The Future of Farming
It’s estimated that the average meal travels about 1,500 miles to get from farm to plate in the US. What if we could grow most of the fruits and vegetables we eat in the cities where we live?
We’re talking about “vertical farming”, a new way of farming indoors that will reduce unnecessary food mileage, use less space, and deliver a higher yield than traditional farming. Because the food is grown in the city where it will be eaten, it can be picked when it’s perfectly ripe and delivered to the customer within a few hours.
In this episode of Sustainability Matters Today, I speak with Chris Davies, CEO of Harvest London, and Champion of Vertical Farming.
Harvest London is a vertical farm in London that supplies specialty produce - like herbs and vegetables - to restaurants. Their hydroponic farming methods (meaning their produce is grown in water instead of soil), is incredibly efficient: they can grow crops in 5 weeks, year-round. We discuss the future of the food industry and that today’s technology can be the turning point for the vertical farming industry.
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Resources:
- Website: https://www.harvest.london
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harvest.london/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvestlondon/