Welcome to The Plant

The Plant is a new kind of organization in a very old building. It’s part vertical farm, part food-business incubator, part research and education space – and it will be entirely off the grid. Take a look around to learn more about what we’re doing – and welcome!

Welcome to The Plant

New Windows!

The Plant gets a make-over with brand new windows! Click above to see more pictures.

New Windows!

Inspiring Words on WBEZ’s Eight Forty-Eight Show

Lee Bey, a blogger for WBEZ, was interviewed last week for that station’s show, Eight Forty-Eight in an episode called “Realizing the Potential of Chicago’s Abandoned Buildings.” Mr. Bey had this to say about The Plant: “There is a guy [John Edel] who found a building on the West side and turned into a place where [...]

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Renewable Energy System – Update

Great news: Things are moving along swimmingly on our renewable energy system! We’ve signed a contract with the combined heat & power (CHP) manufacturer, Alcor Energy out of Arizona, and the system, based on a refurbished military jet engine, will be installed by the end of February. Once installed, it will still burn natural gas [...]

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“Queen of the Sun” Showing by the Young Aggies

Join the Chicago young urban farmer group, Young Aggies, this Saturday to watch “Queen of the Sun” at 8 p.m. Details are: The Young Aggies have officially purchased the “Queen of the Sun” screening rights for January 14th. Join us as we screen this wonderful documentary about honeybees and their interconnections to agriculture. WHEN: Saturday, [...]

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