I-Rhug Manor eNorth Wales ibilokhu ingomndeni kaLord Newborough kusukela ngekhulu lesishiyagalolunye, kodwa wayezimisele ukwenza izinto ngendlela ehlukile.
Ekuseni okunelanga ngoSepthemba eCorvin, eNorth Wales, eholwa ama-truffle akhe e-chocolate Labrador, ngemuva kokudlula i-gorse ne-bracken esiqongweni sentaba, iNkosi uNewborough ichaza umbono oqinile phambi kwethu. 'Lona uDi Gu. Phambi kwesitolo sepulazi, kukhona iBerwyn Mountains. Indawo yake yahlanganiswa nesiqephu sendawo ogwini, esihlanganisa amahektha angu-86,000, kodwa imisebenzi yewayini, abesifazane, kanye nabafileyo iyenza ihlukane.
ULord Newborough nomndeni wakhe baneminyaka engu-71 ubudala. Bayi-cuttlefish encane. Bagqoke izingubo ezikhululekile, amahembe athambile kanye noboya. Bagqoka izingubo ezikhululekile. Bake bahlala eRhug (ebizwa ngokuthi iReeg) Manor. Kodwa olunye lwezinguquko ezinkulu kakhulu lwenzeka ngo-1998, lapho uLord Newborough (uLord Newborough) eqala ukuguqula ifa lakhe libe yifa lemvelo lapho ethola lesi sihloko ngemuva kokushona kukayise, okwakungavamile ngaleso sikhathi.
Namuhla, inyama kaRhug ewine imiklomelo ("sinodumo oluphezulu yiMichelin") ifaka phakathi inyama yenkomo, iwundlu, inyama yenyamazane kanye nenyathi, futhi ithandwa ngabapheki okubalwa kubo uRaymond Blanc noMarcus Wareing. Kusukela kuRiver Coffee Kusukela ehholo kuya kuClarence, kunetafula lokudlela elihle kakhulu yonke indawo. Kodwa-ke, inyathi kanye neSika (uhlobo lwenyamazane yaseJapan engu-70 enhle kakhulu) cishe zizokhuthaza amandla akhe okukhula: "Inyathi kanye nenyathi kuyinyama yesikhathi esizayo - inyama ebomvu "enempilo" ethambile kunenhlanzi noma inkukhu, Ziningi ngamaminerali abalulekile futhi zinamafutha aphansi. Ziwukudla okuhle kakhulu futhi ziyisiphakamiso esisebenziseka kakhulu."
Ukube uyise ubengayibona manje, ubengeke ayibone. “Empeleni, lokhu kuyinyama yenkomo nemvu. Kuyindlela eyisisekelo yokulima efaka imali ephansi, ekhiqiza kancane, kodwa uthanda ukusebenzisa amakhemikhali amaningi kakhulu. Uma ngimtshela ukuthi ngifuna izinto eziphilayo, angase angiphuce yona. Ifa.
ULord Newborough ubelokhu engumqambi wezindlela, kodwa uhambo lwakhe lwakamuva lwammangaza ngisho nangokwengeziwe. Usezongena emakethe yobuhle. Eminyakeni emibili edlule, ngifake ukhilimu omningi ebusweni bami kunangesikhathi ngiphila.
I-Wild Beauty iwumkhiqizo wokunakekelwa kwesikhumba nokunakekelwa komzimba wekhwalithi ephezulu. Kunemikhiqizo eyi-13, kufaka phakathi izimbali ze-tonic kanye ne-stevia, kanye ne-bergamot kanye ne-nettle shower gel - izithako ezingama-50% kulolu chungechunge zivela e-fast.
Uthe: “Kwaphefumulelwa yindawo yalapha, nokucabanga ngalokho esingakwenza ngendlu enkulu.” “Ngihamba kakhulu futhi ngithola ukucabanga okungenantela, “Iphi indaba lapha? Iphi imithombo yale mikhiqizo? “Lena imicabango yethu ngokusetshenziswa kwenyama. Ngicabanga ukuthi lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu futhi izimiso ezifanayo zizosebenza ekunakekelweni kwesikhumba.”
