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Young pig farmer creating her own success story at 23

At 16 years old, Molly-Anne Gimson decided the career she wanted was on her family's pig farm near Mildenhall. Seven years later, a national award and a growing food van business later, her judgment has proved right

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Molly-Anne Gimson

Molly-Anne Gimson was 16 when she decided university was not for her. Most of her peers at Easton College followed on, but she finished her agriculture course and returned home to her family's pig farm...

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