukusuka kwi-1.5 yezigidi zeepawundi ukuya kwi-10 yezigidi zeepawundi. 'Eli lishishini elikhulayo, kodwa likwalishishini elihlukeneyo ngakumbi. Ezolimo azenzi mali, ngoko ke ukongeza ixabiso kunye nokusebenzisa izinto apho kunokwenzeka khona yindlela yokuqinisekisa ukhuseleko lwezinto zexesha elizayo.
Kumthengisi oyintloko wezilwanyana, uRichard Prideaux, oku kuvela kwishishini lokutya kwasendle awayeliqhuba kwivenkile enkulu ngaphambili, eyavela kwishishini lokuthenga izithako zokutya kwiindawo zokutyela eziphambili eLondon ukuya kwiWild Beauty. “Into yokuqala ekufuneka siyenze kukufunda iirekhodi zophando ngononophelo size sithi oku kukukhula kwefa njengoko sisazi, size sijonge emva ukuze sibone ukuba isekhona na, yintoni ngoku kwaye yintoni enye?”
Ngokwesiqhelo, ixesha lokuqalisa imveliso ziinyanga ezisibhozo, kwaye xa kujongwa ixesha lokuvuna, ukucwangcisa kwangaphambili yeyona nto ibalulekileyo. ULord Newborough ucacisile: “Ekuqaleni, i-formulator yayikufumanisa kunzima ukuhlala icacile kuzo zonke iisizini.” Wabuza wathi, “Ndinganxiba i-gorse, ndinganxiba i-heather?” URichard wathi, “Hayi, awunakuba lapho ngalo lonke ixesha.”
“Ngoku ndicwangcisa ikhalenda yokuqala kukaFebruwari ukuqinisekisa ukuba sinexesha elaneleyo lokuqokelela ezi zithako,” wongeze watsho uPrideaux. Sinedayari yemozulu; sifuna ukwazi ukuba ithelekiswa njani nonyaka ophelileyo.”
Ubuncinci bomsebenzi buthetha ukuba iPrideaux idla ngokuchitha iiyure ezisi-8 kuzo zonke iimeko zemozulu, ikhetha yonke into ukusuka kwi-gorse ukuya kwi-nettle.
UPrideaux unendima enkulu kunobomi, yalo nyaka ethi “Ndingumntu odumileyo… mandiphume apha!” “Isikhokelo sokusinda kunye nomcebisi, ngenxa yeCovid (Covid), inkampani ithathe indawo ye-Australia nge-Abgeele Castle (Abgeele). Ebesoloko ekhangela ukutya phantse kwasekuzalweni.
“Abazali bam ngabalimi abasebenza kulo mhlaba. Abaziqondi zonke izityalo ezikuthango okanye kwintsimi, kwaye abazi nokuba zisetyenziswa njani kwaye zincasa kangakanani. Oku kunqabile kakhulu. Bendingaqondi ukuba mhlawumbi de ndaya esikolweni. Asinguye wonke umntu ofumana imfundo efanayo.”
Ngale ntsasa, uphume waya kuhambahamba ngamadolo akhe enzulu emlanjeni, ekha iibhithi engceni, uhlobo lwesityalo esikhula kakuhle ecaleni kwengca endala yamanzi. “Injongo yethu kukuqokelela ikhilogram enye ukuya kwezimbini zeemveliso ezomileyo-[ezi] zityalo zibonakala ziqulathe amanzi angama-85% ukuya kuma-98%. Indlela yam yokutya kukuchitha usuku lonke ndihamba phezulu emlanjeni, kodwa sikwabone nokugcinwa kwezityalo. Amanyathelo anokuthathwa ngaxeshanye nabemi. Kukho imithetho engqongqo kunye neenkqubo zokuqokelela: yonke into kufuneka ithunyelwe kumbutho womhlaba.
I-Meadowsweet yeyona nto iphambili evelisa i-salicylic acid (isithako esisetyenziswa kwi-aspirin) kunye ne-astringent, ebonakala kwii-cleaners ze-Wild Beauty, ii-serum kunye nee-eye cream. “Ndiyazi ukuba inefuthe lokunyanga kunye ne-analgesic, kodwa ukusetyenziswa kwayo ekunyamekeleni ulusu kundityhilele.” Utshilo uPrideaux, endinika igqabi ukuze ndilityumze. Likhupha incasa emnandi ye-marshmallow/ikhukhamba. Uthe: “Xa olu mswakama luphelile eofisini yethu, luba lolunye lwevumba elingcono.” “Kufuneka siqalise kakhulu. Kulula ukuthi “Hamba uyokuthatha i-nettle”, kodwa kukugqiba indlela yokuyigcina kunye nokuba ifuna malini. Udibene namaxesha amabi endleleni.
