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Why we're a (real) living wage employer
What is a living wage? Well, it depends who you ask.
Why your food could be smarter than you think
Harvest London has always looked to partner with the most innovative companies in agritech. We interview William Simmonds from ADI.
Vertical farms and the urban environment
The vertical farming industry often talks about what goes on inside the facility, but less often do we look at the outside, the building actually housing the farm.
Building up to the UN Climate Conference
COP28 is coming soon, but what do global efforts to tackle climate change mean for agriculture?
How vertical farming can help save our rivers
Agriculture can put pressure on rivers through poor fertiliser use - an advantage of vertical farming is that it can carefully control fertilisers, recycle water and prevent runoff.
Foresight invests in Harvest London
Foresight Group, the sustainability-led alternative investment manager, has reached an agreement with Harvest London to aid the expansion of the vertical farming industry.
Harvest London publishes its first annual Impact Report
As part of our membership of the B Corp community, we have committed to publishing an annual review of our impact on the environment, our community, customers and suppliers.
London vertical farming company becomes a B Corp
Harvest London, which grows crops in a converted industrial unit in East London to supply restaurants and food businesses across the Capital, has achieved B Corporation certification with the highest rating of any vertical farming company in the world.
Minister visits start-up growing sustainable food in East London
Small Business Minister Paul Scully on Thursday [1 July] visited a vertical farm in Leyton, East London, to see how technology can help make the food system more sustainable, as the UK prepares to host the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in November this year.
How Harvest London is improving the sustainability of their customers’ business
Harvest London, a vertical farm growing herbs and leafy greens in London, has expanded their operations beyond the pilot stage into their very first full-scale operation.
Bring on the post-Brexit vertical farming revolution
As the UK and the EU stretch out yet another week of “will they or won’t they?” over a trade deal, like a painfully unromantic episode of Neighbours (no jokes about Australian models, please), businesses are not only trying to plan for what happens in January, but also questioning how much we should rely on goods moving seamlessly in and out of the country.
How Pizza Pilgrims put 4.5 tonnes of London Basil on the menu
As a Managing Director of an expanding, popular pizza restaurant group, Gavin Smith is constantly looking for ways for making the business better – better for the customer, the team, the bottom line and the planet….
The UK’s food system isn’t resilient, and it needs to be
Luckily, technology offers a way to reduce reliance on imports, and make food production more sustainable.
Resilience. As a personal attribute, it’s been talked about a lot over the past year as the coronavirus pandemic has tested all of us mentally. But it’s also the word that has great relevance for something as essential to human life as good mental health: food……