Plant Chicago

Plant Chicago At Plant Chicago, we're cultivating local circular economies by connecting communities and promoting zero-landfill initiatives.
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Together, we can rethink how we use resources to create a more resilient future. 🌿 We equip people and businesses with the tools to cultivate local circular economies through community-driven, hands-on programs. Plant Chicago is a non-profit organization established in 2011.

✨ ¡Acompáñanos cada segundo sábado del mes para pasar un rato divertido intercambiando artículos, haciendo compras y con...
05/29/2026

✨ ¡Acompáñanos cada segundo sábado del mes para pasar un rato divertido intercambiando artículos, haciendo compras y conociendo a tus vecinos. Nuestra DJ residente, , estará poniendo la música perfecta para ponerte a bailar. ¡Visita nuestras estaciones de intercambio gratuito cada mes o asiste a nuestras demostraciones de cocina! Es, sin duda, una experiencia única que no querrás perderte. ¡Aceptamos y duplicamos las compras realizadas con Link/SNAP en una proporción de 1 a 1, hasta un máximo de $25! Ven y duplica el valor de tu dinero en tu mercado local 🌱

👚 Junio: Intercambio de ropa, con el apoyo de nuestros buenos amigos de .

🧘🏽‍♀️ Julio: Salud y Bienestar — nuestro intercambio anual de dispositivos médicos, junto con recursos de atención comunitaria y mucho más.

🎒 Agosto: Regreso a Clases — ¡únete a nosotros y a en nuestro Mercado anual de Regreso a Clases! ¡Suministros escolares gratuitos, intercambio de ropa para el nuevo año lectivo y divertidas actividades de verano!

Tenemos la suerte de recibir cada año a un grupo increíble de vendedores locales. ¡Productos frescos, miel local y de temporada, deliciosa comida caliente, artículos hechos a mano y mucho más! ¿Te interesa vender con nosotros? ¡Haz clic en el enlace de nuestra biografía para encontrar el Formulario de Consulta para Vendedores! 📝

*Este mercado tiene como objetivo reducir nuestros residuos y ayudar a otros a hacer lo mismo. ¡Ven y aprende cómo puedes reducir los residuos de tu hogar llevándote a casa un cubo para restos de comida, de forma totalmente gratuita!* 🪣

05/29/2026

Cuando les pides unas fotos de su trabajo y se toman selfies 🫩

¡Y se iluminó! Cómo ven las entradas que están preparando para nuestras nuevas ventanas? 🪟esta será la primera vez que hay luz natural en el interior del primer piso de nuestro edificio. Los albañiles de April Building Services han estado trabajando en el exterior, acomodando ladrillos para nuestras nuevas ventanas 🥳

Muchas gracias a los albañiles por ser tan buena onda y por su asistencia en crear este video 😎

Visitennos este viernes o sábado de 11-5 para ver como van las renovaciones y comprar sus productos frescos 🌱✨

Resharing ✨ check out our flyer for the next few markets this season! Join us every second Saturday for a fun time swapp...
05/28/2026

Resharing ✨ check out our flyer for the next few markets this season! Join us every second Saturday for a fun time swapping, shopping, and getting to know your neighbors. Our resident DJ, will be on the ones and twos playing all the right tunes to get you groovin. Check out our free swap stations every month or sit in on our cooking demo! It’s truly a unique experience you don’t want to miss.

We accept and match Link/SNAP purchases 1:1 up to $25! Come double your dollars at your local market 🌱

👚 June: Clothing Swap supported by our good friends at

🧘🏽‍♀️July: Health & Wellness — annual medial device swap with community care resources and more.

🎒 August: Back to School Giveaway— join us and for our annual Back to School Mercado! Free school supplies, clothing swap for the new school year, and fun summer activities!

We’re lucky to host an amazing group of local vendors every year. Fresh produce, local and seasonal honey, delicious hot food, handmade goods and so much more! Interested in vending with us? Check out the link in our bio and find the Market Inquiry Form! 📝

*this market aims to reduce our waste and help others do the same. Come learn about how you can reduce your household waste by taking a bucket for food scraps home, completely free!* 🪣

05/28/2026

🌱 As we come to the halfway mark of 2026, we can’t help but reflect on the amazing things that happened in 2025.. and the people that made it happen. This past year, we welcomed so many new and curious learners of all ages as we expanded partnerships with local educators and mutual aid organizations. The renovation of our firehouse finally kicked off and we could not be more excited to continue to see this project come to completion. Opening a state of the art indoor farm will help expand educational programming as well as position growers and farmers to expand their skills and businesses. And finally, we completed our three-year strategic plan and have put it into action— getting ready to strengthen our relationships with local leaders, enhancing our programming and communication efforts, and supporting those that make this work possible. 💪🏽

We are embarking on a new phase in our lifetime, and it could not have been possible without you growing alongside us! Thank you all for the immense support and belief in circular economies ✨

Stay tuned for more fun 2025 details with our Annual Report which will be published soon. 🌱

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SATURDAY! Tea time with Dulce of 🫖Join us a fun and educational experience learning from local farmer, Dulce! 👩‍🌾 in th...
05/20/2026

SATURDAY! Tea time with Dulce of 🫖
Join us a fun and educational experience learning from local farmer, Dulce! 👩‍🌾 in this workshop, participants will learn about how to best utilize native herbs, and making their own delicious and healthy tea blends. Cedillo’s is a local farm that’s located in Englewood an might even still have CSAs available for the season 👀

Get your tickets to this Saturday’s workshop at the link in our bio 🔗📝

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¡SÁBADo! Hora del té con Dulce de 🫖

