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Growing Underground farms greens in forgotten tunnels below London - C C - Jul 3, 2015 http://www.gizmag.com/growing-underground-subterranean-urban-farm-london/38297/ EXCERPT: The "world’s first underground urban farm" is set to start selling herbs and salads grown 33 m (108 ft) below the streets of London. Growing Underground is based in disused World War II tunnels. At less than two miles from the city-center, it promises farm-to-fork produce in less than four hours. Growing Underground is the brainchild of West Country entrepreneurs Richard Ballard and Steven Dring and has been developed in partnership with Michelin-starred chef Michel Roux Jr. It was conceived as a means of producing local and environmentally-friendly high-quality produce, with the disused tunnels providing the ideal location. [...] The location allows for all year round urban farming, as it's unaffected by weather and seasonal changes....