GONE GREEN

摘要

Urban agriculture is entrenching itself in derelict industrial centers, where former production and storage facilities serve as blank canvases for organized experiments in local industry. One such project is The Plant, a 93,500-square-foot vertical farm housed in an 89-year-old, repurposed meat-processing facility on Chicago's southwest side that is on its way to achieving net-zero energy. Since 2010, The Plant, with its nonprofit parent Plant Chicago, has grown to host 13 tenants and has received roughly $2 million in local and state grants. Last year, it raised $65,230 on Kickstarter to fund the construction of a living wall for the building's lobby.