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It seems appropriate that I should write this week’s Stuff from the Science Lab podcast roundup on grow houses and dinner in space right before lunch, when my stomach is rumbling and I’ve already ploughed through my measly cup of yogurt and devoured a very wrinkly tangerine. That seems like a rather pathetic spread for lunch, especially when you consider what the astronauts are noshing on in space.
Forget squeezing your meal out of a tube. Space food has come a long way since John Glenn also earned the little-known distinction of being the first U.S. man to eat anything while hanging out in Earth orbit. I’m pretty sure Glenn didn’t have the option of diving into mashed potatoes and bacon, courtesy of celeb chef Emeril Lagasse.
I recently wrote about the self-proclaimed “Wild Girl,” a woman foraging for wild food (not just Dumpster-diving) in Portland, Ore. She made it to day six before succumbing to Thai food and energy bars — turns out late May is slim pickings in Portland. But if her stint eating weeds cultivated a taste for dandelion greens and nettles, she won’t necessarily have to go through the hassle of finding them herself anymore.
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