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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
+
Goal
To create a closed-loop
system that:
• Grows Food
• Nurtures Jobs
• Fosters Knowledge
• Cultivates Energy
+
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
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