vertical Marks & Spencer ( uk ) is bringing vertical farming to six further stores in London . The initiative is part of a collaboration with German hydroponic vertical farm company plc , which began with a partnership at the Clapham Junction M&S food hall in September 2019 . Infarm 's locations are cloud - connected to servers for remote operation from its central platforms ; as such , customers visit the in - store farms just twice a week to harvest and grow mature greens , while planting new seedlings . As well as offering fresh vegetables , the vertical farms reportedly use 95 % less water and 99.5 % less space than soil - based farms .
Supermarket Marks & Spencer (M&S) is bringing vertical farming to six further stores in London. The initiative is part of a collaboration with German hydroponic vertical farm company Infarm, which began with a partnership at the Clapham Junction M&S food hall in September 2019. Infarm's locations are cloud-connected to allow for remote operation from its central platforms; as such, employees visit the in-store farms just twice a week to harvest and pack mature greens, while replanting new seedlings. As well as offering fresh produce, the vertical farms reportedly use 95% less water and 99.5% less space than soil-based farms.