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Tomatoes from the desert? It's now a reality

Workers tend a greenhouse at Sundrop Farms in Port Augusta (SBS)
Workers tend a greenhouse at Sundrop Farms in Port Augusta (SBS)

Three hours' drive north of Adelaide, Sundrop Farms is officially open for business, growing tomatoes hydroponically in a place where crops have never been grown before.


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By Rhiannon Elston, Kim Anh

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Three hours' drive north of Adelaide, Sundrop Farms is officially open for business, growing tomatoes hydroponically in a place where crops have never been grown before.


At Sundrop, tomatoes are grown in greenhouses that, unlike most, do not rely on groundwater.


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