USteve Sutton, umsunguli we-Devoción waseColombia, kwindawo yakhe yaseWilliamsburg kunye necafe.UNina Roberts Abathengi abangena eWilliamsburg Ukuzinikela yekofu, hamba kuqala ngakwigumbi langaphambili lokugcoba i-chic. I-roast enkulu yekofu kunye neepilisi zeengxowa ze-burlap ezizaliswe ngeembotyi zekhofi zaseColombia ziyabonakala kwiifestile zangaphakathi.
Abantu balapha basela iikhofi zokwenza izinto zika-Devoción ezivela kwiikomityi ze-ceramic etyheli kwi-café ebanzi, edlulileyo kwi-roaster, ekhanyiswe lilanga elikhulu elihonjiswe ngodonga lwegadi oluhlaza. IBaristas igaya iimbotyi kwaye yenze iziselo zekofu ngokuhamba ngokuthe chu kwabathengi abancinci.
USteve Sutton ngumseki we-Devoción, osuka eMedellín, eColombia. Uvule indawo yaseDevoción yaseWilliamsburg ngonyaka ka-2013 kwaye ukusukela ngoko wongeza enye ikhefi yaseBrooklyn eBoerum Hill kunye nenye kwiSithili saseFlatiron eManhattan. Kwinyanga enye okanye ezimbini, i-Devoción izakuvula ibar yecascara, enesiselo esenziwe kubanda ngokucinezela iziqhamo zembotyi yekofu.
USutton ubanga ukuba ikofu yaseColombia yaseDevoción yeyona intsha ehlabathini. I-FedEx kunye nokuthengwa kwayo kwenza ukuba iimbotyi zosiwe kwiintsuku nje okanye kwiiveki ezimbalwa emva kwenkqubo yokusila eyomileyo (xa imbotyi ikhutshwa kwikhoba layo), ilungele ukugcadiswa.
IDevoción, eqeshe malunga nabantu abangama-40, ibonelela ngekofu kwiindawo zokutyela ezinje Elishumi elinanye iMadison Park , ezinye Momofuku iindawo, Indawo kwaye ivulwe kutsha nje I-Crown Shy , Kunye neefestile ezahlukeneyo kunye neehotele. Iingxowa zekofu ezili-12 zekofu ezithengiswa kwiwebhusayithi yazo zibiza i- $ 22, ii-editions ezinqamlezileyo ezinje Oomama eKofu , ezenziwe ngamafama ababhinqileyo nabasebenzi, zibiza i $ 25.
Ngeminyaka eli-14 ubudala, uSutton weza e-U.S eyedwa esikolweni ukuba abaleke ubundlobongela baseColombia obabukhuthazwa ngabarhwebi beziyobisi, abarhanisi nabanqolobi. Emva kokuthweswa isidanga kwikholeji, isishwankathelo esifutshane kwisikolo seshishini kunye nokuqalisa ileyibhile yomculo we-techno-house owasweleka ngokuveliswa kukaNapster, wafumana umsebenzi kwindawo yokuhambisa ikofu eMiami.
Kulapho ke wagqiba kwelokuba abuyele eColombia kwaye aqalise ishishini lekhofi elikhethekileyo. Emva kweminyaka eliqela yophando lokufumana ikofu eColombia, kubandakanya Amahlathi alawulwa yi-FARC , wavula ishishini ngo-2006 eBogotá, elandelwa yi-Williamsburg roaster kunye ne-café ngo-2013.
Kwisofa esembindini yesikhumba embindini wecafé kaDevoción phakathi kwemingcelele eqhubekayo evela kwifowuni yakhe efakwe epokothweni yeejini zakhe, uSutton uchaze iindawo zakhe zekofu ekufumaneni, indlela ahlawula ngayo amafama kunye nefuthe lentlalontle likaDevoción.
Uqale ngokusungula ukuzinikela eBogotá ngo-2006?
Iminyaka yokuqala yenkampani yayimalunga nokufunda indlela yokufumana. Kufuneka ndibuyele ku-2003, [intengiso yekofu] yayintsha kakhulu. Akukho mntu wayefuna ngathi eColombia; safunda ukuya kwimimandla ye-FARC ukuya kufumana iikhofu ezingafunyanwa ngomnye umntu.
Ngaba i-FARC yayisasebenza?
Ewe, isihogo ewe. Kwakunzima ngokwenene.
Ubungoyiki?
