The Plant, as it's called now, was a former meatpacking facility in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood. But instead of a crumbling, old plant, Edel had a vision of sustainability and innovation.

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Before you throw away your empty medicine bottles, you can turn them into propagation containers for all kinds of plants.