第十三期 (5/7)-英语听力

[00:01.00]Passage Three [00:03.49]For many years,people in American cities have depended on farmers in rural areas to grow fruits and vegetables. [00:12.41]But now a new generation of farmers is planting crops in urban areas. [00:17.72]Sean Conroe and Amber Banks both grew up farming and gardening. [00:23.67]They wanted to start a farm in the middle of Seattle, Washington. [00:27.98]Amber Banks says, there are a lot of neighborhoods that don't have access to healthy, fresh produce. [00:35.43]And if they do, it can be very expensive. [00:38.66]So we see unused space as a great place to grow food that will make it more accessible for people. [00:46.25]Sean Conroe created a website to get volunteers and donations. [00:51.72]Within a week, they were offered a plot of land between two houses. [00:56.39]He says twenty volunteers worked for six weekends turn the grassy land into a farm. [01:03.35]They call their project Alleycat Acres. [01:07.14]One of the goals of the urban farm is to show city people the joys of growing food. [01:13.49]They also invite school groups to the farm to help out. [01:17.19]And they want the same people who get food donations to learn how to work the soil. [01:23.53]Seattle has declared two thousand ten"The Year of Urban Agriculture." [01:29.52]But the growth of these farms is limited. [01:32.11]That is because Seattle, like a lot of other cities, has legal restrictions on urban farms. [01:39.57]The City Council is now considering changing those laws.