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An underground farm tour
- did you know there's an
actual farm 33 metres
under the streets of
Clapham? These exclusive
tours of the world's
first underground farm
will show you how micro
herbs and salads are
cultivated below ground.
At street level you'd
never know what's going
on below! These
underground farm tours
start by delving into the
history of the deep-level
World War Two air raid
shelters followed by the
story of how founders
Richard and Steven came
up with the idea of
repurposing them to
create urban farms. Using
hydroponic systems and
LED technology (you'll
notice the soft pink glow
all around you!) this
naturally pesticide-free
underground environment
is ideal for growing
crops for mixed salads.
By creating and
controlling constant and
stable conditions crops
are successfully grown
all year round. Crops
grown at this underground
farm include Coriander
Wasabi Mustard Pea Shoots
Garlic Chive Salad Rocket
and Purple Radish. All
are as fresh and tasty as
can be with each tiny
leaf bursting with
flavour. These innovative
micro salads will
certainly knock your
taste buds into check!
What's more being right
in the centre of the huge
conurbation that is
London it means these
urban farmers provide
fresh salads directly to
consumers with reduced
food miles and increased
shelf life. Indeed pop
into a local M&S or
Waitrose in London and
you'll find delicious
mixed micro salads from
this very farm. Your
underground farm tour
will show you just how
these plants are grown
underground how the
founders envisage the
future for this totally
innovative type of
sustainable farming and
of course tasting the
goods. You'll take home a
micro salad freshly
picked from the farm and
full of goodness and
taste. Who'd have thought
all this cultivating
could be happening under
Clapham!
Availability: In Stock
£45.00
Archived Product
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Join a Soho chocolate
tour and stroll around
the West End of London
tasting chocolate as you
go! These deliciously
chocolatey tours are
fully guided and combine
tastings treats and
samples with industry
secrets insider knowledge
and even on-the-spot
discounts. You and your
fellow chocolate fiends
will meet in a trendy
Soho cafe where your
chocolatier tour host
will introduce
themselves. In this nice
and relaxed environment
you'll learn the
essential art of
professional chocolate
tasting. Contrary to
popular belief there's a
lot more to it than just
unwrapping the choc and
scoffing it. It's about
using all your senses to
appreciate all that cocoa
goodness - right down to
listening for that
satisfying 'crack' when
you break the chocolate
apart. By the end of the
session you'll be pretty
adept at discerning the
difference between a high
quality chocolate and a
pretty mediocre one
whilst your palette will
be receptive to the
flavours and aromas of
chocolate from all over
the world. If it sounds a
bit like wine tasting it
is with your host talking
about all the different
'notes' chocolate can
have. Now fully au fait
with tasting etiquette
it's time to hit the
streets of Soho. You will
tour a carefully curated
collection of chocolate
boutiques. The displays
are every bit as
mouth-watering and
fabulous as you'd expect
from these high-end
chocolate makers. And
quite frankly the
chocolates taste as good
as they look. In each
destination there'll be
tastings and treats for
you to enjoy. Hear about
the products made try
some incredible flavour
combinations and just
generally immerse
yourself in the giddy
world of seriously good
chocolate. Each boutique
you visit during your
Soho chocolate tasting
tour offers a VIP
discount so if you want
to buy even more chocs to
take home with you this
is the ideal opportunity.
Your tour host even
provides a cute chocolate
goody bag for you to put
your chocolates in. An
utterly delicious day
out.
Availability: In Stock
£40.00
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