It tastes great, is hyper-local and is available all year round. But is growing food indoors in our cities really sustainable?
THE red mustard microgreens I'm munching on are fiery and delicious. But their taste isn't what makes them extraordinary. They were grown 30 metres beneath the streets of south London in a second world war bomb shelter.
If commercial production begins later this year as planned, this will become perhaps the most unusual farm in the world. The idea is to grow microgreens and salad plants for London's shops and restaurants. Local food, grown right in the middle of a big city – without ever seeing daylight.
It might sound implausible, but this won't be the first "indoor farm". Around the world, a few small enterprises have already begun ...
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