Lunar Agriculture

> I have encouraged my students in the course I teach every now and
then, called The Colonization of Space, to do this, but students are
usually involved in so many other things that once the term is over
they go on to other things. Does anyone want to try for funding on
this idea? Agricultural scientists might be in a good position.
Please go after it. After all the government will put lots of money
in developing enabling technologies if they are serious about a
lunar base.
> Sincerely, Jay Huebner

Actually what I have in mind is _prisons_ doing this. I'm certain
there are already plenty of people in prison who know a lot about
hydroponic gardening... and who know what it is like to not see the
sun for extended periods, who live in cramped quarters, etc.

Ed

ps the federal prison about 60 miles north of where I live (Bowden
Institution) produces 80% of the world's supply of catnip. Hmmm...
maybe I will write a letter to the warden...