With nothing left but his wits to nourish his soul, astronaut Mark Watney devises a way to nourish his body while stranded on Mars. He grows a potato garden. Part of "The Martian's" appeal lies in the ...

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Call him the Spud Stud. Matt Damon, who plays an astronaut left all alone after presumed dead during a mission to Mars, honed his farming skills in "The Martian." "We learned how to grow potatoes, ...