Underground food farms

[#1]

Growing food underground in old coal mines sounds daft.............but..... There is a interesting article on the BBC news site that gives a fair bit of details about it.

The claim is that it is far cheaper to grow some crops underground....and... this is already being done.

Amazing !

[#2]

Wondering how it will be cost effective with the amount of light needed for photosynthesis, unless they are growing mushrooms :smiley: What about the carbon footprint for the lighting that will be needed? Still water probably won't be a problem, so should be pretty drought resistant.

Mark

[#3]

Little variation in the tempature underground, Led lighting is now fairly cheap.

If they are already doing it the cost must be known and the claim it that it a lot cheaper.

[#4]

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@gleneagles wrote:

Growing food underground ..........................

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Amazing !

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When I were a lad..... my dad told me about this.... he said....  If you plant that potato there and cover it up. it will grow into a big plant with lots of nice new potatoes on it..... and... he also said.... you can do the same with

Carrots

Beetroot

Parsnip

Leeks

Onions

 ........................   Amazing ! !  :cheesy:

[#5]

If it catches on will they expand by digging out more coal to enlarge the tunnels?

Then will they say now we've dug out all this coal..................................

[#6]

I wonder whether Arthur Scargill will represent the plants and demand better conditions or they'll stop growing.

[#7]

If it's left up to him he'll lead them all straight to the chopping board.