The Plant is a research and production facility comprising a collaborative community of small food businesses.

 

The Plant is a project of Bubbly Dynamics

 
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— A LIVING LABORATORY —

The Plant demonstrates techniques for reimagining waste as a resource, achieving economies of scale and incubating small businesses. The goal of The Plant is to create replicable models for efficiencies that close loops of waste and energy and to encourage others to implement these techniques to combat climate change.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Native Plant & Habitat Volunteer Day

Join Chicago Patchwork Farms and The Lighthouse Center for Native Habitats at The Plant for a volunteer day on Sat. May 24 from 10am–1pm!

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
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 Q: Does The Plant share its models for creating resource and energy efficiencies?

A: Bubbly Dynamics, the owner and operator of The Plant, shares its findings on the creative approaches to resource and energy efficiencies that it has explored in its work. Bubbly Dynamics is developing a series of case studies as part of an open source, evolving Toolkit, which is intended to be implemented for projects with similar goals.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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—  LOCATION —

Because The Plant is a production facility, the building generally is not open to the public as the businesses here are hard at work making their product during their regular hours. However, there are many opportunities to visit!