Greenhouses

First glimpse at future of eating out in UK in greenhouses

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Greenhouse-style dining pods could become the public dining rooms of the future after a rural pub installed them in its grounds to facilitate socially-distanced dining. The Cartford Inn in Little Eccleston, Lancashire, said it had taken inspiration from Mediamatic in Amsterdam, which launched ‘quarantine greenhouses’ last month. The country inn said the development was ‘ideal … Read more

Diners sit in individual GREENHOUSES to ensure social distancing

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That’s one way to get the economy growing! Diners sit in individual GREENHOUSES to ensure social distancing at Dutch restaurant The Mediamatic Biotoop eatery erected five dining pods along a canal on the island of Oosterdok, Amsterdam Restaurant hopes greenhouses – currently undergoing trials – will allow diners to eat safely amid pandemic Firm says pods … Read more

Giant greenhouses to use sewage farm heat to produce vegetables

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Giant greenhouses the size of 26 football pitches are being built in Britain to grow tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers using excess heat from sewage farms The first two greenhouses are being opened in East Anglia powered by sewage The Norfolk facility is the same size as 26 football pithes with miles of piping The company … Read more

Greenhouses, bedding plants, mowers – they were all born in the Victorian era

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My childhood was spent in the house built in the 1870s by my great-grandfather Matthew Wyatt.  He was born in 1837, the year of Queen Victoria’s accession to the throne, and he was a Victorian through and through.  The house was Victorian in every detail. Every stick of furniture, every piece of cutlery, the wallpaper, … Read more