Town & Country

The sky’s the limit Vertical cultivation of fruit and veg could be the way to increase Britain’s food self-sufficiency and mitigate the risks. Jane Wheatley reports INSIDE the lofty walls of a building beside the River Severn, small miracles happen daily. Stacked on Meccano-style shelving, 15 layers high, are trays of miniature salad leaves and herbs bathed in the disco glow of multicoloured LED lights. Seeds started on a substrate of sheep’s wool and recycled plastic and fed from tanks of nutrient-rich water grow into plants ready to harvest in 10 days. Hot air is recycled as cold; water transpired by the plants captured and returned to the tanks with liquid CO2 from anaerobic digesters to boost growth; forklifts trundle silently up and down the aisles shifting trays. This is…

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Country Life (Digital) - 1 Issue, March 19, 2025

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