Hydroponics
Hydroponics was the growing of plants in a medium other than soil, such as a nutrient-rich liquid.

 maintained a hydroponic greenhouse to provide fresh fruits and vegetables for the crew's mess hall. () The  cargo freighter  also maintained a hydroponics section. ()

Some Federation starships had laboratories devoted to hydroponics. The  had a hydroponics laboratory, which was to be visited by the winners of the primary school science fair in 2368. () The  had a hydroponics laboratory on Deck 11. () Deep Space 9 also had a hydroponic garden. () 

In 2370, Rigel IV hosted a conference on hydroponics. ()

The  did not have a hydroponics lab, but the variable environmental controls in cargo bay two could support hydroponics equipment. Shortly after Kes joined the crew in 2371, she volunteered to establish a hydroponics bay in cargo bay two in order to provide fresh fruits and vegetables. She used nitrogenated soil instead of an alternative for Voyagers hydroponics lab. ()

Shortly after hydroponics bay was established aboard Voyager, Neelix used some of the vegetables grown there for preparing food for the crew in the mess hall. ()

Among the many things Kes planted in her hydroponics garden was bantan. ()

In 2375, Dukat and his Cult of the Pah-wraiths turned some of the lower levels of Empok Nor into hydroponic bays in order to grow food, as they could not activate the replicators. ()

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