Visit the future at the Monroe County Fair

July 8, 2008

Space tomatoes! If we wish to send astronauts to other planets someday, they will need to be able to grow their own food. Old-fashioned farming in soil wouldn’t work because alien soils and atmosphere may be hostile to plant growth. We couldn’t take soil up there because it’s too heavy. The solution? Hydroponics.

Sunset Hydroponics and Freshlink Farms are working together on an exhibit on space agriculture that will be presented in SpacePort USA. Attendees will have the opportunity to taste salsa made from hydroponic veggies, and plant a bean seed in an oasis to take home with them. Staff will be on hand to answer any questions that the guests may have, and members of the new Frontier Society will show how foods in space have become the tastiest food on modern spacecraft.

There will be hands on experiences for the whole family to enjoy

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