Transforming local food networks with aeroponics
Our DROP & GROW container farms demonstrate how controlled environment agriculture can make positive change to our food systems and communities.
By bringing controlled environment agriculture to rural farms, the public sector, and community groups, DROP & GROW shows how powerful agricultural technology can be in allowing us to grow fresh produce with less resources, whilst connecting people to how their food is grown.
Everything we do at LettUs Grow is rooted in science. Container farms have allowed us to collaborate in research & development projects that have been the first of their kind - including exploring how indoor farming fits into different locations and industries.
Sustainable food, 365 days of the year
Growing food more sustainably is at the heart of LettUs Grow - and our container farms! They use less water, less fertiliser and no harmful pesticides. A completely closed circuit also means that there is no fertiliser run off into local water systems, protecting wildlife and habitats.
When powered with renewable energy, salads grown in a DROP & GROW container farm create less greenhouse gases than if those salads were imported from Europe or further afield. This is because our aeroponic irrigation systems can grow much faster with less resources. When compared to hydroponic container farms, we can grow some microgreens up to twice as fast!
Tech for good
Our vision for the future is a sustainable food system for people and the planet. DROP & GROW container farms have been integral to exploring how agritech can change farming for the better.
His Majesty’s Prison Hewell
For the first time, HMP Hewell is trialing aeroponic container farms for rehabilitation. The project is set to train prisoners on aeroponic growing practices, opening doors for employment in the sector whilst also supplying fresh, sustainable produce for prison meals.
Cultivate
Cultivate is creating a self-sustaining food haven in Newtown and its hinterland of Powys, Wales. In amongst the community garden and apple orchards, you can find controlled environment agriculture also leaving its mark. Here, vertical farming technology provides not only a source of food, but also an opportunity for learning all year round.
Showcasing the potential of aeroponics
Aeroponics is the most environmentally impactful when it’s implemented at scale. Over the years, we’ve used DROP & GROW container farms to validate where aeroponics can make all kinds of impact, whether that be in farming diversification, for research and development, or to trial indoor farming in a new environment.
Ro-Gro and G H Dean & Co Ltd
In a ground-breaking collaboration for the UK farming industry, vertical farming company Ro-Gro has partnered with traditional growers G H Dean & Co Ltd. This partnership is looking to demonstrate that agricultural technology can strengthen and support traditional farming operations in their journey to Net Zero.
Grow It York
In this partnership with the University of York and Spark:York, this container farm is providing aeroponic produce to local restaurants and eateries. The Fix Our Food programme is researching what impact controlled environment agriculture has on plant growth, but also on the people they’re feeding within city communities.