08/24/2026
We went behind the scenes at Crate to Plate, London's vertical farm growing inside repurposed shipping containers.
Owner Daniel and head gardener Tom walked us through the whole process, from seed to shelf, all grown hydroponically indoors, with zero pesticides and a fraction of the water traditional farming uses.
Inside, everything from crisp lettuces, rocket and kale to microgreens like pea shoots and coriander, plus gourmet mushrooms including oyster, shiitake and lion's mane. They even turn their own produce into fresh pestos and dressings, made just metres from where it's grown.
Picked and delivered within 24 hours. Proof that fresh doesn't have to mean far away. Thanks to both Daniel and Tom for making our Tuesday so much cooler!