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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

Forests are a big part of the climate solution, but we’re not fixing the problem

London is going to use heat from the Underground to help heat its homes

NGOs need business’s help: Here are the best ways to offer support

Creativity

A shocking 73% of stories on LGBTQ websites are being flagged as unsafe for brands, survey says

Let’s talk about SNL’s most important new cast member: Bowen Yang

The Jennifer Lopez-Constance Wu movie ‘Hustlers’ shows how the world runs on strip club rules

Co.Design

This smart toilet seat monitors your heart health through your gluteus maximus

Another reason to silence your notifications: They could alter your memory

Fabric dyes are a toxic problem. These beautiful alternative colors are made out of food waste

Work Life

When your body calls time-out

What to do if your boss is professionally ‘breadcrumbing’ you

The five-minute email rule completely transformed the way I work