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Scientists Harvest First Vegetables in Antarctic Greenhouse (apnews.com)

Posted by msmash on from the moving-forward dept.

Scientists in Antarctica have harvested their first crop of vegetables grown without earth, daylight or pesticides as part of a project designed to help astronauts cultivate fresh food on other planets. From a report: Researchers at Germany's Neumayer Station III say they've picked 3.6 kilograms (8 pounds) of salad greens, 18 cucumbers and 70 radishes grown inside a high-tech greenhouse as temperatures outside dropped below -20 degrees Celsius (-4 Fahrenheit). The German Aerospace Center DLR, which coordinates the project, said Thursday that by May scientists hope to harvest 4-5 kilograms of fruit and vegetables a week.

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  1. Did they grow iceberg lettuce? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Fucking penguins got in and destroyed all my beans....

  2. Has been done before. by 140Mandak262Jamuna · · Score: 5, Funny

    I saw a documentary that showed an astronaut growing potatoes in his own crap. So it looks like it is has been done before. Why repeat it on earth all over again?

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  3. Antarctic? by DontBeAMoran · · Score: 3, Funny

    Researchers at Germany's Neumayer Station III say they've picked 3.6 kilograms (8 pounds) of salad greens, 18 cucumbers and 70 radishes grown inside a high-tech greenhouse as temperatures outside dropped below -20 degrees celsius.

    Only -20C? They should try their experiment in Canada, where we have real winters, eh?

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