Science Fiction Food

Japanese 'plant factory' churn out immaculate vegetables

"They look more like the brightly lit shelves of a chemists shop than the rows of a vegetable garden.
But according to their creators, these perfect looking vegetables could be the future of food.
In a perfectly controlled and totally sterile environment - uncontaminated by dirt, insects or fresh air - Japanese scientists are developing a new way of growing vegetables."

"Because the plants are grown in a clean room, they can be eaten safely without washing. Lettuce grown in the factories can be cropped up to 20 times a year.
Some factories are vast - and can produce three million vegetables a year.
The results are hygienic, but it's about as far from real food as you can possibly get."

No, thank you. I prefer the real dirty fingernail stuff, bugs included that let me know the nutritional food I eat isn't drenched in chemicals. I'm always happy to see those worms that live in and eat the corn tassels, they don;t bother much of the cob but let you know the corn is going to be good for you.