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 鈥渢he forgotten vegetable鈥�.
Presented by Caz Graham and produced by Beatrice Fenton.
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- Fri 25 Aug 2023 05:45麻豆社 Radio 4
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