Inside the London restaurant that cooks with ingredients grown 60km away on an eco-friendly farm

The approach of UK restaurants reflects a broader trend, with many Europeans now going for locally sourced food.

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00:00As climate change disrupts lives and farming across Europe, there is a gradual cultural shift,

00:08with restaurants now reimagining menus to reduce food miles and highlight local produce.

00:15These peppers here, they are from Tangmere peppers just outside of Chichester.

00:20These carrots here, absolutely beautiful.

00:23This London restaurant chain has led the local sourcing shift in the UK,

00:27solely focusing on seasonal foods those harvested at their peak freshness from within a 50 mile radius.

00:34We find it very difficult to think anything outside of know your farmer,

00:40taste it in the field and bring it into the restaurant group.

00:44These are peaches grown in Kent under plastic tunnels.

00:49Their approach reflects a broader trend,

00:52with 70% of European consumers now expressing a preference for locally sourced food.

00:58Now it's even more essential that we're sustainably minded,

01:02we're sourcing from the right suppliers and we're using it in season.

01:07Normally we would harvest every three days.

01:1040 miles from central London, Gerard Vonk is the Dutch manager of Tangmere Airfield Nursery,

01:16a state-of-the-art controlled environment farm growing non-native food in an eco-friendly way.

01:23The produce is over here, whether it's a pepper, a tomato, a strawberry or a courgette.

01:29These innovative farming techniques enable year-round cultivation of crops,

01:34significantly reducing reliance on imports.

01:37Local farming cuts transportation emissions by up to 40%,

01:42aligning with the EU's goal of decreasing carbon footprints throughout the food supply chain.

01:48By casting our vote on the three meals a day that we eat, we can be part of that solution.

01:56With 80% of Europe's population expected to live in cities by 2025,

02:02sourcing food locally is crucial if countries are to meet their sustainability targets

02:10and ensure food security for urban populations.

02:14Luke Hanrahan, Euronews, London.