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Farmers&39; Markets
Charlotte Hollins knows she faces a battle. The 23-year-old British farmer and her 21-year-old brother Ben are fighting to save the farm from developers that their father worked on since he was14. __________ (46)
"You don&39;t often get a day off. Supermarkets put a lot of pressure on farmers to keep prices down. With fewer people working on farms it can be isolating," she said. "There is a high rate of suicide and farming will never make you rich!"
Oliver Robinson,25, grew up on a farm in Yorkshire. __________ (47) "I&39;m sure dad hoped I&39;d stay," he said. "I guess it&39;s a nice, straightforward life, but it doesn&39;t appeal. For young,ambitious people, farm life would be a hard world." For Robinson, farming doesn&39;t offer much "in terms of money or life style". Hollins agrees that economics stops people from pursuing farming rewards: "providing for a vital human need, while working outdoors with nature".
Farming is a big political issue in the UK. __________ (48) The 2001 foot and mouth crisis closed thousands of farms, stopped meat exports, and raised public consciousness of troubles in UK farming.
Jamie Oliver&39;s 2005 campaign to get children to eat healthily also highlighted the issue. This national concern spells (带来) hope for farmers competing with powerful supermarkets.__________ (49)
"I started going to Farmers&39; Markets in direct defiance (貌视) of the big supermarkets.__________ (50) It&39;s terrible," said Londoner Michael Samson.
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