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1 | How the Produce Aisle in an American Supermarket Looks to a Migrant Farmworker | Endrika Toy Inona No Ahitan'Ireo Tantsaha Mpila Ravinahitra Ny Lalantsara Fivarotam-bokatr'ireo Toeram-pivarotana Goavana Amerikana |
2 | Photo by Flickr user rick. CC BY 2.0 | Sary an'i rick, mpampiasa Flickr CC BY 2.0 |
3 | This article and a radio report by Monica Campbell for The World originally appeared on PRI.org on February 4, 2015 and is republished as part of a content-sharing agreement. | Ity lahatsoratra ity sy ny tatitra iray tamin'ny onjampeo nataon'i Monica Campbell ho an'ny The World dia nivoaka voalohany tao amin'ny PRI.org tamin'ny 4 Febroary 2015 ary averina avoaka ho ampahany amin'ny fifanarahana fifampizaràna fizaràna votoaty . |
4 | In the produce aisle of a supermarket in Madera, in California's rural Central Valley, Francisco surveys the fruits and vegetables on display in the produce aisle. | Tao amin'ny lalantsara fivarotam-bokatry ny toeram-pivarotana goavana iray tao Madera, ao Central Valley amin'ny faritra ambanivohitra ao California, nanara-maso ireo voankazo sy legioma aranty eny an-dalantsara i Francisco. |
5 | He's 40 years old and stocky. | Lehilahy vaventy 40 taona izy. |
6 | He's also undocumented, and he asks to use his first name only. | Tsy manana antontan-taratasy koa, ary nangataka mba ho ny fanampin'anarany ihany no ho ampiasaina. |
7 | For years, he's picked produce in Mexico and along the West Coast of the United States. | Nandritry ny taona maro, naka ireo vokatra avy any Meksika symanerana ny morontsirka andrefan'i Etazonia izy. |
8 | He's good at it, but there's one thing on display here that he wouldn't mind never harvesting again: the tomato. | Hainy tsara izany, saingy misy zavatra iray miranty eto izay tsy noheveriny mihitsy indray ny hiotàzana azy: ny voatabia. |
9 | It's the crop that “leaves you the most tired,” he says. | Io no vokatra izay “isan'ny mandreraka anao indrindra,” hoy izy. |
10 | The tomatoes are heavy and you have to squat all day to pick them. | Mavesatra ny voatabia ary tsy maintsy miondrika ianao maka azy. |
11 | You also have to inspect each tomato to make sure the color is even. | Tsy maintsy mijery tsara azy ny voatabia tsirairay koa ianao mba hahazoana antoka ny lokony. |
12 | It's hard to work fast. | Sarotra ny hiasa haingana. |
13 | Plus, they're messy. | Ambonin'izay, mikorontana izy ireny. |
14 | “Oh man, you leave the fields dirty. | “O rangahy ity, avelanao haloto ny saha. |
15 | The tomato's green leaves stain everything and it's muddy work,” Francisco says. | Mandoto izao zavatra rehetra izao ireo ravina maitson'ny voatabia sady asa miforeadretaka,” hoy i Francisco. |
16 | Then there's the avocado - also tough. | Avy eo dia misy indray ny zavoka - henjana ihany koa. |
17 | Francisco picked them in Mexico. | Any Meksika i Francisco no maka azy ireny. |
18 | When he looks at them, he thinks heavy but delicate. | Rehefa mijery azy ireo izy dia misaina zavatra mavesatra saingy mila kenakenaina. |
19 | “You have to make sure you pick them at just the right time, when they're not too mature or too ripe,” he says. | “Mila mahazo antoka ianao hoe nioty azy ara-potana, ilay izy tsy diso masaka loatra na mantamanta,” hoy izy. |
20 | “And if you drop them, they're ruined, even if they still look good on the ground.” | “Ary raha atontanao izy ireny dia simba, na dia mbola tsara jerena eo amin'ny tany eo.” |
21 | He remembers how much the avocados weigh once they fill up the picker's bag that's harnessed around the shoulders - a full bag is about 50 pounds. | Tsaroany tsara ny lanjan'ny zavoka rehefa injay mahafeno ny sobiky iray lanjain'ny mpioty izay mifatotra manodidina ny soroka - eo amin'ny 50 pounds eo ny sobiky iray. |
22 | And once it's filled, you then have to lean over slowly, dropping the avocados in the bin without damaging them. | Ary rehefa feno iny, mila miondrika moramora ianao, mandraraka moramora ireo zavoka ho ao anatin'ny daba mba tsy hahasimba azy. |
23 | Next, Francisco spots the onions, white and smooth. | Avy eo, noresahan'i Francisco ny tongolobe, fotsy sy malama. |