Ewe kunjalo, kodwa ukuba ubaphatha kakuhle abalimi, bayakunceda. Sijolise kwindlela yokufumana iikhofi ezinkulu ngaphambi kokuba zidibaniswe kunye neefesi eziqhelekileyo. Ukwenza oko, kuya kufuneka ungene kwimimandla ebomvu. Sifunde indlela yokuthetha nabantu abafanelekileyo, sicele iimvume ezifanelekileyo, sisoyika kodwa sonwabile ngaxeshanye.
Ke uqala ukugcoba kunye nokuphilisa?
Ewe, ngo-2006. Ndosa izinyosi ngokukhawuleza emva kwenkqubo yokusila eyomileyo, ndikhupha imbotyi eluhlaza kwikhoba layo.
Ngokwezoqoqosho, akukho sizathu sokuhlala kwi-inventri. Ubulunga obulungekileyo, ukuba imbotyi yekofu intsha ingekatshiswa, iimpawu zekofu zinamandla ngakumbi nokuba zosiwe emva kweenyanga ezintandathu zokugaya ezomileyo, yiyo le nto iinkampani ezininzi zekofu ezizenzayo.
Ngoku sijolise ekugcadiseni iintsuku ezili-10 ukuya kwezi-30 emva kwenkqubo yokusila eyomileyo, ngelixa ezinye iinkampani zosa malunga neenyanga ezintlanu ukuya kunyaka emva kokugaya okomileyo.
Ngaba ukhona umhla wokuphelelwa kwiimbotyi eziluhlaza emva kokuba ziye zangqingqwa?
Logama ukufuma kungaphakamanga ngoko akukho bumba, akukho mhla wokuphelelwa. Nangona kunjalo, kuxhomekeke ekubeni uthetha nabani, kukho intshukumo malunga nokubumba okuncinci, ukungunda ongakuboniyo.
Kodwa xa sithetha ngokubanzi, ukulibaziseka kokugcoba kuhambelana ngakumbi nomgangatho. Umzekelo, ukuba ndithatha i-asparagus emhlabeni kwaye ndiyipheke kwangoko, izokungcamla okumangalisayo. Ukuba ndithatha i-asparagus, ndiyikhenkceze kwaye ndiyitye emva konyaka, andizukugula, kodwa ndiza kuncanca.
Yintoni eyakunyanzela ukuba ubuyele eColombia ekuqaleni kwaye uzise iDevoción emva kokuhlala eMelika kangangeminyaka emininzi?
Ndiziva ndibuhlungu ngokushiya iColombia ixesha elide, kodwa kwakungekho enye indlela. Ukuhamba kwam, iColombia yayinogonyamelo kwaye iyingozi. Ndikhulele ngaphakathiIMedellin, eyayikhoeyoyikisayo kakhulu, safudukela eBogotá ngokufutshane, kodwa kwanzima nalapho. I-FARC yayisoyikeka njengoPablo Escobar. Ke, bendifuna ukwenza into eColombia, yenzelwe iColombia.
Yintoni efana nokufumana ikofu eColombia namhlanje?
IColombia yahlukile; itshintshe kakhulu. Abathengi bam basaya kwiindawo apho ngamanye amaxesha boyika. Basenokufumana umfana onompu ongengomkhosi wasemkhosini, isenokuba yi-ELN, eliliqela elisebenzayo labanqolobi.
Ndicinga ukuba amafama amaninzi ahlala kwiindawo ezikwanti?
Ude kakhulu. IColombia inkulu kwaye iziseko zophuhliso ayizizo ezangoku. Ngamanye amaxesha, ukuqhuba iimayile ezingama-20, kunokuthatha iiyure ezimbalwa zokuphuma endleleni, ukugungxula. Amafama amaninzi akanakufikelela ezindleleni, asebenzisa iimeyile, iipesenti ezingama-95 zabalimi bekofu zihlwempuzeke kakhulu.
Iyatshintsha-tshintsha, kodwa sisebenza namafama angaphezu kwewaka, uninzi lunamafama amancinci, phakathi kweehektare ezintathu ukuya kwezili-10 [iihektare ezisixhenxe ukuya kwezingama-25]; IColombia ineefama ezinkulu ezimbalwa.
Luhlobo luni lwempembelelo kwezentlalo iDevoción anayo eColombia?
Sinefuthe elithandekayo lentlalontle, ngaphezulu kweenkampani ezinamaxesha ali-10 okanye angama-20 emali.
