Vertical farms will be in a supermarket near you


Back in September, M&S Food partnered with Berlin tech company InFarm for an innovative trial in the capital. InFarm is leading the way in vertical farming, growing vegetables, lettuce and herbs in neatly stacked units controlled by cloud-based AI to ensure perfect growing conditions. One of these farms popped up in M&S’s Clapham store, allowing shoppers to get fresher-than-fresh basil, parsley, coriander and mint with almost no food miles. Six more have been rolled out since and the technology is set to be widespread in the coming years.