NO RIVER? NO PROBLEM

Watercress is commonly found growing in and alongside slow-moving streams and rivers, particularly overlying chalk, and has long been produced commercially in beds which mimic this. Hampshire has traditionally been associated with growing the crop commercially and freshly-cut stems were transported by rail on the famous Watercress Line daily from Alresford to London, before the advent of supermarket pillow packs and cool storage, which could keep the leaves fresher for longer. However, it is also grown in several other