81mins: Dr Gary Stutte is a horticulturist, plant scientist and space biologist and worked for NASA for 25 years managing NASA’s flight and ground-based plant research at John F. Kennedy Space Centre. Dr Stutte is president of SyNRGE, consultants specializing in controlled environment technology and space agriculture, link here: https://www.synrge.com/ We discuss the following in our in depth look into the challenges of growing in controlled environments in space: Introduction and background to your career What does your company SyNRGE do? What are the challenges in feeding astronauts on missions to MARS? How does your research with NASA on growing plants in space help with growing food on Earth? What are the limiting factors for maximising plant yields in controlled environments? What methods can home growers use to implement your findings What are your principles for maximising the efficiency of a grow lighting setup How do you use the grow light spectrum to effect morphology and optimise yield? (couldn't think of a better place to put this)