What if I told you there was a vertical farm growing microgreens six minutes travel time from London Bridge that had a stall at Borough Market. It may sound unlikely. However, it is true. Welcome to the world of minicrops™ and to the latest blog post looking at vertical and urban farming. In March I spoke […]
This week I went along to the Food Matters live event. The tagline is “Many Voices, Making Food Matter”. Food is medicine. And I am always interested in sustainable, foods of the future. My focus at this event was to find examples of controlled environment agriculture, algae, seaweed and insects. I was not disappointed, and […]
I have an interest in the future of food. By 2050 it is projected that 80% of people will live in an urban environment. I want to understand how we can produce food for this growing urban population. On a recent trip to South-East Asia, I spent some time staying with friends in Singapore […]
Aquaponics and vertical farming Ever heard of aquaponics? In the future, more of our food will be grown using aquaponics. Aquaponics is a combination of aquaculture (farming fish) and hydroponics (growing plants in water with added nutrients rather than soil). The food that I eat and how it can be grown locally and in a […]
Heritage tomatoes growing in the Hugelkultur Bed with fungi
Cape Horn Cabbage, beetroot, Sungold tomatoes growing in the Polytunnel
Sungold Tomatoes
Beetroot leaves
Indoor growing beds Incredible AquaGarden
Indoor Growing beds for tomatoes Incredible AqauGarden
Ever heard of aquaponics? In the future, more of our food will be grown using aquaponics. Aquaponics is a combination of aquaculture (farming fish) and hydroponics (growing plants in water with added nutrients rather than soil). The food that I eat and how it can be grown locally and in a sustainable way is important […]