Sinesebe elenzelwe umsebenzi wentlalo kuphela. Sityala imali kwizixhobo zokwenza ikofu emva kokuvelisa isikolo ukuze sibe yinxalenye yekharityhulamu yokufunda malunga nekhofu.
Ukuba abantwana bangabonisa abazali babo indlela yokwenza le nkqubo ngokungaguquguqukiyo, bafunde ngolawulo lomgangatho, ke amafama ekugqibeleni aya kuba nakho ukuthi, Kuba ikofu yam inencasa enje, andizukuthengisa ikofu yam engaphantsi kwento endibizileyo ukuvelisa. Ngumbono olula, kodwa ungothuka ukuba kunzima kanjani.
Sikwaya nakuluntu oluye lwangumgulukudu. Ininzi yekofu kumxube wethu weHlathi yeHlathi ivela kwindawo eyayisakuba yiFARC, esenzima kakhulu. Singena kwaye sincede abantu bangaphambili be-FARC ukuba bafumane ingeniso kwaye sithenga ikofu yabo. Ngabo bathi ukuba ungangena, kusafuneka ukwazi ukuhamba.
Ngaba umntu ongenguye waseColombia angayenza loo nto?
Hayi, hayi, hayi, hayi [ihleka], hayi. Ungaya… kodwa uza kungena engxakini ngomzuzwana. Imeko yam inqabile, ndiyirosa yekofu kunye nomthumeli ngaphandle kwaye ndingomnye wabantu abasasaza ikofu.
Ezi nkampani zekofu ekhethekileyo yesithathu zisebenza nabathengisi baseColombia. Ewe ezinye zeenkampani ezinkulu zamanye amazwe zinokuba nomntu ohlala apho iminyaka eyi-10, emva koko babe sele beyindawo. Ukuba awukho kwalapha okanye unendawo, ungangena engxakini, kodwa yinyani kwiindawo ezininzi, nkqu ne-U.S.
Kwinqaku elisecaleni, ngaba ilifa lakho lelaseBritane? Izandi zomSutton kakhulu…
Ngexesha elithile, ewe, kodwa konke esikwaziyo ngumakhulu omnye wayevela eSyria kwaye omnye wayevela ePoland. Ndicinga ukuba kwindawo ethile emgceni, icandelo laseSyria lalinento yokwenza neSutton yaseBritane.
Buyela kwikofu, ikofu ye-Devoción ayifakwanga isitampu ngokusemthethweni okanye iqinisekisiwe Ukuthengisa okungcono , ichanekile?
Asinasitampu ngoRhwebo oluLungileyo. Ngokomndilili, sihlawula ubuncinci iipesenti ezingama-20 ngaphezulu koRhwebo oluLungileyo, ngamanye amaxesha urhwebo olunobulungisa luhamba ngaphantsi kweendleko zokuvelisa.
Njengomgaqo jikelele, siyazazi iindleko zemveliso yengxowa yeembotyi zesikhumba [iimbotyi ezinamakhoba] eColombia. Ukuba amaxabiso entengiso awekho ngaphezulu kwawo, sihlawula inxenye yeendleko zemveliso, malunga ne-750,000 pesos [$ 232.00] kunye neprimiyamu ejikeleze i-200,000 pesos [$ 72.00] yokuhlanganisa iikhofu zekhaya, inzuzo efanelekileyo ngokwaneleyo ukuba bonwabe kakhulu ngelixa intengiso iphantsi kweendleko zokuvelisa.
Asikuthatheli ngqalelo oko kuthethwe ngumbutho wezoRhwebo; asihoyi kwimarike yemasheya. Imarike yemasheya inokuhla iye kwi-cent; siza kuhlawula ubuncinci iindleko zemveliso kunye nepremiyamu.
Kutheni uvule indawo eMelika, eWilliamsburg ngo-2013?
Ukuba nobutsha obufanayo apha esinabo eBogotá. Sasisazi ukuba sifuna ukuba yindawo yokusebenza ebonakalayo.
Kubonakala ngokucacileyo, kuhamba nge-roaster.
Ngokuchanekileyo. Ungena nge-roaster, uyamenywa ukuba ufumane ikofu ngelixa sisebenza. Edlulileyo kwivenkile yekofu, ubona iiofisi ezinkulu kunye nezobuchwephesha-bendisazi ukuba i-roaster ayinakuba semva. Ngokukhawuleza yathandwa; kulo nyaka, kufuneka sose ngaphezulu kweetoni ezili-150 zekofu.
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