Students at Hadlow College in Kent have grown and harvested over two tons of tomatoes in just a few months using the latest technology. They've been working since June in a greenhouse using LED lighting, tiered growing and no soil at all.
One tonne of the food grown at The Thanet Earth Centre of Excellence has already gone to food charities, the equivalent of 2,250 meals.
Alan Harvey, the college's head of curriculum for horticulture & floristry, said: "You need good soil to grow other crops in the UK but you can grow crops in a car park using this technology."
He explained: "We've got computers monitoring everything, all of these lights which promote the growth… in theory, we can grow here 365 days a year."
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