If you want a more detailed take on these issues than a Guardian article can provide, I would attend the annual Space Ecology Workshop. It’s an annual, free event for academic and industry experts to discuss the future of human space exploration and settlement. The team is really nice and might be open to adding a session on welfare / ethics of commercial farming in space.
Researchers at the Space Analog for the Moon & Mars at Biosphere 2 would also probably have some interesting takes. Most of their relevant work has focused on plant ecology, but questions about potential alternative sources definitely came up over the years. The project in this article is one of many different research pathways on human nutrition in space, most of which won’t end up happening.
I used to volunteer at Biosphere 2 when I lived in Tucson and like to stay in the loop, but this is not my current field at all.
If you want a more detailed take on these issues than a Guardian article can provide, I would attend the annual Space Ecology Workshop. It’s an annual, free event for academic and industry experts to discuss the future of human space exploration and settlement. The team is really nice and might be open to adding a session on welfare / ethics of commercial farming in space.
Researchers at the Space Analog for the Moon & Mars at Biosphere 2 would also probably have some interesting takes. Most of their relevant work has focused on plant ecology, but questions about potential alternative sources definitely came up over the years. The project in this article is one of many different research pathways on human nutrition in space, most of which won’t end up happening.
I used to volunteer at Biosphere 2 when I lived in Tucson and like to stay in the loop, but this is not my current field at all.