UK Companies Leading the way in Vertical Gardening


Sometimes it needs pioneers to show us the potential of gardening in cities. Here are a few examples of UK companies leading the way...

To grow yourself:

This vertical gardening approach allows you to grow your own fresh produce, reduce your impact on the environment, improve your physical & mental wellbeing and reconnect you with nature & community.

https://www.squaremilefarms.com/

This company provides beautiful, modular 'plug and play' systems that can be installed in virtually any space, indoors or outside which can produce edible, aromatic and decorative plants that grow all year round.

or you may wish to start even smaller:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Click-Grow-Smart-Garden-Gardening

with your own mini hydroponic system.

To start your own Vertical Farming Business:

This allows you to take ownership of your own local produce if you're up for the challenge.

https://v-farm.co.uk/

V-Farm is the latest in a number of ground-breaking innovations in urban agriculture from HydroGarden, a leading European manufacturer and distributor of hydroponic equipment with a deserved reputation for product innovation. They provide a reliable, clean and safe food production solution in cities and remote communities. While reducing carbon footprint and water usage by over 90%.

Grown for us:

Food production takes up large swathes of the Earth’s habitable surface, is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, and often results in soil degradation and other environmental damage. Yet we need to feed the world’s growing population. Large vertical farms allow crops to grow in a controlled environment, providing them with the exact mix of light, water, nutrients and humidity that they need to thrive. This allows produce to be grown all year-round at a volume that isn’t possible in fields, with no pesticides, reducing waste at every step.

Aero farms is one of the top world leader indoor vertical farming companies. They are based in New Jersey in the US but have branches in other parts of the world. They grow crops using aeroponic technology and LED lights on a recyclable cloth medium in a controlled environment which facilitates easy pest and disease control.

The farms produce greens sustainably in large amounts for which it has also received awards. Aerofarms is the best example of how is possible to carry out agriculture sustainably and effectively.

But there are smaller successful companies closer to home:

https://www.harvest.london/

Using modern agricultural techniques, Harvest London grows exactly what you need, with less environmental impact: better tasting and better for the planet.

This allows produce to be grown all year-round at a volume that isn’t possible in fields, with no pesticides, reducing waste at every step.

Whether we grow our own or the vertical farming industry takes off and sites spring up everywhere so that we can become more sustainable as a nation alongside reducing food miles, this has got to be the way forward!

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