JOHN EDEL

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THE PLANT

+ The Plant Farming the Future

The Plant is dedicated to promoting sustainable food

production, entrepreneurship, and building reuse through

research, education, and development.

John Edel

Executive Director

www.plantchicago.com

2010 John Edel

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Goal

To create a closed-loop

system that:

• Grows Food

• Nurtures Jobs

• Fosters Knowledge

• Cultivates Energy

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Capturing Energy, Reducing Waste Anaerobic Digester + Combined Heat & Power

Generator turns 10,000T Food Waste 4m kWh +

31,864m BTU

+ Growing Food,

Mirroring Nature Aquaponics = Aquaculture + Hydroponics

3,000 sq. ft. of

completed non-

profit aquaponic

systems

7,200 sq. ft. of

completed for-

profit aquaponic

systems

+ The Plant offers timely local

solutions to world-wide

problems.

www.plantchicago.org