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Freshly farmed in-store: M&S to grow herbs inside clutch of London shops

Michael Holder
Michael Holder
clock 13 September 2019 •
The vertical farming units use sunlight-mimicking LED lighting to grow herbs indoors | Credit: Infarm
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The vertical farming units use sunlight-mimicking LED lighting to grow herbs indoors | Credit: Infarm

Retailer teams up with vertical farming specialist Infarm to cultivate basil, mint, parsley, and coriander in six London stores

Shoppers at several M&S stores in London will soon be offered basil, mint, parsley, and coriander freshly grown on the premises, in a move it said was aimed at practicing urban agriculture that is "resilient,...

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