Unwele ngalunye olungaphantsi kwegqabi le-nettle lufana nenaliti ye-hypodermic ezaliswe yi-formic acid, ehlaba kakhulu. Xa yayiphelelwe ngamanzi emzimbeni, yayinganelanga ukubuna loo nwele, ngoko ke xa sayizama okokuqala, ndavula ucango lwe-dehydrator ndaza ndaphefumla ilifu lale nwele. Ndihlatywe yi-trachea kunye ne-lung. Ngexesha elizayo ndinxiba imaski, iiglavu kunye neeglasi. ULord Newborough wazalelwa kwi-manor. Ubuntwana bakhe yayikukuloba kule milambo nokukhwela iihashe kunye noodadewabo ababini. Kuvakala ngathi kulungile, kodwa ebezibonakalisa ukususela ebuntwaneni.
“Utata ungqongqo kakhulu kuthi. Izinto endandizilindele kuye azizange zilunge ngokwaneleyo,” utshilo kum. “Xa ndandineminyaka emithathu ubudala, ndakhweliswa esikhepheni ndaya embindini weMenai Strait ndingapheki, ndaza ndaxelelwa ukuba ndibuye ngenyathelo lam—oko yayikukuvula ezantsi kwesikhephe. ​​Umgangatho usetyenziswa njengesikhephe.”
Wayethathwa njengomlimi kwasebuntwaneni njengoyise. “Sonke simele sisebenze efama. Ndaqhuba itrektara xa ndandineminyaka elishumi ubudala.” Kodwa, njengoko wavumayo, izifundo zakhe “zazingengcono kakhulu ehlabathini.” Emva kokugxothwa kwisikolo sokulungiselela ukulwa, ukubethwa rhoqo nokubaleka, wafunda kwiKholeji yezoLimo waza wathunyelwa eOstreliya.
Utata wandinika ithikithi lokuya kwelinye icala, wandixelela ukuba ndingabonakali iinyanga ezili-12 eziza kulandela, waza waya kuthenga eyam ithikithi. Emva kokubuyela ekhaya, waqhuba inkampani yokuqeshisa iinqwelomoya kunye nebhodi yesekethe yokwenza izinto ze-elektroniki, waza wajongana nesicwangciso sokukhusela ukuloba eSierra Leone, apho wasinda khona izihlandlo ezithathu zokubhukuqwa. “Ndaphuma xa umpu wawuvutha, yayingeyondawo ilungileyo. Ngelo xesha, utata wayesele ekhulile kwaye ndaziva ngathi kufuneka ndiye ekhaya ndiye kunceda.”
Nangona ebesitya ukutya okungokwemvelo kangangeminyaka emininzi, kodwa uLord Newborough akazange agqibe kwelokuba ayakhe kwakhona de wazuza ilifa lelifa. “Sidityaniswe ngokwendalo okokuqala. Umfazi wam uSu (babetshatile iminyaka engama-32, kwaye wonke umntu unentombi evela kumtshato wangaphambili) ebesoloko endikhuthaza ukuba ndihambe ngale ndlela, kwaye ukususela ngelo xesha, ukulima kuye kwaba mnandi.
Kodwa ekuqaleni, yayinzima kakhulu. Amaqela amaninzi asefama (kuquka umalusi kunye nomphathi wezilwanyana oyintloko) asebenzele uyise iminyaka engaphezu kwama-30 kwaye aseke izimvo ezinzulu. ULord Newborough uthe: “Babecinga ukuba ndiphambene ngokupheleleyo, kodwa sibathathe saya kubona iHighgrove, apho kukho umphathi wefama okhuthazayo. Xa sibona ukuba isebenza apho, kuyavakala. Asiphindi sijonge ngasemva.”
INkosana yaseWales ibisoloko ingumntu obalulekileyo kuhambo lukaRhug lokutya izinto eziphilayo. “Uze apha ukuza kutyelela ifama. Ulwazi lwakhe ngokulima izinto eziphilayo, ukukhathalela okusingqongileyo, udumo oluzinzileyo kunye nokunyaniseka okupheleleyo ngokuqinisekileyo yinxalenye yempembelelo yethu. Uya kuqonda. Njengesithango anobuchule kakhulu kuso, inkosana inokudlulisela ulwazi oluvela kuye. Iipaseji eziluhlaza zikaRogge zehazel, uthuthu, um-oki kunye ne-blackthorn zatshintsha izityalo zasendle kunye nezilwanyana zase-manor kwaye kwabuya imivundla, ii-hedgehogs, i-thrush kunye nengca. INkosi uNewborough ithe: “Utata udla ngokutsala ucingo aze alubeke phantsi—ngokusisiseko senza okwahlukileyo.”
