Dinner on Mars
The Technologies That Will Feed the Red Planet and Transform Agriculture on Earth

An Army Fights On Its Stomach. This was a fascinating look at what it would actually take to have a survivable human colony on Mars (or really on any other planetary body not Earth), starting from the same place Generals have known for Millenia: Ok, we got our people there. How do they stay there? F......more

"About 30 percent of the food we produce is wasted, and the 'western diet', which has spread over much of the world, is so rich in simple carbs, sugars, and fats that it has caused obesity and diabetes to become top public health concerns. The world would need to almost quadruple fruit and vegetable......more

I adored this book too! I've read many books on Mars, and this one taught me so many things! If the book above taught me about Mars' geology, then this book is all about food on Mars! What will Martians eat!? Before sharing my verdict (it's the last paragraph below), I'll quote my favorite passages: P......more

the cold clinical view of both Martian and Earthbound life sans animals, farmers, and protein made from something other than cultured cells kinda-sorta makes me want to chew my own arms off at the elbows, and the considerable lack of actual Martian consideration is frustrating, to say the least, whe......more

My thanks to both NetGalley and the publisher ECW Press for an advanced copy of this book explaining the difficulties of providing sustenance for planned colonies on other planets. The casual discussion among a certain subset of people about crossing a vast distance to a not so distant planet, landi......more