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25/08/23 Indoor grown salad, micro-greens, broad bean harvest

Which is better - roots deep in the earth or in a nutrient cocktail on a vertical farm? We hear about the biology of how salad crops are grown without using soil.

Which is better - roots deep in the earth or in a nutrient cocktail on a vertical farm? We hear about the biology of how salad crops are grown without using soil.
As part of our week focusing on salad, we visit a micro-farm growing micro-greens.
It's harvest time for broad beans, but one grower calls them “the forgotten vegetable”.

Presented by Caz Graham and produced by Beatrice Fenton.

13 minutes

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  • Fri 25 Aug 2023 05:45

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