A crop of vegetables grown without daylight, earth or pesticides has been harvested in Antarctica. The first crops were planted on the continent by a team from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD). The crop, which was composed of 3.6 kg of salad greens, 18 cucumbers and 70 radishes, was grown inside a high-tech greenhouse. 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 NASA has already grown green vegetables on the International Space Station. However, the DLR project hopes to create a broader range of produce that could potentially be grown on Mars, or the Moon.
A crop of vegetables grown without daylight, earth or pesticides has been harvested in Antarctica. The first crops were planted on the continent by a team from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD). The crop, which was composed of 3.6 kg of salad greens, 18 cucumbers and 70 radishes, was grown inside a high-tech greenhouse. NASA has already grown green vegetables on the International Space Station. However, the DLR project hopes to create a broader range of produce that could potentially be grown on Mars, or the Moon.