Marks & Spencer has teamed up with Boots to offer fresh herbs via in - store vertical farming . Marks & Spencer is partnering with urban farming platform infarm to deliver a range of fresh produce – including Italian basil, Greek basil, Bordeaux basil, mint, mountain coriander and curly parsley – to some London stores, where they will be grown and harvested. The system , which uses 95 % less water and 75 % less fertiliser than conventional agriculture techniques , is controlled remotely using a cloud - based platform capable of monitoring and optimising the growing process . The system , which will be used to grow herbs such as Italian basil , mint and curly grass , is set to be rolled out in seven M&S stores by the end of the year .
Marks & Spencer has teamed up with Boots to offer fresh herbs via in - store vertical farming . The system , which uses 95 % less water and 75 % less fertiliser than conventional agriculture techniques , is controlled remotely using a cloud - based platform capable of monitoring and optimising the growing process . The system , which will be used to grow herbs such as Italian basil , mint and curly grass , is set to be rolled out in seven M&S stores by the end of the year .