“According to mushroom growers and scientists designing future foods for astronauts, there are a lot of good reasons why fungi might make an important contribution to spacefaring humans' diets, from their nutritional profile to their ability to grow quickly in dark, confined spaces.”

#SpaceFood #SpaceFarming #fungi #astromycology

https://www.sciof.fi/mushrooms-space-food-expanse/

Gardeners of the Galaxy year in review. In March, I spoke with Jeremy Curtis of the UK Space Agency about the famous apple pips Tim Peake took to the International Space Station!

#podcast #gardening #SpacePlants #astrobotany #SpaceFarming

https://theunconventionalgardener.com/blog/newtons-space-apples-with-jeremy-curtis-gotg40/

Gardeners of the Galaxy Year in Review. I have such fond memories of this episode from February, chatting about sending dates into space with Dr Carl Carruthers 🤩

#podcast #gardening #SpacePlants #astrobotany #SpaceFarming

https://theunconventionalgardener.com/blog/space-plant-payloads-with-carl-carruthers-gotg39/