2020 Trending: The Future Of Farming & Agriculture
Here’s why moving indoors could be inevitable.
Imagine this: You step off the humming streets of South London, and into a metal cage that shoots 100 feet below the ground. Upon landing, you're surrounded by blackness and a network of winding tunnels. Time vanishes as sunlight fails to penetrate through the former World War 2 air-raid shelters that act as ceiling decor above your head.
Amidst the darkness is a faint pinkish LED glow illuminating a table where two men sit analyzing their current yield. This hidden realm harbors experimentation that may hold the key to unlocking a more sustainable future. Down deep below the surface, where noise and light are unbeknownst to the world above, there is life.
In a Nutshell
It sounds like an excerpt from your favorite fictional novel.
But the company described is Growing Underground, and they are very real. As the name implies, the business model is literally grow fresh produce underground.
“At Growing Underground, we sustainably grow mouth-wateringly fresh micro greens and salad leaves 33 metres below the busy streets of Clapham. Using the latest…