Lolu hlobo alunazo i-vegan, i-halal futhi aluna-gluten. Uthe, ngifuna ukwethembeka, ngoba ngicabanga ukuthi kukhona ukungathembeki okuningi lapho. Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, ngicwaninge ngemikhiqizo eminingi, kodwa angitholanga umkhiqizo onenani lezitifiketi esizitholile.
U-Iain Russell, umphathi wokuphatha kaRogge, ungitshele ukuthi unamandla, unamandla, futhi unekhono, futhi ubonakala engakhathali. Nsuku zonke uvuka ngo-5.45 ekuseni (“Ngiphendula othile ngo-6 ekuseni namhlanje, ngimbuza ukuthi bangayithenga yini imikhiqizo yethu eLondon”), bese egijima i-treadmill yakhe. Umkhiqizo wakhe wakamuva uwumshini wokukhiqiza umoya-mpilo obiza u-£4,000, awusebenzisa kabili ngosuku. Uthe: “Ngiyafunga: konke lokhu kuyingxenye yokufuna ubusha obuphakade.”
Ngesikhathi ethatha indawo, yayinabasebenzi abangu-9 kuphela, ihlanganisa amahektare angu-2500, futhi manje ihlanganisa amahektare angu-12,500 (kufaka phakathi isitolo, ikhefi, indawo yokudla kanye nesitimela - leli yipulazi lokuqala laseBrithani), banabasebenzi abayi-100. Uthe eminyakeni eyi-12 edlule, inzuzo yethu ikhuphuke isuka kumaphawundi ayizigidi eziyi-1.5 yaya kumaphawundi ayizigidi eziyi-10. 'Leli ibhizinisi elikhulayo, kodwa futhi libhizinisi elihlukahlukene kakhulu. Ezolimo azenzi imali, ngakho-ke ukwengeza inani nokusebenzisa izimpahla noma kuphi lapho kungenzeka khona kuyindlela yokuqinisekisa ukuphepha kwezimpahla zesikhathi esizayo.
Kumlimi oyinhloko, uRichard Prideaux, lokhu kwavela ngokwemvelo ebhizinisini lokudla kwasendle ayeliqhuba kusukela e-manor esikhathini esidlule, elathuthuka kusukela ekuthengeni izithako zokudla kwezindlu zezindawo zokudlela eziphezulu zaseLondon kuya e-Wild Beauty. “Into yokuqala okufanele siyenze ukufunda amarekhodi enhlolovo ngokucophelela bese sithi lokhu ukukhula kwefa njengoba silazi, bese sibheka emuva ukuze sithole ukuthi lisekhona yini, liyini manje nokuthi yini enye?”
Ngokuvamile, isikhathi sokuhola umkhiqizo siyizinyanga eziyisishiyagalombili, futhi uma ubheka isikhathi sokuvuna, ukuhlela kusengaphambili yikho konke. INkosi uNewborough yachaza: “Ekuqaleni, i-formulator yayikuthola kunzima ukugcina ingqondo ecacile kuzo zonke izinkathi zonyaka.” Yabuza, “Ngingagqoka i-gorse, ngingagqoka i-heather? URichard wathi, “Cha, awukwazi ukuba lapho ngaso sonke isikhathi.”
“Manje ngihlela ikhalenda lokuqala kukaFebhuwari ukuqinisekisa ukuthi sinesikhathi esanele sokuqoqa lezi zithako,” kusho uPrideaux. Sinedayari yesimo sezulu; sifuna ukwazi ukuthi iqhathaniswa kanjani nonyaka odlule.”
Ubukhulu bomsebenzi busho ukuthi iPrideaux ivame ukuchitha amahora angu-8 kuzo zonke izimo zezulu, iqoqa yonke into kusukela ku-gorse kuya ku-nettle.
UPrideaux unendima enkulu kunokuphila, incwadi yalo nyaka ethi “Ngingumuntu osaziwayo… ake ngiphume lapha!” “Isiqondiso kanye nomeluleki wokusinda, ngenxa yeCovid (Covid), inkampani ithathe indawo ye-Australia nge-Abgeele Castle (Abgeele). Ubelokhu efuna ukudla cishe kusukela ekuzalweni.
