So it turns out that The Martian might have been onto something all along. Yes, the movie with Matt Damon.
Scientists have now proven that not only can potatoes be grown on Mars, which could be of enormous value when we colonize the red planet. Not only will our first generation of Martians benefit from this research, but so might the hundreds of thousands of Earthinglings suffering from chronic malnutrition and starvation.
No, it won’t solve all our food-related woes, but it’s a step.
Read the article here on Futurism
Splintered Realities 
I am torn on the colonising other worlds front. Given what we do to our home planet, should be extend our damage further? I suspect that other species view us as an unhousetrained dog – who cannot be trusted not to bite.
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That’s an interesting and valid perspective. You may be right.
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I enjoyed that movie and wondered if things could really be grown up there. I don’t think I’d ever move there, but as a ‘foodbowl’ source of vegetables it could certainly be useful.
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I found it interesting from the perspective that this information could be used to feed the hungry, not by using Mars as a farm, but an example of what can be grown in similar soil. But this does bode well for future colonization of Mars.
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I wonder what it would cost to process and deliver Mars-grown potatoes and other produce to Earth!
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