Sustainable London 2012 site may grow food in the future
In addition to making the London 2012 Olympics more sustainable before and during the Games themselves, the Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 is now considering what happens to the site when the event is over. One of the main ideas was to retro-fit the Olympic Village site in Stratford for food growing, to ensure the future sustainability of the event.
In order to make way for the Olympic Village, a considerable amount of industrial land in Stratford is has been redeveloped by the Olympic Delivery Authority, at an estimated cost of £364 million. In order to realise the future food growing idea proposed by the Commission, the land will require further redevelopment and decontamination. There have been concerns over the cost this lengthy process is expected to incur.
However, Commission chair Shaun McCarthy and his team believe that in order to deliver the '2012 legacy', as the sustainable ambition of the entire project has been called, food growing on the Stratford site after the Olympic Games ends is one of the best available development options. As well as creating numerous new food jobs and opportunities, food growing on the site in the future will put the land to good use whilst showcasing a different and more sustainable lifestyle.
In order to make way for the Olympic Village, a considerable amount of industrial land in Stratford is has been redeveloped by the Olympic Delivery Authority, at an estimated cost of £364 million. In order to realise the future food growing idea proposed by the Commission, the land will require further redevelopment and decontamination. There have been concerns over the cost this lengthy process is expected to incur.
However, Commission chair Shaun McCarthy and his team believe that in order to deliver the '2012 legacy', as the sustainable ambition of the entire project has been called, food growing on the Stratford site after the Olympic Games ends is one of the best available development options. As well as creating numerous new food jobs and opportunities, food growing on the site in the future will put the land to good use whilst showcasing a different and more sustainable lifestyle.
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