Welcome to Plant Chicago’s new website!
Welcome to the new website for Plant Chicago! We’re so excited to have a new platform for driving our mission of developing circular economies of food production, energy conservation, and material...
View ArticlePlant Chicago Now Accepting Interns
Plant Chicago will now be accepting winter ‘semester’ internship applications! Applications are due by Wednesday 1/27/2016 at 5 pm. See more details below. The Plant Chicago internship program is an...
View ArticleFarmers Market Now Accepting Applications for Summer Season!
Plant Chicago is excited to announce that we are now accepting farm and food producer applications for the summer market season of the Back of the Yards Community Market at The Plant! We are looking...
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Producer Spotlight Series: Fruiting Mushrooms
Our favorite thing about the Plant Chicago farmers market is all of our wonderful local vendors! This month, we are launching a monthly blog series to introduce you to our farmers market vendors. Be...
View ArticleWe’re hiring an Outreach Associate!
Plant Chicago is excited to announce that we are hiring a part-time Outreach Associate to support our community outreach efforts, especially related to our farmers market and education programming....
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Producer Spotlight Series: Rumi Spice
Our favorite thing about the Plant Chicago farmers market is all of our wonderful local vendors! This month, we are continuing our monthly blog series to introduce you to our farmers market vendors. Be...
View ArticleAnnouncing Plant Chicago’s Summer Market Season!
After a wonderful indoor market season, the Plant Chicago Farmers Market is moving back outdoors starting Saturday, June 4! We’ve got lots of exciting things planned for our second summer season at The...
View Article“The Plant” community featured on WTTW!
Reporters from WTTW’s “Chicago Tonight” recently took a closer look at some of the exciting collaborations going on with various businesses at The Plant, including Pleasant House Bread, Whiner Beer,...
View ArticleFarmers Market Now Accepting Applications for 2017 Summer Season!
Plant Chicago is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the third summer season of the Plant Chicago Farmers Market! We are looking for farms, food producers, and artisans for...
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Producer Spotlight: The Urban Canopy
Our favorite thing about the Plant Chicago Farmers Market is all of our wonderful local vendors! The Urban Canopy has supplied the market with fresh produce and other delicious local goods since our...
View ArticleCommunity Voices: Alas Abiertas
Our Community Voices series highlights the Back of the Yards residents, youth, and workers that make up the vibrant fabric of our neighborhood. Here we celebrate our neighbors, share our collective...
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Producer Spotlight: Patchwork Farms
Our favorite thing about the Plant Chicago Farmers Market is our wonderful vendors! Patchwork Farms has been growing delicious produce at The Plant for nearly four years, and we are so excited to...
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Research Spotlight: Urban Ag, Business Incubation, and Industrial Symbiosis
The Research Spotlight series highlights the many experiments in closed-loop systems and implementation being conducted by Plant Chicago and our Research Steering Committee. Is The Plant a business...
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Algae Investigations Pt.1 – Carbon Dioxide
INTRODUCTION During the winter/spring of 2017, Plant Chicago Technology Coordinator Eric Weber and Plant Chicago intern Caitlin Hall began investigating the impact of greenhouse gas carbon dioxide...
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Producer Spotlight Series: Fruiting Mushrooms
Our favorite thing about the Plant Chicago farmers market is all of our wonderful local vendors! This month, we are launching a monthly blog series to introduce you to our farmers market vendors. Be...
View ArticleRemembering Bryant Williams
We are deeply saddened by the sudden death of our friend and colleague, Bryant Williams, who served on the board of directors for Plant Chicago for over three years. A relentless networker, he was...
View ArticlePlant Chicago’s Hiring! Full-time Education Associate
Position: Education Associate Hours: Full-time Job Description: The Education Associate assists with all education programming at Plant Chicago, including Closed Loop Labs, Group & Public Tours of...
View ArticleWe’re hiring an Outreach Associate!
Plant Chicago is excited to announce that we are hiring a part-time Outreach Associate to support our community outreach efforts, especially related to our farmers market and education programming....
View ArticleDesigning for Circular Economy Practices at the Market
Post by Tom Straus, Plant Chicago Intern During the Summer of 2017 I began an internship with Plant Chicago. One of my responsibilities was working with the farmers market to implement a more...
View ArticleWe’re hiring an Outreach Associate!
Plant Chicago is excited to announce that we are hiring a part-time Outreach Associate to support our community outreach efforts, especially related to our farmers market and education programming....
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