PITA and I took a drive in to the Back of the Yards area today to tour Plant Chicago, a “repurposed” meat-packing building from stockyard days that is now a center for aquaponics, hydroponics and various tenants, including Whiner Beer, a coffee shop, bakery, ice factory (!) for high-end restaurants, mushroom growers — those are the tenants!.  On the roof are bee hives and on the ground are fenced chickens and another hive.  Today was the first outside Farmers Market of the year.

The rooms have bee repurposed for many unique ideas – – the above room was turned into washrooms and changing rooms, etc.  And finally, we eat!!!!!