"Abazali bami bangabalimi abasebenza kulo mhlaba. Abaqondi zonke izitshalo ezisogwini noma ensimini, futhi abazi ukuthi zisetshenziswa kanjani futhi zinambitheka kanjani. Lokhu akuvamile kakhulu. Angizange ngikuqaphele lokho mhlawumbe kwaze kwaba yilapho ngiya esikoleni. Akubona bonke abantu abathola imfundo efanayo."
Namuhla ekuseni, uphume wayohamba ngamadolo akhe ejule emfuleni, ekha ama-beet otshanini, okuwuhlobo lwesitshalo esikhula emaphethelweni otshani obudala bamanzi. “Umgomo wethu ukuqoqa ikhilogremu elilodwa kuya kwamabili emikhiqizo eyomile-[lezi] zitshalo zibonakala ziqukethe amanzi angu-85% kuya ku-98%. Indlela yami yokudla iwukuchitha usuku lonke ngihamba ngenyuka umfula, kodwa futhi sibone nokugcinwa kwezitshalo. Izinyathelo ezingathathwa ngesikhathi esifanayo nenani labantu. Kunemithetho nezinqubo eziqinile zokuqoqa: konke kumele kuthunyelwe enhlanganweni yenhlabathi.
I-Meadowsweet ingumthombo oyinhloko we-salicylic acid (isithako esisetshenziswa ku-aspirin) kanye ne-astringent, ebonakala ezihlanzini ze-Wild Beauty, ama-serum kanye nama-eye cream. “Ngiyazi imiphumela yayo yokwelapha kanye neyokuthobisa, kodwa ukusetshenziswa kwayo ekunakekelweni kwesikhumba kuyisibonakaliso kimi.” kusho uPrideaux, enginika iqabunga ukuze ngilichoboze. Likhipha ukunambitheka okumnandi kwe-marshmallow/ikhukhamba. Uthe: “Uma lo mswakama uncishisiwe ehhovisi lethu, ungomunye wephunga elingcono.” “Kufanele siqale kakhulu. Kulula ukuthi “Hamba uyokhetha i-nettle”, kodwa kunquma ukuthi uzoyigcina kanjani nokuthi idinga malini. Uhlangane nezikhathi ezimbi endleleni.
Unwele ngalunye olungaphansi kweqabunga le-nettle lufana nomjovo we-hypodermic ogcwaliswe nge-formic acid, okuhlaba kakhulu. Lapho luphelelwa amanzi emzimbeni, alwanele ukubuna lezo zinwele, ngakho-ke lapho siqala ukuzama, ngavula umnyango we-dehydrator ngaphefumula ifu lalezi zinwele. Ngihlatshwe yi-trachea namaphaphu. Ngesikhathi esilandelayo ngigqoka imaski, amagilavu ​​​​nezibuko. INkosi uNewborough yazalelwa kule ndawo enkulu. Ubuntwana bakhe kwakuwukudoba kule mifula nokugibela amahashi nodadewabo ababili. Kuzwakala kumnandi, kodwa ubelokhu eziveza kusukela esemncane.
“Ubaba unesihluku kakhulu kithi. Engangikulindele kuye kwakunganele,” ungitshele. “Ngesikhathi ngineminyaka emithathu ubudala, ngagwedla ngaya phakathi neMenai Strait ngaphandle kokugwedla, futhi ngatshelwa ukuthi ngibuye ngesinyathelo sami—okwakuwukuvula phansi kwesikebhe. Iphansi lisetshenziswa njengesikebhe.”
Wayebhekwa njengomlimi kusukela esemncane njengoyise. “Sonke kumelwe sisebenze epulazini. Ngashayela itrektara ngineminyaka eyishumi ubudala.” Kodwa, njengoba evumile, izifundo zakhe “zazingezinhle kakhulu emhlabeni.” Ngemva kokuxoshwa esikoleni sokulungiselela ukulwa, ukushaywa njalo nokubaleka, wafunda eKolishi Lezolimo wabe esethunyelwa e-Australia.
