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Resource efficiency and vertical farming: Solutions for a sustainable future?

Business Green

While two vertical farms have achieved substantial scale in the US, vertical farm products have not yet gained significant shelf space in the UK and Europe. It uses energy efficient LED lighting, which produces very little heat and allows lights to be very close to the tops of plants - enabling tightly stacked layers.

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Price and provenance: Does the UK have an appetite for eco-labels on food?

Business Green

The British market for plant-based food is already one of the largest in Europe, with some estimates expecting meat-free sales to exceed £1.1bn in 2024, up from £582m in 2014. Eating sustainably needn't cost a fortune and lots of people making small changes to their diet can make a big difference for our planet.".