Lemons

This item is only available via the Off The Grid DLC.

Appearance
The main body consists of a grey metal box, with an added section on the front-right quadrant which contains the controls and dispenser. A lemon icon features on the front-left quadrant. Contained within the box is the soil used to grow the lemons, which grow from two permanently planted trees. These are maintained by the two heat lamps that extend from the rear of the box and hang over the top.

Function
The machine is a small hydroponic farm, which grows and harvests lemons for staff and patients to eat. It grows eight lemons at a time on its two trees, which all grow at the same rate. When they are sufficiently grown, the lemons fall from the trees, and are harvested automatically by the machine. A hungry staff member or patient can then press the button on the front of the machine and receive the fruits of the endeavour.

Lemons are the slowest-growing sustainable food available in the Off The Grid DLC, slower than Tomatoes and much more so than Carrots. A crop can be grown and harvested in 28 days. Staff and Patients may, at no cost, take a serving of lemons and have their hunger reduced by 85%, and their thirst reduced by 40%.

Maintenance
Unlike more conventional vending machines, this item is self-sustaining, as such a Janitor has no role to play in its functionality (except as a recipient).