WW2 air raid shelter turned into an underground farm

It’s a vision of how farms could look in the future.

Zero Carbon Farms grows herbs and salads in Clapham, south London, a densely populated area with no room for conventional agriculture. But 30 metres below ground there is a kilometre of tunnels, and technology has made farming here a reality.

Seven years after its first harvest, the company will soon double its growing space, responding to strong demand for its peashoots, rocket and watercress from major British retailers like Marks & Spencer and local restaurants.

Buyers like the freshness of the produce, which can make it onto a diner’s plate within two hours of harvesting, as well as its arrival into the city without racking up emissions by air or from a long journey.

‘The future is very, very bright for this industry and I think that what really is going to be the fundamental pivot point is the right application of technology,’ said the farm’s head grower Tommaso Vermeir.

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