Minnesota West Bluejay team won “Best in Show Award: Evaluation of Results” in the global science experiment, Plant the Moon Challenge

Dalton Vorwald and Heidi Tarus began planting Collard Greens on September 30, 2022, to kick-off the Plant the Moon Challenge. The goal was to grow nutrient-rich plants for food in a lunar simulant, resembling the same sources found on the moon. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (2019), one cup of chopped raw collard greens (36g) contains 11 calories, 1g of protein, 1.44g of fiber, 2g of carbohydrate, and less than 1g of fat and sugar. Photo Submitted
Submitted Plant the Moon Challenge, a program of the Institute of Competition Sciences, is a global science experiment conducted to grow plants in conditions similar…

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