UK Entrepreneur Grows Nation's First Commercial Ginger in Polytunnels

In a breakthrough for local food systems, Grantham baker Alastair Hawken has cultivated the UK's first commercial ginger crop using hydroponic polytunnels. This grassroots innovation challenges the assumption that tropical crops require global supply chains, demonstrating how controlled environment agriculture can reduce carbon footprints while building community resilience. The system, developed with a neighboring plumber, emerged from Hawken's vision of creating Britain's most sustainable biscuit brand.