Partner blog feature: U of G students demonstrate plant-growth chamber for Canadian Space Agency

A team of visionary U of G student scientists come one step closer to winning the Deep Space Food Challenge, put on by the Canadian Space Agency’s (CSA) in partnership with Impact Canada. 

The full-scale plant-growth chamber developed by the Canada GOOSE (Growth Options for Outer Space Environments) team is hydroponic. Seeds are planted in a reusable growing medium and regularly irrigated with a fertigation solution made of water and fertilizer and lit by custom LED lights. Only a few hours of maintenance a week are needed to yield as much as 150 kilograms of food a year. 

The University of Guelph is a Bioenterprise Canada Knowledge & Development partner. Bioenterprise supported Impact Canada with program promotion during the early stages of the Deep Space Food Challenge.