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Inside The Meatpacking Plant Being Turned Into An Enormous Vertical Farm

The Plant–an old factory in Chicago–is slowly being turned into a model for urban farming, complete with aquaponics, tilapia, and even (hopefully), a brewery. We took a trip inside to see how the work was coming.

Inside The Meatpacking Plant Being Turned Into An Enormous Vertical Farm

8 Future Farms To Change How We Grow Food

A Meatpacking Plant Transformed Into A Vertical Farm

See these amazing photos of “The Plant,” which now houses a cabinet of wonders for sustainability, including hydroponic farms, indoor fish farms, and a mushroom garden. Once complete, the entire building will produce lots of food–but no waste.

A Meatpacking Plant Transformed Into A Vertical Farm

Impact

This startup is mining the botanical world for hidden ‘supernutrients’

This simple crib cost $28,885 to make—because it was made with zero fossil fuels

New microgrids are helping Australia get power back after the fires

Creativity

What combing through ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s catalog reveals about 40 years of pop music

Wendy’s roasts Burger King’s absurd french fries burger, flaming the brutal Brand Twitter wars

According to this deep fake, Neo taking the blue pill in ‘The Matrix’ would’ve been ‘Office Space’

Co.Design

Was Trump’s draft order on classical buildings really about Obama?

Historic black buildings aren’t being preserved. Here’s where they are

The justice system is a black box. Can this redesign make it more transparent?

Work Life

What happened when I left my job to be an entrepreneur and my former employer acquired my company

How to build belonging at work (even if you’re not a manager)

3 habits that helped me overcome the hustle mentality