Ubaba wanginika ithikithi lokuya endaweni eyodwa, wangitshela ukuthi ngingafiki ezinye izinyanga ezingu-12, wabe eseyothenga ithikithi lami. Ngemva kokubuyela ekhaya, waphatha inkampani yokuqasha izindiza kanye nebhodi lesifunda lokukhiqiza izinto zikagesi, wabe eseqondisa uhlelo lokuvikela ukudoba eSierra Leone, lapho asinda khona ekugumbuqelweni kwempi kathathu. “Ngaphuma ngesikhathi isibhamu sivutha, kwakungeyona indawo enhle. Ngaleso sikhathi, ubaba wayesekhulile futhi nganginomuzwa wokuthi kufanele ngiye ekhaya ngiyosiza.”
Nakuba ebelokhu edla ukudla okungokwemvelo iminyaka eminingi, uLord Newborough akazange anqume ukukwakha kabusha kwaze kwaba yilapho ethola ifa lapho uLord Newborough anquma ukulivuselela khona. “Sihlanganiswe ngokomvelo okokuqala. Umkami uSu (sebeshade iminyaka engama-32, futhi wonke umuntu unendodakazi emshadweni wangaphambilini) ubelokhu engikhuthaza ukuba ngihambe ngale ndlela, futhi kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuqhubeke, ukulima kuye kwaba mnandi.”
Kodwa ekuqaleni, kwakuwumzabalazo onzima. Amaqembu amaningi asepulazini (kufaka phakathi umalusi kanye nomphathi wezilwane oyinhloko) asebenzele uyise iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-30 futhi asungule imibono ejulile. ULord Newborough uthe: “Babecabanga ukuthi ngiyahlanya ngokuphelele, kodwa sabayisa eHighgrove, lapho kukhona umphathi wepulazi okhuthazayo. Uma sesikubona ngempela kusebenza lapho, kunengqondo. Asiphinde sibheke emuva.”
INkosana yaseWales ibilokhu iyisici esibalulekile ohambweni lukaRhug lwezolimo olungokwemvelo. “Uze lapha ukuzovakashela ipulazi. Ulwazi lwakhe ngokulima okungokwemvelo, ukukhathalela imvelo, idumela elizinzile kanye nokwethembeka okuphelele ngokuqinisekile kuyingxenye yokuphefumulelwa kwethu. Uzoqonda. Njengesivikelo anekhono kakhulu kuso, inkosana ingadlulisela ulwazi oluqondile. Imizila eluhlaza kaRogge ye-hazel, umlotha, i-oki kanye ne-blackthorn yashintsha izitshalo nezilwane zasendle ze-manor futhi yabona ukubuya kwama-hares, ama-hedgehog, ama-thrush kanye notshani. INkosi uNewborough ithe: “Ubaba uvame ukudonsa uthango bese elubeka phansi - empeleni senza okuphambene nalokho.”
Omunye umeluleki nomngane nguCarole Bamford, owasungula isitolo sezimpahla zasemapulazini esidayisa imikhiqizo yemvelo iDaylesford, futhi wasungula iBamford, okuyi-spinning yemikhiqizo yezingubo nobuhle. ULord Newborough uthe: “Ngokuphathelene nokulima okudayisa imikhiqizo yemvelo, izinga lethu likhulu kunelikaCarole, kodwa bengilokhu ngimhlonipha konke akwenzayo. Ngiyawazisa imibono ngemuva kokupakisha kwakhe kanye nedumela lakhe elihlala njalo. Futhi ngiqasha umuntu ohileleke emikhiqizweni yokunakekelwa kwesikhumba yaseBamford njengomeluleki wami.