Omnye umcebisi nomhlobo nguCarole Bamford, owaseka ivenkile yezolimo yendalo iDaylesford, waza waseka iBamford, eyinxalenye yeemveliso zempahla kunye nobuhle. ULord Newborough uthe: “Ngokuphathelele ukulima kwendalo, isikali sethu sikhulu kuneCarole, kodwa bendisoloko ndiyincoma yonke into ayenzayo. Ndiyazithanda izimvo zakhe kunye nodumo lwakhe oluzinzileyo. Kwaye ndiqesha umntu obandakanyeka kwiimveliso zokhathalelo lolusu zaseBamford njengomcebisi wam.
Ekuqaleni iCovid yayilibazise ukukhutshwa kweWild Beauty entwasahlobo. Olu bhubhane luchaphazele ngokucacileyo izindlu, kwaye amashishini okuthengisa ngawona achaphazeleka kakhulu. Uthe ngokudakumba: “I-Ista ihlala ilixesha lethu elixakekileyo. Sima emnyango silinde ukuba imoto idlule.” Uthe njengoko ithemba leBrexit lisondela, kuya kufuneka zonke iindlela zokuthengisa zikwazi ukutsala nzima. Sibone kwixesha elizayo. “Kodwa asixhomekekanga eYurophu (20% yenyama ithunyelwa kwamanye amazwe-eHong Kong, eSingapore naseMacau, eDubai, e-Abu Dhabi naseQatar), ngoko ke le yindlela ekhuselekileyo. Ndicinga ukuba ukhuseleko lokukwazi ukuthumela kwamanye amazwe kwezi marike zizityebi lubalulekile kwixesha elizayo.”
Ngokuphathelele iCovid, akanaxhala ngempilo yakhe: “Ndivuka qho kusasa ukuze ndizilolonge, kwaye ukuba ndiyafa, ndiyafa.” Eyona nto ayixhalabisileyo zizilwanyana zasefama. “Izilwanyana kufuneka zondliwe, kwaye sixhalabile ngempembelelo yesifo seCovid phakathi kwabasebenzi basefama.” Ngethamsanqa, le asiyonto bajongene nayo.
Akanelisekanga kukuma bhuxe. Ukuzimisela kwakhe ukusebenza (ilifa lobuntwana bakhe obunzima) kuthetha ukuba uvuka yonke imihla aze acinge ngento aza kuyenza ngokulandelayo? Ngoko ke ilifa liya phi? “Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuqhubeka nokuphuhlisa umgca weemveliso zeWild Beauty - sifunda ngeshampu, i-conditioner, i-sunscreen - kodwa ndifuna nokwakha uphawu lwehlabathi, kwaye sinxibelelana nabasasazi eJapan, eMpuma Ekude naseMbindi Mpuma.” Ukuba utata wayesazi ukuba uvelisa iimveliso zokhathalelo lolusu eziphilayo, ucinga ntoni? Wancuma engakholelwa. “Usenokujika engcwabeni… Hayi, ndicinga ukuba uza kuzingca. Ndicinga ukuba ngoku ufuna ukubona indawo emngqongileyo.”
Ukongeza, uceba ukwakha kwakhona umhlambi wakhe weenyathi azithandayo. Emva kokufa komkhuhlane we-catarrhal, inani leenyathi lehle ukusuka kuma-70 ukuya kuma-20. “Kubi kakhulu ukubona nokwazi ukuba awunakwenza nto ukuyithintela.” Nangona kunjalo, ekubeni uLord Newborough ebesebenzisana neYunivesithi yaseLiverpool ukuphuhlisa isitofu sokugonya esiza kuvavanywa kwi-Rhug bison, kusekho ithemba.
Kwaye ebexhalabile ngempembelelo yemozulu efama. 'Sibone utshintsho olukhulu. Xa ndandisemncinci, ichibi apha lalisoloko libanda kakhulu. Akusekho kubanda ebusika.' "Unethemba lokufumana ugqozi kwimozulu efudumeleyo, kwaye unethemba lokutyala izityalo ezininzi zaseMeditera, ezifana ne-lavender kunye neediliya."
“Ukuba besingakhange sibone indawo efanelekileyo yokulima iidiliya, bendingenakumangaliswa emva kweminyaka engama-20. Ngoku kukho isidiliya esinye okanye ezimbini eWales. Kufuneka sizivumelanise notshintsho.”
Uzimisele ukushiya ifama ikwimeko entle kakhulu. “Ndifuna uRugg aziqhelanise nophuhliso lwexesha elizayo aze avumele ukuba libe nobomi obungenasiphelo. Ndifuna ukusebenzisa izixhobo uThixo asinike zona. Ndicinga ukuba sinoxanduva lokushiya into engcono kunezo sizizuze njengelifa.” Ndicinga ngandlela ithile Uyise angavuma ngakumbi.
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