Today’s episode continues our new special series “What Plants Crave from Technology.” In this new series, Dr. Sabeh will be interviewing equipment suppliers, manufacturers, and developers about the unique technological needs for growing crops indoors and greenhouses. This week we are picking up where we left off last week with Dr. Gary Stutte, founder of SyNRGE.

Dr. Gary Stutte, is a horticulturist, plant physiologist and space biologist who led research efforts to develop safe, sustainable food production systems for long duration space missions to Moon, Mars and Beyond at NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center for 25 years. 

 In 2015 he founded SyNRGE, LLC (Pronounced Synergy) to apply the knowledge and insights gained from growing plants in space to feeding people on Earth.

Dr. Stutte has been principal investigator on four experiments to the International Space Station, has published more than 150 peer-reviewed publications,  and is the recipient of numerous honors and awards.

Dr. Stutte’s currently shares his expertise with commercial clients,  serves as senior advisor to public and private organizations, and active in envisioning a future where controlled environment agriculture will ensure the availability of safe and nutritious food anywhere in the universe.

Continuing the conversation, Dr. Stutte delves into plant responses to microgravity, the concept of plant sentience, and the future of controlled environment agriculture. He shares insights on how space research can influence vertical farming and sustainable food production strategies.