Plant Chicago in the Back of the Yards community must be on your list of the next place to visit. If you are a nature lover, environmentalist, pizza fan, or a vegetarian, you will absolutely love this place. This blog post tells you exactly why you need to visit The Plant in Chicago.
1. The New Magnolia Garden
There is a wonderful garden space for visitors to browse and purchase. The New Magnolia Garden Center gives you all the HGTV vibes. It is picture perfect. And the garden staff is so patient and kind. There are plants, flowers, and even microgreens available to purchase. We highly suggest leaving with a few bags of microgreens.
2. The outdoor Tea Café
Right next to the New Magnolia Garden is a tea café. Pick your flavor and herb and enjoy a wonderful cup of tea in the middle of the garden. It is perfect for a solo-morning or a Saturday morning date.
3. The Vegan Paradise Farmers Market
Chicago’s first (and only) vegan farmers market takes place on Sundays during the summer outside at The Plant. The farmer’s market has a variety of produce, crafts, and meals. This is our go to market for vegetables in the summer months.
4. The Brewery: Whiner Beer Co.
This brewery might have the best atmosphere in the entire city. If you love brick walls, wooden tables, and plants, this is the brewery for you. Whiner Beer Co. has delicious brick oven pizza and our personal favorite was the seasonal salsa in early summer. The bartenders are wonderful and knowledgeable. They have weekly brewery tours and beers to-go!
5. Love Fridge on site
For those of you who have fallen in love with the mission of The Love Fridge, make sure to bring your donations to the Love Fridge located at The Plant.
6. The Turtle Stop
This is the perfect spot for all your gift giving needs. They have a variety of times such as t-shirts, cosmetics, cleaning supplies, tea, drinks, and food. We know you will find something for everyone at The Turtle Stop located inside The Plant, especially the nature and environmentally friendly folks in your life.
7. Salad Club
Meal delivery service has become increasingly popular, however the eco-footprint on those services is extremely large. The Plant has created a Salad Club that is much more environmentally conscious. They collected, sanitize, and reuse the box they deliver the greens in. They also deliver themselves to avoid all that excess cardboard. We get the microgreens delivered biweekly and love delivery day. Check out the Salad Club and join everyone else using this service.
Convinced yet? We hope so!
We hope you head to Back-of-the-Yards neighborhood and visit The Plant this weekend and take advantage of this environmentally-conscious and community-based business model.
Great guide! I have never been here before. Can’t wait to check it out.
Oh, wow! This is so cute! I go to Notre Dame and embarrassingly haven’t been to Chicago outside of the airports! I’ve been wanting to visit at least once before I graduate this May, so I’ll definitely have to add this to my list of must-see places!
What a lovely little oasis filled with plants and nature in a city! The Tea Cafe looks so adorable! I love being surrounded by plants, so i’d love to check out that brewery one day!
Loving this post. Thanks for sharing.
I wish I had something like this in my little corner of the globe! I would definitely visit the turtle shop and bring home some amazing gifts for both friends and family. A great friend of mine is vegan, and I can totally see bringing him along for a visit to The Plant. I’m going to share this with him in case he’s traveling to Chicago in the near future.
with plans all over our environment, the place becomes more healthy to live in.
Wow, I’d love to visit! I’ve never been to Chicago in general but this looks like such a lovely neighborhood!
This place looks amazing! I had no idea it existed. I love the little café and the fridge/pantry area for free food. I’m going to save this for later so I could possibly visit in the future!
Now I’m wishing I lived a little closer to this spot because it really looks adorable! I’d love to visit somewhere like this and enjoy the farmer’s market and the beautiful gardens. I’ve never seen anything quite like it before near where I live!
Aaawwww…I love this neighbourhood even more now. It’s the Love Fridge that got my heart. A documentary I watched recently was talking about the impact these fridges have on the community and it was marvellous.
This is totally cool! You can learn how to cultivate your own veggie patch, and support the community. Very sustainable approach and I like it!
I’m looking to have my own backyard when I buy a new home. It’s amazing to have it.
That seems like such a neat place. I’m sure we’d love to check it out.
What a great escape to get away from the hustle and bustle. I love the vibe here and the variety of businesses and products to browse while enjoying the plants and space. Definitely worth spending some time.
This is so cute I wish all neighbor had such places.
It’s a great place to visit this weekend. You easily convinced me 🙂
What a gorgeous place. I love the tea cafe! I’d go here a lot of times if I live nearby
So many places to take pictures of! I love the lighting and the nature of this place 🙂
Oh wow! We are a plant-based family – and this just looks like our heaven! Thank you for sharing!
What a sweet place! I wish we had something nearby to us like this.