Quote:Then - how much overlap will there be in the crops we're producing? I was looking at heritage fruit trees for one, especially apples. But other things, too. It might be interesting to put in a level of beefsteak tomatoes or hens and chicks; I imagine that would be popular. *grin* And I'm having at least one level devoted to the production of shrimp and nori. I have plans for that level, too, besides just aquaculture, you see.Wonderland's going to be growing nearly exclusively plant-based foodstuffs, and Noah doesn't have any current plans for orchards. (The Blood Orange trees are a special exception.) Grains, beans, berries, honey, and sugar (from the sugarbeets) are what Wonderland will have for sale; the potatoes, tomatoes, and cocoa beans are for station use.
Quote:*grin* And rob, I'll be really interested in your results with the Rose. Mind sharing data? If you're looking into that, you might also want to examine the effects on the bees, as well as handwavium levels in their honey. Hmm. Bees and handwavium. Insects in general, really. I'm getting flashbacks to 50's movies now...OOC, I'm thinking those results should be decided on by the writing Collective as a whole. I don't do much with biomods in my stories, so the numbers don't matter to me as much as they would to others.
IC, Noah would be happy to have the Jason (and the Professor, and A.C, and anyone else who's interested) go over his data. Leda's a good laboratory geneticist, but lacks some of the "field" skills that the others have. Besides, another viewpoint is always welcome when performing basic research like this.
And one wonders whether biomodded bees produce Mnemnosyne's Honey, a particularly sweet version of Guacamole, or both at the same time...
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Rob Kelk
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