Passage 6

Questions 26 to 30 are based on thefollowing passage.

In recent years two familiesof Saskatchewan have converted old round metal grain bins into unlikelyaccommodations, and opened their yards for visitors to stay.

Grain farmers April Andersonand her husband run Alive Sky Lodge, outside of Rosetown, Saskatchewan. Theproperty's accommodations include Canada's original four-season luxury grainbin, April Anderson says-they've named it BINcredible and it is generallybooked full May through August.

“We were trying tothink of what we could build that would be typical prairie(北美草原) accommodation,"said Anderson.

The interior of theirfashionable grain bin features vaulted(拱形的) ceiling with some of the bin's originalmetal finish along the wall. It also has a bed, kitchen in-floor heat andfireplace. It's designed to help people feel comfortable and relaxed, Andersonsays.

Anderson is passionate aboutgiving visitors an authentic farm experience, which is why they are insured toride along on their family's farm equipment. They are also strong believers inpromoting rural Saskatchewan through agri-tourism, and Anderson says the binhas sparked conversations with curious guests, some of whom hail from Europeand the United States.

Julie Hilling and herhusband are retired grain farmers near Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, who heard therewas a lack of group camping in their area close to Buffalo Pound ProvincialPark. This past June, they opened the Bin There Campground after transformingsix leftover grain bins into two-floor cabins with skylights and an oldseed-cleaning plant into a hall.

"I call this wholeoperation here'Saskatchewan recycling, said Julie Hilling.

Some of their bins are fromthe'70s and’80s, and at first it was challenge to do the carpentry work insidebecause of their round shape, she said.

Hilling is surprised bytheir popularity and by how many people are looking for somewhere different tostay.

Both she and Anderson agreethat spending the night inside an old grain bin is a novelty for guests, butAnderson believes it means something more to locals.

"People want toreconnect with their roots," she said, adding many of their Saskatchewanvisitors are two or three generations removed from living on a farm, or haven'tbeen back to one since they were kids.

"It's all of the greatreminders of growing up for a lot of people: The dogs. The farmyard. Seeing thetractors drive through the yard."

 
What was the hall of the Bin There Campground made from?