Thanet Earth

Thanet Earth
Thanet Earth greenhouses
Thanet Earth is located in Kent
Thanet Earth
Location in Kent
Town/CityThanet District
CountryEngland
Coordinates51°21′25″N 1°17′10″E / 51.357°N 1.286°E / 51.357; 1.286
Established2008

Thanet Earth is a large industrial agriculture and plant factory project consortium on the Isle of Thanet in Kent, England. It is the largest greenhouse complex in the UK, covering 90 hectares, or 220 acres (0.89 km2) of land.[1] The glasshouses produce approximately 400 million tomatoes, 24 million peppers and 30 million cucumbers a year, equal to roughly 12, 11 and 8 per cent respectively of Britain’s entire annual production of those salad ingredients.[1][2] Thanet Earth's main customers are Asda, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, M&S and agency HRGO.[3]

  1. ^ a b Addley, Esther (11 June 2008). "Welcome to Thanet Earth: is this a taste of future for UK agriculture?". London: guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
  2. ^ Fletcher, Martin (20 September 2013). "Thanet Earth: the farm of the future". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Unite plan a week of action against Thanet Earth". Thanet Star. Retrieved 12 October 2014.