SUSTENIR

Sourcing healthy, fresh, local organic produce in Asian cities such as Hong Kong or Singapore can be a challenge— choices are often restricted to one or the other: local or organic. Sustenir is seeking to address this problem through vertical farming. Founded in Singapore but now with operations in Hong Kong, it grows leafy vegetables that are free of pesticides and environmental pollutants using controlled environment agriculture. The process is sustainable from start to finish, using 95 per cent less water than traditional farming and deploying technology to ensure that energy consumption stays low. And, by growing locally, it lessens carbon emissions, and its products can be picked, packed and delivered within a day. You can already buy this modern wonder at supermarkets belonging to the Wellcome group in Hong Kong.