¡Únete a nosotros en una experiencia divertida y educativa aprendiendo del agricultor local, Dulce! 👩‍🌾 en este taller, los participantes aprenderán cómo utilizar mejor las hierbas nativas y hacer sus propias mezclas de té deliciosas y saludables. Cedillo’s es una granja local que se encuentra en Englewood e incluso podría tener CSA disponibles para la temporada 👀

Consigue tus entradas para el taller de este sábado en el enlace de nuestra biografía 🔗📝

Save the dates! 🗓️ come check out our Mercados de Intercambio to shop, swap, and learn with your neighbors. Our market h...
05/19/2026

Save the dates! 🗓️ come check out our Mercados de Intercambio to shop, swap, and learn with your neighbors. Our market hosts unique local vendors bringing some of the freshest produce, local honey, delicious plant based goodies, grooves by local DJ and farmer , and so much more!✨🛍️

👕 June 13th: Clothing Swap - Intercambio de Ropa. We are accepting gently loved items. Any excess clothing will be handed off to who actively work to provide direct support and mutual aid to families across Chicago.

❤️‍🩹 July 11th: Health and Wellness - Salud y Bienestar. Have any used medical equipment, like crutches, you no longer need? Bring them to our annual personal care and medical device swap! While you’re here, check out a healthy and delicious cooking demo at 11:30a and dance your stress away.🕺

🎒 Aug. 8th: Back to School - Regreso a Clase: together with , we’re bringing you our annual Back to School Mercado, with giveaways, fun activities, and more!

Any questions? Send us a DM and we’ll get back to you! Check out the link in our bio for more market info and application to vend.

If you have Link/SNAP, your purchases are matched 1:1, up to $25 thanks to our friends at and

*Our market season runs until December. Stay tuned for Fall market themes.*

It’s International Compost Awareness Week and we are getting ready for a compost filled Saturday! Why is composting so i...
05/06/2026

It’s International Compost Awareness Week and we are getting ready for a compost filled Saturday!

Why is composting so important? It feeds the soil that feeds us! By composting your food waste, you are actively eliminating harmful greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Not to mention the good microbes and elements we return to the earth and the amount of carbon that gets sequestered in the process! Curious about how you get started? Join us this Saturday from 12-4 pm to Celebrate Life Through Compost!

The following comes from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (www.ilsr.org), a national nonprofit organization working to strengthen local economies, and redirect waste into local recycling, composting, and reuse industries. It is reprinted here with permission.

05/06/2026

Celebrating Life Through Compost 🪱🌼

Join us on Saturday from 12-4pm, for an immersive experience into all things compost! Start your composting journey with us. We’ll have free food waste buckets for you to start collecting your weekly scraps, as well as a vermicompost demo to learn all about the tiny but mighty red wigglers!

Come learn about Natural Skincare from . Jazz takes great pride in sourcing locally from growers who are rooted in regenerative practices like and . 🐝

We’re thrilled to be welcoming our good friends at talk about their many different compostin services and ways in which they rescue food! 🥕 this is a Mother’s Day event you don’t want to miss.

📍 4459 S. Marshfield Ave.
12-4pm.

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¡Celebrando la vida a través del compostaje! 🪱🌼 Acompáñanos este sábado, de 12:00 p. m. a 4:00 p. m., para vivir una experiencia inmersiva en todo lo relacionado con el compostaje. ¡Comienza tu aventura en el compostaje con nosotros! Tendremos cubetas gratuitas para residuos orgánicos para que empieces a recolectar tus restos semanales, así como una demostración de vermicompostaje para que aprendas todo sobre las pequeñas pero poderosas lombrices rojas. Ven a aprender sobre el cuidado natural de la piel de la mano de . Jazz se enorgullece enormemente de abastecerse localmente de productores comprometidos con prácticas regenerativas, como y . 🐝 ¡Estamos encantados de recibir a nuestros buenos amigos de , quienes nos hablarán sobre sus diversos servicios de compostaje y las formas en que rescatan alimentos! 🥕 Este es un evento del Día de la Madre que no querrás perderte. 📍 4459 S. Marshfield Ave. 12:00 p. m. - 4:00 p. m.

04/24/2026

Celebrate Life through Compost with us! Join us on May 9th as we share composting resources, stick around and decorate your *free* food waste bucket, and participate in our plant & seed swap. 🌼

We’ll be joined by Jaz from Bella by Jazz who will guide us through some natural skincare wellness and a vermicomposting table with our Development & Communications Manager, Karen! 🪱

Bring your mom (or special caretaker) to come and enjoy this neat celebration of life.

Let us know you’re coming by using the link in our bio 🪴

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¡Celebra la vida a través del compost con nosotros! Únase a nosotros el 9 de mayo mientras compartimos recursos de compostaje, nos quedamos y decoramos su cubo de desperdicio de alimentos *gratuito*, y participamos en nuestro intercambio de plantas y semillas. 🌼

¡Nos acompañará Jaz de Bella by Jazz, que nos guiará a través de un bienestar natural para el cuidado de la piel y una mesa de vermicomposting con nuestra Gerente de Desarrollo y Comunicaciones, Karen! 🪱

Traiga a su madre (o cuidador especial) para que venga y disfrute de esta agradable celebración de la vida.

Háganos saber que viene usando el enlace en nuestra biografía 🪴

Address

4459 S Marshfield Avenue
Chicago, IL
60609

Opening Hours

Friday 11am - 5pm
Saturday 11am - 5pm

Telephone

(773) 847-5523

Website

http://www.plantchicago.org/

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