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Community hydroponic farms
As we are all supposedly being encouraged to eat more locally to reduce our carbon footprints how about using some of the larger empty department stores to set up community hydroponic farms to grow and sell organic salad leaves, herbs, vegetables, mushrooms and fruit to the community - grown by the community for the community.
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Community Member 4 years agoIf only!! But they won't do this because it will not cover the rates cost, and will not generate huge profits for the property owners or leaseholders. The same point about using the space for hydroponics, food growing, has been made about...
Show full commentIf only!! But they won't do this because it will not cover the rates cost, and will not generate huge profits for the property owners or leaseholders. The same point about using the space for hydroponics, food growing, has been made about the large underground car parks in the West End - one is being developed into offices I think and the other was proposed for use as an events venue despite it being in a residential street, over a narrow street from people's homes. Marks and Spencer are knocking down the wonderful Oxford Street 1930s building (flagship store at Marble Arch) and replacing it with an over-massed more boring mostly office building, with yet another 'leisure' use in the two-level basement, no doubt for the privileged only. When we need affordable housing in the West End.
Show less of commentOF COURSE hydroponics is a much more sustainable and environmentally friendly use for car parks and department stores (and housing for the latter). Or how about turning car parks into electric charging hubs for commercial vehicles, plus cycle parking, something else that is needed in the centre of London.