Small businesses turned an old Chicago meatpacking plant into a living experiment in sustainable food, and they are thriving

Photo caption: John Edel bought The Plant as a decrepit meatpacking facility and turned it into a sustainability haven. Photo credit: Morgan McFall-Johnsen. Article by Morgan McFall-Johnsen. Insider – August 10, 2023.

• At The Plant in Chicago, small businesses are tinkering with sustainable food production.
• This former meatpacking plant hosts a brewery, a coffee roaster, farms, laboratories, and more.
• By sharing their waste heat, wastewater, byproducts, and extras, they’re attempting a “closed loop.” […]

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