24 | “The onion is complicated because you have to hunch down, digging them up from the ground,” he says. | “Manahirana ny tongolobe satria tsy maintsy miondrika ambany be ianao, misikotra azy ao anaty tany,” hoy izy. |
25 | You must also remove the onion's beard, or la barba. | Tsy maintsy esorinao ihany koa ny volombavany, na ny la barba. |
26 | “It's that dark stringy part at the top of the onion,” he says. | “ilay ampahany misy volombolony matroka ery ambony amin'ny tongolobe iny. |
27 | “We use small clippers to take them off, and you have to be careful not to damage the onion. | “Mampiasa hareza kely izahay hanapahana azy ireny, ary tsy maintsy mitandrina mba tsy hanimba ilay tongolobe. |
28 | It's repetitive and leaves your hands sore. | Asa averimberina io ary mahatorovana ny tànanao. |
29 | I would exercise my fingers at night to make sure that my hands would be ready to work the next day.” | Mila manetsiketsika ny rantsan-tànako aho mandritry ny alina tontolo mba ho azo antoka fa ho vonona sy afaka ny hiasa indray izy ireo ny ampitson'iny.” |
30 | Which would he rather work with - the avocado or the onion? | Ny inona no tena tiany ny miasa azy - ny zavoka sa ny tongolobe? |
31 | “The avocado,” he says right away. | “Ny zavoka,” hoy izy namaly avy hatrany. |
32 | He'd rather be on a ladder all day than squatting on the ground between rows of crops. | Aleony lavitra mihanika tohatra mandritry ny andro toy izay hiondrikondrika amin'ny tany eny anelanelan'ireo tandavanà fambolena. |
33 | But a fall off the ladder - up to 30 feet high - can be serious. | Saingy ny fianjeran'ny tohatra - manana halava efa ho 30 mandingana - mety ho henjankenjana ihany. |
34 | Then Francisco sees what he really wants to talk about: strawberries. | Avy eo hitan'i Francisco ny zavatra tena tiany horesahana: ny frezy. |
35 | He has mixed feelings about them. | Fihetsehampo mifangaro no ao anatiny momba azy ity. |
36 | He says the tricky part is to remove the strawberry's stem and leaves without damaging the berries. | Lazany fa ny zavatra tena ilàna fitandremana indrindra dia ny fanesorana ny tahony sy ny ravin'ny frezy, nefa tsy manimba ny voa. |
37 | And each piece of fruit must be inspected to make sure it's not too green. | Ary isanisany amin'ilay voankazo no tsy maintsy voatsirika mba hahazoana antoka fa tsy maitso loara ilay izy. |
38 | But he's picked berries in Washington state for many seasons and mastered it. | Nefa efa nandritry ny fotoam-pambolena maro izy no naka frezy avy any Washington sy nifehy azy io. |
39 | He got to the point where he could pick with two hands at once, gathering more than 50 pounds of berries an hour. | Efa vitany amin'izao ny mitango amin'ny tànana roa miaraka, mahazo frezy maherin'ny 50 pounds isan'ora. |
40 | Fast work means earning a bit above the hourly minimum wage - $7.16 when he worked in Washington. | Ny fiasàna malaky dia midika fahazoana mismisy kokoa ambonin'ny karama isan'ora farany ambany indrindra - $7.16 fony izy niasa tany Washington. |
41 | But fast work in the berry fields, six days a week, has a price. | Fa misy vidiny koa ny fiasàna malaky mandritry andro enina ao anatin'ny herinandro eny an-tany fambolena frezy. |
42 | “You're sitting, squatting all the time. | “Mipetraka ianao, miondrika foana. |
43 | I don't like that,” Francisco says. | Tsy tiako izany,” hoy i Francisco. |
44 | Legs and knees get sore, and he can't do the work at the moment; he was injured in the fields. | Valaka ny tongotra sy ny lohalika, ary tsy afaka miasa izy amin'izao fotoana izao; narara teny an-tsaha izy. |
45 | But he says he'd pick again. | Nefa niteny izy fa mbola te-hioty indray. |
46 | “I'm proud of the work,” he says. | “Ireharehàko ny asako,” hoy izy. |
47 | He steps back and looks at the produce aisle like an artist in front of a painting. | Maka bahana kely izy sady mijery iretsy vokatra, toy ny mpanakanto iray manoloana hosodoko. |
48 | He likes to see how uniform all the produce looks, even though most of it is too expensive for him to afford. | Tiany ery ny mahita irto vokatra mitovy loko, na dia lafobe tsy ho voavidiny vola aza ny ankamaroany. |
49 | But he knows all the hard work that goes into making it look just right. | Saingy tsapany ho mendrika izany ireo asa mafy natao hahatongavana amin'izao endriny izao. |