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Cultivating local circular economies since 2011 🌱
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Support Senior Mondays at Back of the Yards Coffeehouse
Support Senior Mondays at Back of the Yards Coffeehouse
Support Senior Mondays! Help us bring joy, connection, and community to local seniors. Every $5 donation provides a senior with a coffee and pastry during our weekly Senior Monday gatherings. Your contribution helps us keep this program running and ensures our elders feel seen, valued, and cared for.
Upcoming Events 📆
03/07: Honey Harvesting w. Dulce
03/07: Honey Harvesting w. Dulce
Learn hands on from local expert and farmer Dulce Morales about the basics of honey harvesting. Taste, feel, and smell the honey!
03/14: Mercado de Intercambio: Celebracion de la Mujer
03/14: Mercado de Intercambio: Celebracion de la Mujer
03/21: Wrap n' Roll w. Dulce
03/21: Wrap n' Roll w. Dulce
Join us for a hands-on farm-to-spring roll workshop! Come learn from local farmer Dulce Morales how to make your own fresh and seasonal roll
03/28: Extractive Waste: Power, Pollution, and Place
03/28: Extractive Waste: Power, Pollution, and Place
Explore the intersection of waste, power, pollution, and justice.
05/23: Teatime w. Dulce: Make your own tea!
05/23: Teatime w. Dulce: Make your own tea!
Learn from local expert & farmer Dulce Morales the benefits of native herbs as well as how to preserve them and make your own tea blends!
06/20: Refuse the System: The 5 Rs as Acts of Resistance
06/20: Refuse the System: The 5 Rs as Acts of Resistance
Let's challenge waste culture while building care, repair, and responsibility! Refusing, Reducing, Reusing, Repairing, and Rotting <3
10/10: Feed the Soil, not the Landfill: All About Food Waste!
10/10: Feed the Soil, not the Landfill: All About Food Waste!
Did you know the average household throws away about 1/3 of compostable material to the landfill?
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Donate to Plant Chicago 💰
Donate to Plant Chicago 💰
Local Food Box 📦
Local Food Box 📦
Plant Chicago is partnering with The Urban Canopy to distribute Local Produce Boxes to our neighbors on the southwest side. Link card holders can pick up boxes of local produce, bread, and eggs from our location in Back of the Yards.
Schedule a Class Field Trip 🎒
Schedule a Class Field Trip 🎒
We offer a variety of educational programming for all ages around circular economy topics.
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Volunteer Opportunities | Plant Chicago
Volunteer Opportunities | Plant Chicago
We offer a variety of educational programming for all ages around circular economy topics.
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Mutual Aid Chicago Directory (pdf) 🌱
Mutual Aid Chicago Directory (pdf) 🌱
📻 Could tariffs change our relationship to consumerism?
📻 Could tariffs change our relationship to consumerism?
From buying used items instead of new, to repairing items to make them last longer, “Things are already in our local economy. There’s opportunities to save money and grow money locally,” says Reset contributor Karen Weigert.
Plant Chicago: Cultivating Local Circular Economies
Plant Chicago: Cultivating Local Circular Economies
A local organization teaching the next generation of Chicagoans how to live sustainably. Plant Chicago offers programs that explore the most innovative methods for sustainable food production and e…
[PUBLIC] Plant Chicago: Donation Resources
[PUBLIC] Plant Chicago: Donation Resources
Air Quality Standards Interactive Map by PurpleAir
Air Quality Standards Interactive Map by PurpleAir
City of Chicago Compost Bin Giveaway
City of Chicago Compost Bin Giveaway
City of Chicago Food Scrap Drop-Off
City of Chicago Food Scrap Drop-Off
Expanding roots: Hydroponic gardening creates more alternatives for sustainable food growth
Expanding roots: Hydroponic gardening creates more alternatives for sustainable food growth
Plant Chicago cultivating local, sustainable food on the Southwest Side
Plant Chicago cultivating local, sustainable food on the Southwest Side
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