I-Covid yaqale yahlehlisa ukukhishwa kwe-Wild Beauty entwasahlobo. Lo bhubhane uthinte ngokusobala izindlu, kanti amabhizinisi okuthengisa yiwo athinteke kakhulu. Ngokudabukisayo wathi: “IPhasika livame ukuba yisikhathi sethu esimatasa kakhulu. Sima emnyango silinde imoto idlule.” Uthe njengoba ithuba le-Brexit seliseduze, sizodinga zonke iziteshi zokumaketha ukuze sikwazi ukubhekana nobunzima. Sizobonana esikhathini esithile. “Kodwa asithembeli eYurophu (20% yenyama ithunyelwa kwamanye amazwe - iHong Kong, iSingapore neMacau, iDubai, i-Abu Dhabi neQatar), ngakho-ke lokhu kuyindlela yokuphepha. Ngicabanga ukuthi ukuphepha kokukwazi ukuthumela kwamanye amazwe kulezi zimakethe ezicebile Kubalulekile esikhathini esizayo.”
Ngokuphathelene ne-Covid, akanandaba nempilo yakhe: “Ngivuka njalo ekuseni ukuze ngizivocavoce, futhi uma ngifa, ngiyafa.” Okumkhathaza kakhulu yizilwane zasepulazini. “Izilwane kumele zondliwe, futhi sikhathazekile ngomthelela wesifo se-Covid phakathi kwabasebenzi basepulazini.” Ngenhlanhla, lokhu akuyona into okufanele babhekane nayo.
Akanelisekile ngokuma anganyakazi. Ukuzimisela kwakhe ukusebenza ngokuzikhandla (ifa lobuntwana bakhe obunenselele) kusho ukuthi uvuka nsuku zonke futhi acabange ukuthi enzeni ngokulandelayo? Ngakho-ke ifa liyaphi? “Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuqhubeka nokuthuthukisa umugqa womkhiqizo we-Wild Beauty - sifunda nge-shampoo, i-conditioner, i-sunscreen - kodwa futhi ngifuna ukwakha uphawu lomhlaba wonke, futhi sixhumana nabasabalalisi eJapane, eMpumalanga Ekude naseMpumalanga Ephakathi.” Ukube ubaba wayazi ukuthi ukhiqiza imikhiqizo yokunakekelwa kwesikhumba yemvelo, ucabangani? Wamomotheka ngokungakholwa. “Angase aphenduke ethuneni… Cha, ngicabanga ukuthi uzoziqhenya. Ngicabanga ukuthi manje ufuna ukubona isidleke esimzungezile.”
Ngaphezu kwalokho, uhlela ukwakha kabusha umhlambi wakhe othandekayo wezinyathi. Ngemva kokufa komkhuhlane we-catarrhal omubi, inani lezinyathi lehle lisuka ku-70 laya ku-20. “Kubi kakhulu ukubona nokwazi ukuthi awukwazi ukwenza lutho ukuwuvimba.” Kodwa-ke, njengoba uLord Newborough ebesebenzisana neNyuvesi yaseLiverpool ukuthuthukisa umuthi wokugomela ozohlolwa ku-Rhug bison, kusenethemba.
Futhi ubelokhu ekhathazekile ngomthelela wesimo sezulu epulazini. 'Sibone izinguquko ezinkulu. Ngesikhathi ngisemncane, ichibi lapha lalihlala liqandisiwe. Akusekho ukuqandisa ebusika. "Unethemba lokuthola ugqozi esimweni sezulu esifudumele, futhi unethemba lokutshala izitshalo eziningi zaseMedithera, njenge-lavender kanye nemivini yamagilebhisi."
"Uma singabonanga indawo efanele yemivini, bengingeke ngimangale eminyakeni engama-20 kamuva. Manje sekukhona isivini esisodwa noma ezimbili eWales. Kumelwe sizivumelanise nezinguquko."
Uzimisele ukushiya ipulazi lisesimweni sakhe esihle kakhulu. “Ngifuna uRugg azivumelanise nentuthuko yesikhathi esizayo futhi alivumele libe nokuphila okungapheli. Ngifuna ukusebenzisa izinsiza uNkulunkulu asinike zona. Ngicabanga ukuthi sinomthwalo wemfanelo wokushiya okuthile okungcono kunalokho esikuzuze njengefa.” Ngicabanga ngandlela thile ukuthi uyise angavuma kakhulu.
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