GrowUp Farms - Unit 84
London, United Kingdom · Operator: GrowUp Urban Farms
Overview
The UK's first commercial aquaponic vertical farm, in a Beckton warehouse (closed end of 2017).
Citizen participation
Community-backed urban aquaponics farm launched with crowdfunding and volunteers
Operating model
Aquaponics (fish + hydroponics) producing year-round salad, herbs and fish sold locally
Impact
Demonstrated closed-loop fish-and-greens production in an urban warehouse; operations later moved to a larger Kent site.
Crops
- salad greens
- herbs
- tilapia (fish)
Scale
倉庫内 栽培面積約6,000 sq ft(魚槽12基)/ ~6,000 sq ft grow space in a Beckton warehouse, 12 fish tanks
Sources（2）
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