A community farm in York, established by a university in the city, has been awarded the Best Community Initiative Award at the World Vertical Farming awards 2022

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LettUs Grow, an indoor farming technology provider from Bristol, have teamed up with the University of York, & Spark*:York to create “Grow It York”: a vertical, community farm at the heart of a vibrant container park in Piccadilly, York. The container park, called Spark:York, is a Community Interest Company using shipping containers to provide spaces for local restaurants, retailers and entrepreneurs...

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Found in the heart of the medieval city of York, container park SPARK:York is home to a buzzing collection of independent eateries, start-ups, social enterprises and as of June 2021, a thriving urban vertical farm: Grow It York. Grow It York was first brought into reality by Katherine Denby, Professor in Centre for Novel Agricultural Products (CNAP) at the University of York, and Tom McKenzie, co-founder of Spark:York...

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A NEW urban farming project has been set up in York to provide eco-friendly produce to businesses and people in the city. LettUs Grow, an indoor farming technology provider from Bristol, has teamed up with both the University of York and Spark:York to create ‘Grow It York’. LettUs Grow’s aeroponic technology is an eco-friendly method of growing crops indoors without soil, with less water and without the need for pesticides. The container farm will grow salad crops such as pea shoots, watercress, microgreens and herbs...

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The UK’s LettUs Grow has developed a unique method of growing plants with sound and water aimed at boosting sustainable production in horticulture...

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In a previous blog post, Katherine Denby, from the University of York, introduced the vertical farm project which she is leading as part of the FixOurFood programme. In this blog post, we explore the partnerships which are behind Grow It York...

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Prof Katherine Denby from the University of York is leading a key area of research for FixOurFood, developing a business model which focuses on indoor vertical farming under controlled environmental conditions. This blog tells us more about this innovative hybrid business model...

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