Crops kept in suspense

Rochdale Rotary Club is working with the Council's Environment Department to grow crops vertically, suspended above the ground. They claim the feat, which uses growbags specially designed by the Rotary Club, is the only project of its kind in the UK and a declaration to this effect was signed by the District Governor and the Council on Saturday (18 July). A spokesperson for the club said: "The advantage of growing vertically is obvious, where urban land is at a premium it makes sense to grow plants on top of one-another, something similar to high rise apartments in city centres." Read more>