Cumbria's last mushroom farm is on the brink of closure because of cheap imports and rising costs. Brindle Farm, near Carlisle, was started 30 years ago but low prices and high input costs forced him to get a full-time job four days a week in to subsidise the farm.
A major decline in the last five years has seen the number of mushroom farms in the UK drop to around 60.
And the problem?
Yes, you've guessed it Polish mushrooms!
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