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Bike a Bee wins Good Food Award
Bike a Bee wins Good Food Award

Good Food Awards

WGN9 NEWS checks out Heffer BBQ and The Plant
WGN9 NEWS checks out Heffer BBQ and The Plant

WGN9 NEWS

The Plant exemplifies a transformative journey from Stock Yards to Sustainable Incubator
The Plant exemplifies a transformative journey from Stock Yards to Sustainable Incubator

Edible Chicago

Chicago's small business community is fostering a revolution in urban food production
Chicago's small business community is fostering a revolution in urban food production

Business Insider

Where’s the Waste? A ‘Circular’ Food Economy Could Combat Climate Change
Where’s the Waste? A ‘Circular’ Food Economy Could Combat Climate Change

The New York Times

The Future Is Circular
The Future Is Circular

Forbes

Former Meatpacking Plant Turned into Collaborative Community of Farming and Small Food Business
Former Meatpacking Plant Turned into Collaborative Community of Farming and Small Food Business

WGN - TV: Chicago Scene

From Meat Plant to "The" Plant: The Curious Future of Sustainable Food Production in Chicago’s Meatpacking District
From Meat Plant to "The" Plant: The Curious Future of Sustainable Food Production in Chicago’s Meatpacking District

The Chicago Maroon

Umami Tech: Chicago Algae Heme Startup BYAS Develops Flavouring To Elevate Plant-Based Seafood
Umami Tech: Chicago Algae Heme Startup BYAS Develops Flavouring To Elevate Plant-Based Seafood

Green Queen

Ice Cream Pints Don't Belong In The Recycling Bin — Until Now
Ice Cream Pints Don't Belong In The Recycling Bin — Until Now

mindbodygreen lifestyle

How Algae's Potential Could Make Other Ingredients Green with Envy
How Algae's Potential Could Make Other Ingredients Green with Envy

Food Dive

Vertical Farm Wilder Fields Opening Calumet City Location
Vertical Farm Wilder Fields Opening Calumet City Location

ABC7 Chicago

A Pig and a Steer and a Whole Lot of History are Packed into Back of the Yards Mural
A Pig and a Steer and a Whole Lot of History are Packed into Back of the Yards Mural

Chicago Sun-Times

I Tried a New Rival to Impossible’s Heme, and It Could Be A Game Changer
I Tried a New Rival to Impossible’s Heme, and It Could Be A Game Changer

The Spoon

Former Meatpacking Plant to Host Vegan Farmers Market
Former Meatpacking Plant to Host Vegan Farmers Market

WTTW News - Chicago PBS

Some Chicagoans Find Success with Starting Small Businesses amid Pandemic - featuring Komunity Kombucha
Some Chicagoans Find Success with Starting Small Businesses amid Pandemic - featuring Komunity Kombucha

WGN - TV

From The Jungle to Vegan Paradise
From The Jungle to Vegan Paradise

VegOut

Sacred Serve Makes Ice Cream Healthier and Environmentally Friendly
Sacred Serve Makes Ice Cream Healthier and Environmentally Friendly

The Today Show

Had Enough of Canned Goods? Local Growers Team Up to Bring Farmers Market to Your Door
Had Enough of Canned Goods? Local Growers Team Up to Bring Farmers Market to Your Door

WTTW News - Chicago PBS

Local farmers open virtual farmers market to fill gap left by restaurant orders during COVID-19
Local farmers open virtual farmers market to fill gap left by restaurant orders during COVID-19

ABC7 Chicago

Green Employment in the Basque Country
Green Employment in the Basque Country

Bilbao 24 Horas

Professor emeritus from Beverly brings experience working in Union Stock Yard to role as curator of Packingtown Museum
Professor emeritus from Beverly brings experience working in Union Stock Yard to role as curator of Packingtown Museum

Chicago Tribune

Many have tried and failed to make vertical indoor farming work. One Chicago entrepreneur thinks he can do it.
Many have tried and failed to make vertical indoor farming work. One Chicago entrepreneur thinks he can do it.

Chicago Tribune

Business is Buzzing This Summer for a Chicago Beekeeper on Wheels
Business is Buzzing This Summer for a Chicago Beekeeper on Wheels

wttw

'Craft ice' from South Side is latest cocktail trend
'Craft ice' from South Side is latest cocktail trend

abc7 Chicago

Wanna buy a plant?
Wanna buy a plant?

Chicago Reader

If You Blend It, They Will Come — Whiner Beer Company in Chicago, IL
If You Blend It, They Will Come — Whiner Beer Company in Chicago, IL

Good Beer Hunting

Bees swarm bike in Loop, drawing curious onlookers
Bees swarm bike in Loop, drawing curious onlookers

Chicago Tribune

Best Coffee Shops in America
Best Coffee Shops in America

Food & Wine

Dreams, Ideas, and You :: Audio Tour of The Plant with John Edel
Dreams, Ideas, and You :: Audio Tour of The Plant with John Edel

WHPK 88.5