THE FIREHOUSE
SHOP: fresh local produce and sustainably crafted goods
SWAP: your books, puzzles, plants, & seeds
DROP: your food scraps, used batteries, & packaging materials
EXPANDING OUR REACH
Basándonos en nuestra historia de reutilización adaptativa y creativa, estamos convirtiendo esta estación de bomberos en un centro para la programación de la economía circular. La estación de bomberos cuenta con un espacio interior de uso compartido para el cultivo de plantas y hongos, aulas interiores y exteriores, una cocina de enseñanza, compostaje comunitario y espacio para reuniones y eventos. También sirve como un centro hiperlocal para recolectar materiales que no se recuperan en Chicago.
FIREHOUSE MARKET
ONSITE ELECTRICAL VEHICLE CHARGING
Nuestro espacio comercial en la estación de bomberos ofrece una variedad de productos diferentes, desde alimentos y bebidas hasta artículos para el hogar y el jardín, ¡todos elaborados localmente y/o con prácticas de economía circular! ¡También tenemos oportunidades de intercambio por plantas, rompecabezas y libros!
Hacemos un "Link match" con todos los alimentos, incluidos miel, pan, productos agrícolas, especias, semillas y más, ¡todos los viernes y sábados! Si todavía lo necesita pero no califica para Link, tenemos opciones de escala móvil para nuestras Cajas de Alimentos Locales (Local Food Boxes).
Plant Chicago offers community accessible EV charging through EVMatch!
FIREHOUSE MARKET HOURS
CURRENTLY ACCEPTING
Friday 11am – 5pm
Saturday 11am – 5pm
PUBLIC WORKSHOPS + CLASSES
Plant Chicago hosts and facilitates a wide range of educational programs for the general public, such as aquaponics, fermentation, seed starting, foraging, container gardening, vegan baking, renewable energy, composting, DIY projects, and more
We also host a variety of events to cultivate local circular systems, from farmers markets to swap events!
Home kitchen scraps
Bring your kitchen scraps to the marketplace during our open hours and we’ll send them off to a local composting facility to be turned into nutrient-dense compost for local farms. See this guide from our composting partner for details on what types of household organic materials you can drop off.
Household batteries
Don't throw out those AAs! Bring them to us and we will send them to a recycling facility.
Packaging materials
Rather than send your broken-down cardboard boxes, bubble wrap, & whatnot to the landfill, bring it to the firehouse! We are collecting used packing materials in decent condition for use by small businesses in our Circular Economy Leaders Network.
Houseplant cuttings & Seeds
Bring a houseplant cutting or two to swap it for a new houseplant friend. Don't have a cutting to spare? We're accepting pay-what-you-can donations for all houseplant cuttings.
Puzzles
Drop off the one you just finished and swap for another.
Books
Our Little Free Library accepts free books all of the time! Leave a book and take a book!
