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Lunar Soil Grows Tea: A Step Toward Moon Farming

9/23/2025

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Researchers at the University of Kent grew Dartmoor Tea saplings in simulated lunar soil; lunar soil yielded thriving plants, Martian soil failed.
Led by Professor Nigel Mason and Dr. Sara Lopez-Gomollon, findings were presented at a Bratislava, Slovakia space agriculture workshop.
The work could enable Moon food production for self-sufficient bases and a tea break, with Earth farming benefiting too.

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Researchers at the University of Kent grew Dartmoor Tea saplings in simulated lunar soil; lunar soil yielded thriving plants, Martian soil failed.
Led by Professor Nigel Mason and Dr. Sara Lopez-Gomollon, findings were presented at a Bratislava, Slovakia space agriculture workshop.
The work could enable Moon food production for self-sufficient bases and a tea break, with Earth farming benefiting too.