I believe that organic crops are going to spring a number of different images to life, whether you believe this to be true or not. Most would take into account the idea of vast fields of green with soil that has to be taken care of. However, did you ever think about outer space being a possible location for growth to be seen? This is something that I did not think about until a recent story came to my attention. Now it seems like more and more is starting to make sense.
An article published on The Verge talked about the matter and NASA will apparently be making history by starting the growth of food in space. To say that this is great for supporters of organic crops is nothing short of an understatement and I feel like most others will be able to say the same. This will happen in December and it is being seen as an effort to save money if crops will be able to thrive in such an environment. It's a story that deserves attention from authorities like Colle Farmers Market.
The project talked about in the article goes by the name of the Vegetable Production System and it has easily become one of the most interesting subject to speak of. The way that it will work is that six romaine lettuce plants will be grown thanks to the usage of pink LED lights. With these set in place, you also have to consider the lack of gravity as well. I believe that this is very telling, especially when you take into account that there are such limitations that you wouldn't be able to connect to Earth.
I never would have considered standard means to bring supplies to astronauts that expensive until I read what the article had to say. From what I have picked up on, it could cost $10,000 for there to be supplies transported. One has to wonder why such an expense is in place and if there really is a need for such a circumstance. I do not believe this to be the case, especially if the theory from NASA proves to be correct and the growth of food is made apparent.
Organic crops have to be grown under certain circumstances, or at least that's how I believed matters to be. That being said, are there other circumstances that we probably never would have thought about? I think that this was the case with me before I heard what NASA was up to and I can only believe that others felt the same on the matter. After December, we can only hope that growth proves to be successful and that another viable platform is set in place for the long term.
An article published on The Verge talked about the matter and NASA will apparently be making history by starting the growth of food in space. To say that this is great for supporters of organic crops is nothing short of an understatement and I feel like most others will be able to say the same. This will happen in December and it is being seen as an effort to save money if crops will be able to thrive in such an environment. It's a story that deserves attention from authorities like Colle Farmers Market.
The project talked about in the article goes by the name of the Vegetable Production System and it has easily become one of the most interesting subject to speak of. The way that it will work is that six romaine lettuce plants will be grown thanks to the usage of pink LED lights. With these set in place, you also have to consider the lack of gravity as well. I believe that this is very telling, especially when you take into account that there are such limitations that you wouldn't be able to connect to Earth.
I never would have considered standard means to bring supplies to astronauts that expensive until I read what the article had to say. From what I have picked up on, it could cost $10,000 for there to be supplies transported. One has to wonder why such an expense is in place and if there really is a need for such a circumstance. I do not believe this to be the case, especially if the theory from NASA proves to be correct and the growth of food is made apparent.
Organic crops have to be grown under certain circumstances, or at least that's how I believed matters to be. That being said, are there other circumstances that we probably never would have thought about? I think that this was the case with me before I heard what NASA was up to and I can only believe that others felt the same on the matter. After December, we can only hope that growth proves to be successful and that another viable platform is set in place for the long term.
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